Case Studies
Discover the latest emerging technologies that are breaking barriers and re-engineering our energy, food, water, waste and transportation economies.
Case studies
Environmental Impact Reports
Desalination
Water covers 71% of the Earth’s surface, but is it actually in abundance? How can we increase access to drinkable water?
Vaagen Timbers
Vaagen Timbers makes Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) panels and Glu Laminated Timber (glulam) using mass timber sourced from forest restoration projects
Pairwise
Pairwise is a pioneering food start-up working to deliver breakthrough innovation in agricultural sciences and the production of healthy consumer foods.
Origami Solar
Origami Solar, based in Sacramento, California and Bend, Oregon, produces solar module frames with locally-source, recycled steel.
Greene Lyon
Greene Lyon Group is a provider of sustainable and economically compelling recycling technologies for a wide range of materials across multiple industries.
Bakken Energy
Bakken Energy is an innovative clean hydrogen company working to become the largest producer of affordable clean hydrogen in the U.S.
Eco-Panels
Eco-Panels is a manufacturer of structurally insulated, interlocking building panels. When constructed, buildings which use only Eco-Panels are a nearly continuous insulated structure.
Sony Semiconductors
Sony Semiconductors Israel, formerly known as Altair Technologies, produces Internet of Things (IoT) technology.
Newlight Technologies Inc.
Newlight Technologies, Inc. produces sustainable plastics by using microorganisms to turn methane into formable materials. Boundless conducted an Environmental Impact Report for their AirCarbon-coated disposable paper plates.
Fabric8Labs
Fabric8Labs is a San Diego-based startup specializing in metal additive manufacturing. Its proprietary additive manufacturing technology — Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing (ECAM) is based on electrochemical deposition and does not require powder or thermal processes.
Calysta
Calysta is a leading biotechnology company that focuses on the development and manufacture of protein ingredients from new sources.
Sustainable Living Innovations
Sustainable Living Innovations (SLI) is a Seattle-based building technology company seeking to revolutionize the built environment.
Eavor
Eavor Technologies Inc. is designing a scalable form of clean baseload geothermal power. They have redesigned geothermal systems, mitigating issues that have hindered traditional geothermal systems.
Locomation
Locomation was founded in 2018 by a team of experts on autonomous vehicles, robotics, and artificial intelligence from Carnegie Mellon’s National Robotics Engineering Center and trucking industry leaders with experience in transportation logistics.
RWDC Industries
RWDC, a Singapore-based biotech startup, has developed a biologically produced and biodegradable polyester (plastic) called Solon™, which is composed of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) produced naturally by bacterial fermentation of plant-based oil or sugar.
Marrone Bio Innovations
Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) uses naturally occurring microorganisms to develop effective and environmentally responsible bio-based products that promote plant health, manage weeds, and fight pest and plant diseases in a broad range of crops.
Imprint
Imprint Energy is a U.S. based company that provides safe and high-performance zinc batteries in form factors that allow them to blend into everyday electronics.
Gelion
Gelion Technologies (Gelion) is an Australia-based company that develops advanced stationary and mobile battery technologies.
ORCA
ORCA is a hyperlocal food waste processing technology that reduces the transportation footprint of food waste and its end-of-life impact.
Cancer Research and Investment Opportunities
Cancer exacts a steep social and economic toll, especially as an aging world population creates increased cancer rates…
Jena Batteries
JenaBatteries produces an innovative metal-free redox flow technology that operates in the stationary energy storage market. JenaBatteries develops large-scale systems rated at 100 kW and up that compete with traditional lithium-ion, lead, and vanadium batteries.
AeroFlexx
AeroFlexx, Inc. is a liquid packaging technology that was developed and incubated at Procter & Gamble. The multilayer film package uses chambers filled with compressed gas
Investing in Clean Energy: Understanding the Global Energy Transition
It’s hard to miss the news on renewables and other clean energy technologies today, which has ranged from unprecedented cost reductions to investments in new multibillion dollar renewable and hydrogen plants, electric vehicles, and commitments to decarbonize.
Flight or fantasy? Are alternative aviation fuels ready for take-off?
It is telling that COVID-19 is not the biggest challenge that the aviation industry currently faces. The long-term effects are uncertain, but some analysts believe that the aftershock of the pandemic will persistently reduce aviation demand growth. Nevertheless, COVID does not challenge the basic foundations of the passenger aviation industry. Climate change does.
CO2 and the concrete industry
Concrete is the most consumed substance in the world, second only to water. The cement industry accounts for approximately 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Building our world’s living spaces and infrastructures destroy our environment and kill our chance at a future.
Fighting climate change by investing in food waste reduction
Climate change has already impacted the way we live, how we do business, and more. Fighting it is an existential imperative – and investing in food waste reduction solutions is a core approach for doing so.
EOS
Using Eos’ technology, utilities can rely on cleaner and a more efficient energy mix by storing excess energy produced during off peak hours and discharging the stored energy back to the grid during peak hours. The main environmental advantages of Eos’ battery is its recyclability and avoidance of rare earth materials.
Defeating COVID-19 and countering future pandemics
As we enter the fourth consecutive quarter of the coronavirus pandemic — which has brought with it over one million deaths and 40 million infected people worldwide –r COVID-19 fatigue has spread nearly as rapidly as the virus itself.
Building Energy Efficiency
Over the last half century global urbanization has increased rapidly, and by 2050 nearly 68% of the world’s population is expected to live in cities. This rapid pace of urbanization has led to the transformation of urban areas through massive investment.
TerViva
TerViva is a food ingredients company that produces plant protein and vegetable oil from the pongamia tree. The company, which is committed to create carbon-negative food products, makes use of the pongamia tree’s ability to sequester carbon as it grows.
ZincFive
ZincFive manufactures and deploys high-capacity, rechargeable, and recyclable nickel-zinc batteries that provide high energy density and performance, with significant safety and environmental advantages.
Jet Fuels
The aviation industry is responsible for roughly 2% of global emissions, and it has recently committed to halving net CO2 emissions by 2050 compared to their 2005 levels.
GDI
GDI is a technology company focused on fast-charging energy storage applications. Their patented anode technology for Lithium-ion batteries replaces conventional carbon-based materials.
Climate Impact Assessment for Noblegen
Noblegen produces nutritious food ingredients, alternative meat and eggs from micro algae, including protein, beta-glucan, and oil. Their innovative technology contrasts significantly with how basic food products are grown and processed today.
Autonomous Vehicles
Fully autonomous, self-driving cars may be just years away. The Society of Automotive Engineers determines the intelligence level and automation capabilities of vehicles, ranking them 0 through 5.
Investing in Solutions to the Opioid Crisis
Opioids with high addictive potential have flooded the U.S. over the last decade. The addiction crisis has reached epic proportions, causing not only millions of deaths but also tremendous costs to society.
Alternative Proteins
Alternative protein sources have quickly moved from fringe products, consumed almost exclusively by vegetarians, to mainstream ones, where everyone wants a piece of the pie.