Urban Future Lab

Dioxycle develops electrolyser solutions that convert captured carbon dioxide into valuable chemical products. Its technology enables businesses to treat carbon dioxide as a resource, reducing reliance on fossil feedstocks and lowering industrial emissions.

Founded in 2017, Soteria specializes in enhancing lithium-ion battery safety through its proprietary technology that acts as an internal fuse, preventing ignition events. Its mission is to make inherently safe batteries widely accessible, benefiting various industries such as electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and power tools.

HYGEN is an innovative company that specializes in developing home fueling appliances designed to enhance the use of natural gas vehicles (NGVs). By utilizing its patented liquid piston gas compression technology, the company offers a supercharger that allows users to refuel gas-powered vehicles at home or in the office within just three minutes. This technology addresses challenges in the NGV market by transforming the existing gas distribution grid into a decentralized fueling infrastructure. HYGEN's appliances not only eliminate maintenance and operational inefficiencies but also extend the service life of gas compression systems and significantly reduce the total cost of ownership. Through its solutions, HYGEN enables gas utilities to enter the transportation fuel market by providing clean and affordable fuel options directly to consumers, thus modernizing the perception of NGVs and promoting a more appealing alternative to conventional fueling methods.

Amperon is a technology company that provides real-time energy data forecasting and analytics using artificial intelligence and smart meter data. The platform delivers real-time electricity demand forecasts and grid intelligence for utilities, energy retailers, grid operators, and institutional traders to optimize operations, manage risks, and support decarbonization. By leveraging vast smart meter datasets, Amperon translates granular energy usage into actionable insights to improve grid reliability and reduce energy costs. The company is based in New York and serves clients across the energy sector.

Avvir, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in automated construction monitoring services. It offers an enterprise platform designed to streamline construction verification and progress tracking by regularly scanning sites and comparing progress scans to detect defects automatically. The platform integrates with existing systems, enabling seamless workflows from photo capture to construction management. By automating progress tracking, quality control, and as-built documentation, Avvir helps identify potential risks and slowdowns, ultimately reducing costly rework and protecting projects from budget and schedule overruns. This innovative approach transforms Building Information Modeling (BIM) into an official system of record, providing valuable insights to enhance project efficiency and productivity.

Simuwatt, Inc. is a company focused on enhancing energy efficiency in commercial buildings through its innovative application and platform. Founded in 2016 and based in Boulder, Colorado, the company offers a cloud-based software application known as Energy Auditor. This application enables commercial building energy assessments by identifying, collecting, analyzing, and acting on energy efficiency opportunities throughout the building lifecycle. The Energy Auditor application is accessible via web browsers, iPads, and Windows 10, allowing users to generate and organize data effectively. This data is essential for driving energy-based capital improvements and facilitates comprehensive reporting and portfolio-wide tracking. Simuwatt aims to empower building owners and managers to optimize energy usage and improve sustainability.

Highview Power Storage, established in 2005, specializes in developing large-scale energy storage solutions for utility and distributed power systems. The company utilizes liquid air as its storage medium, enabling the design of customized Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) plants with capacities ranging from 5MW/20MWh to over 100MW/1,000MWh. This innovative technology allows for the integration of industrial low-grade waste heat and waste cold, thereby converting low-grade waste heat into power during the discharge cycle. By using non-toxic and non-scarce materials, Highview Power's systems operate without geographical constraints, enhancing overall efficiency and contributing to the growing multi-billion dollar energy storage market.

Tagup Inc., established in 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in predictive maintenance solutions for industrial equipment. The company employs twenty individuals, including eight data scientists, who have developed proprietary technologies in high-performance computing pipelines, time-to-event modeling, anomaly detection, and inference optimization. Tagup's AI-based platform monitors and predicts equipment failures across various industries, with a primary focus on the energy sector. It serves clients ranging from electric distribution networks to offshore wind turbines, providing them with data-driven insights to optimize operations and reduce downtime.