Shell E4

Shell E4, established in 2017 and based in Bengaluru, India, is an accelerator focused on supporting innovative startups in the clean technology sector. The initiative targets various areas including sustainability, waste management, plastic circularity, and machine learning solutions aimed at achieving net zero emissions. Additionally, Shell E4 invests in technologies related to electronic vehicle charging, battery swapping, cost-effective carbon capture, supply chain decarbonization, and novel carbon dioxide conversion processes. By fostering energy entrepreneurs, Shell E4 plays a crucial role in advancing environmentally friendly technologies and practices, thereby contributing to global sustainability efforts.

Peter van Giessel

Venture Principal

Christine Vincent

Principal

Geert van de Wouw

Managing Director and Vice President

Past deals in Energy Storage

Brill Power

Series A in 2022
Brill Power Ltd. is a clean-tech company based in Oxford, United Kingdom, specializing in energy storage solutions using lithium-ion battery cells. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on developing advanced battery management technology that enhances the performance and longevity of battery packs. Its innovative control concepts and software are designed to significantly improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of battery systems, catering to applications in stationary energy storage and electric vehicles. Brill Power aims to provide sustainable energy solutions that benefit communities and contribute to a greener society.

Zap Energy

Series C in 2022
Zap Energy, Inc. is a Seattle-based company incorporated in 2017 that specializes in the design and manufacture of sheared-flow stabilized Z-Pinch fusion reactors for power plants. The company's innovative approach stabilizes plasma using sheared flows instead of traditional magnetic fields, which allows for the creation of a magnetic field through electric current. This method effectively confines and compresses the plasma, resulting in higher pressure and density. Zap Energy aims to provide a low-carbon, cost-effective, and flexible energy solution through its compact and scalable fusion reactor technology, positioning itself as a leader in the pursuit of commercially viable fusion energy.

Princeton NuEnergy

Seed Round in 2022
Princeton NuEnergy is a clean-tech startup that focuses on the direct recycling of lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles and consumer electronics. Princeton NuEnergy's patented Direct Battery Recycling technology produces high-quality and high-value-added cathode active materials with low operating costs from spent lithium-ion batteries and delivers sustainable energy and environmental solutions.

Antora Energy

Series A in 2022
Developer of thermal batteries designed to support the widespread integration of renewable resources on the electricity grid. The company's batteries use solar panels to efficiently convert heat energy to electric energy and also electrify heavy industry with thermal energy storage for zero-carbon heat and power, enabling users to ensure convenient, sustainable and reliable electricity on a global scale while reducing carbon emissions.

Offgrid Energy Labs

Seed Round in 2022
Innovate chemistry, materials & design using commonly available, eco-friendly materials to built efficient & safe batteries for the sustainable future.

Princeton NuEnergy

Seed Round in 2021
Princeton NuEnergy is a clean-tech startup that focuses on the direct recycling of lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles and consumer electronics. Princeton NuEnergy's patented Direct Battery Recycling technology produces high-quality and high-value-added cathode active materials with low operating costs from spent lithium-ion batteries and delivers sustainable energy and environmental solutions.

Ample

Series C in 2021
Ample, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in electric battery stations and battery swap solutions for electric vehicles. Founded in 2014, Ample employs autonomous robotics and smart-battery technology to address the energy delivery challenges associated with electric transportation. The company's innovative platform provides a rapid and economical charging solution, allowing electric vehicles to receive a full charge in just minutes. By making battery swapping widely accessible, Ample aims to facilitate the adoption of electric cars, supporting the vision of making electric vehicles available to a broader audience.

Xcharge

Series B in 2021
X-Charge is a Beijing-based electric car charging pile developer. Customers can start charging by scanning the QR code on the charging pile and stop the charging via mobile app. X-Charge was founded in May 2015 and develops shared charging piles for electric vehicles. Its main products include its AC and DC charging devices and supporting services for community-based charging facilities. The firm uses decentralized smart hardware to create a one-stop solution for operators and customers with charging problems.
Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Private Limited engages in plantation, procuring, storing, preserving, processing, and supplying biomass. Its products and services include generation of bio-energy, briquetting and pelleting, steam supply contracts, build own operate and transfer, assessment and validation studies, operation and maintenance, project management consultancy, energy audit, and energy plantation. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Navi Mumbai, India.

Salient Energy

Seed Round in 2019
Salient Energy is focused on the commercialization of a novel zinc-ion battery developed from research at the University of Waterloo. This innovative battery technology is designed for electricity storage in the grid, offering a safer and more sustainable alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries. Salient Energy's proprietary cathode materials uniquely incorporate zinc into their crystal lattice, resulting in a relatively high energy density. This advancement allows for the use of traditional battery designs compatible with existing manufacturing processes, making it feasible to produce these batteries in current facilities worldwide. Consequently, Salient Energy's products provide a cost-effective, long-lasting solution for energy storage, catering to the needs of electric industry stakeholders.

