Elemental Impact

Elemental Impact, established in 2009 and located in Honolulu, Hawaii, is an impact investment firm dedicated to fostering positive change through strategic investments. The firm focuses on supporting companies in the energy, mobility, agriculture, circular economy, and water sectors. Elemental Impact aims to improve systems that significantly affect people's lives and has actively invested in numerous startups to facilitate this mission. By providing financial backing and resources, Elemental Impact contributes to the growth of innovative solutions that address critical global challenges.

Lauren Tonokawa

MD of Communications

Past deals in Fuel Cell

Fervo Energy

Series B in 2021
Fervo Energy is a next-generation geothermal developer generating clean power in new places. Fervo Energy commercializes proprietary technology to own, develop, and operate geothermal assets as the dispatchable foundation to a 100% clean energy future.

Liminal

Venture Round in 2019
Feasible, Inc. designs and develops a battery analytics system. The company offers a battery intelligence platform, known as EchoStat, that uses ultrasound waves to detect differentials within one cell, between multiple cells, and between production lines. It also provides a screening and analytics platform that analyses data generated through EchoStat. The company caters to automotive, residential storage, grid storage, and consumer electronics industries. Feasible, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Emeryville, California.
Blue Planet Energy Systems, LLC, founded in 2015 and based in Honolulu, Hawaii, specializes in developing pre-packaged energy storage systems designed for residential and commercial solar photovoltaic applications. The company aims to enhance energy independence and promote renewable energy adoption by replacing traditional electrical grids with a distributed energy model. Its flagship product, Blue Ion, integrates advanced battery technology with robust safety features and extended lifespan, complemented by sophisticated software controls to facilitate smart microgrids. Blue Planet Energy has established a significant presence in off-grid and grid-edge markets throughout North America, highlighted by its recent involvement in the largest energy resilience initiative in the United States for the American Red Cross, which encompasses over 6MW of solar power and 11 MWh of Blue Ion storage across 110 microgrids in Puerto Rico.

eMotorWerks

Grant in 2017
eMotorWerks is the creator of JuiceNet - a market-leading IoT platform that organizes distributed networks of electric vehicle charging stations into multi-megawatt Virtual Power Plants providing critical demand flexibility services to utilities and grid operators. The company’s mission is to attain control of 100% of EV charging load using its innovative driver engagement tools and a disruptive business model based on recurring revenues and third-party project financing. With 8,000+ of its own charging stations in operation, access to 50,000+ stations from its partners, and access to the entire installed base of 500,000 EVs through its innovative IoT charge adapters and relationships with leading OEMs, eMotorWerks is the largest aggregator of EV charging load today and has contracts with all three largest California utilities to provide energy services from that capacity.

Go Electric

Grant in 2017
Go Electric is a green-tech early stage company, developing customer side of the meter energy solutions and services that serve facilities and utilities. Its energy products and services accelerate a renewable energy future by integrating renewable energy, advanced batteries, and generators to reduce energy costs, assure energy security, and enhance grid stability. Go Electric is based in Anderson, I.N.

FreeWire

Seed Round in 2015
FreeWire Technologies, Inc. is a manufacturer of mobile electric vehicle (EV) chargers based in San Leandro, California. Established in 2014, the company specializes in smart battery systems that provide mobile and distributed power solutions. Its product line includes the Mobi Charger v0, capable of charging at speeds of up to 5kW, the Mobi Charger v1, which offers charging as a service with attendant support, and the Mobi Charger v2, a semi-autonomous unit that provides dual level 2 and single level 3 charging options. FreeWire's systems deliver clean and quiet power on-site, effectively replacing or supplementing diesel generators for various remote power applications. By offering flexible and easily deployable charging solutions, FreeWire enables its customers to electrify operations previously reliant on fossil fuels while avoiding the complexity and costs associated with traditional infrastructure upgrades. The company is supported by venture capital and partnerships with global corporations.

Stem

Series B in 2015
Stem brings and optimizes energy consumption to business through its distributed storage technology. Since 2009, Stem has been analyzing how various types of businesses use electricity and how they are charged for it. The company uses this information to design a solution that protects companies from unnecessarily high electricity costs without requiring any changes to the way they run their businesses. Stem combines big data, predictive analytics and energy storage to reduce electric costs for businesses and in aggregate, deliver services to the grid.

Amber Kinetics

Seed Round in 2014
Amber Kinetics, Inc. engineers and develops modular flywheel energy storage projects. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Union City, California.