Corvus Energy

Venture Round in 2019
Corvus Energy Ltd. engages in the research, development, manufacture, and supply of energy storage solutions for marine, oil and gas, and port applications. The company offers energy storage systems for hybrid and electric propulsion. Its services include technical support, spare parts, extended warranty, recycling, field service, training, consulting, upgrades, and concierge service agreement. The company serves cruise and ferry, offshore, fishing and aquaculture, tugs and workboats, subsea, merchant, and port markets. Corvus Energy Ltd. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Richmond, Canada.

Ample

Series A in 2018
Ample, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in electric battery stations and battery swap solutions for electric vehicles. Founded in 2014, Ample employs autonomous robotics and smart-battery technology to address the energy delivery challenges associated with electric transportation. The company's innovative platform provides a rapid and economical charging solution, allowing electric vehicles to receive a full charge in just minutes. By making battery swapping widely accessible, Ample aims to facilitate the adoption of electric cars, supporting the vision of making electric vehicles available to a broader audience.

Ample

Series A in 2018
Ample, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in electric battery stations and battery swap solutions for electric vehicles. Founded in 2014, Ample employs autonomous robotics and smart-battery technology to address the energy delivery challenges associated with electric transportation. The company's innovative platform provides a rapid and economical charging solution, allowing electric vehicles to receive a full charge in just minutes. By making battery swapping widely accessible, Ample aims to facilitate the adoption of electric cars, supporting the vision of making electric vehicles available to a broader audience.

Sonnen

Series E in 2018
Sonnen offers solutions which are much more than only storage and includes many additional benefits like active energy management, smart metering and virtual power plant integration. Different system sizes are offered, optimally customized to the requirements of residential homes, agricultural farms and commercial firms. Sonnenbatterie was introduced to the German and Austrian markets in January 2011 as one of the first proven and transportable intelligent lithium storage systems.

Axiom Exergy

Series A in 2018
Axiom Exergy Inc. is an energy storage company focused on developing innovative refrigeration batteries designed for supermarkets, cold-storage facilities, and food processors. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Richmond, California, the company provides energy management solutions that include thermal energy storage retrofits and software for monitoring and managing energy use in refrigeration systems. Its products feature an optional integrated backup cooling system, which safeguards food from spoilage during power outages. Axiom Exergy also offers services related to energy management, thermal energy systems engineering, and hardware development, aiming to optimize energy consumption and reduce operational costs for commercial buildings with significant thermal loads.

Husk Power Systems

Series C in 2018
Husk Power Systems Pvt. Ltd. is a renewable energy company based in Patna, India, that focuses on generating and distributing electricity to households, community services, small businesses, and factories. Founded in 2007, the company utilizes biomass waste—such as rice husks and other agricultural residues—to produce electricity through its proprietary technology. Husk Power Systems designs and operates mini-power plants and micro-grids, offering electricity as a pay-for-use service primarily to rural areas. This approach not only provides reliable lighting, reducing reliance on kerosene, but also fosters economic development by enabling microenterprises and the use of electricity-operated machinery. By creating a sustainable energy ecosystem at each power plant, Husk Power Systems aims to deliver shared value to its stakeholders and stimulate local economies.

Brill Power

Convertible Note in 2017
Brill Power Ltd. is a clean-tech company based in Oxford, United Kingdom, specializing in energy storage solutions using lithium-ion battery cells. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on developing advanced battery management technology that enhances the performance and longevity of battery packs. Its innovative control concepts and software are designed to significantly improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of battery systems, catering to applications in stationary energy storage and electric vehicles. Brill Power aims to provide sustainable energy solutions that benefit communities and contribute to a greener society.

Geli

Series A in 2016
Geli, or Growing Energy Labs, Inc., focuses on providing software and business solutions for the design, automation, and management of energy storage systems. The company offers a comprehensive suite of products that facilitates an interconnected ecosystem for project developers, original equipment manufacturers, financiers, and project operators. Geli's hardware-agnostic software platform streamlines the energy storage development process, helping clients to efficiently implement advanced energy projects while minimizing their environmental impact.

Aquion Energy

Series E in 2014
Aquion Energy is fundamentally­­ changing the economics of power generation, transmission and distribution by developing and commercializing cost-effective energy storage solutions that are safe, reliable, and sustainable from nontoxic components as simple as saltwater. Based on the research of Carnegie Mellon University Professor Jay Whitacre, Aquion's proprietary Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHI™) battery overcomes the pitfalls of conventional energy storage technologies. AHI systems enhance the electrical grid by providing flexible, emissions-free capacity that optimizes existing generation assets and enables broad adoption of renewable energy technologies.
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