Startups and companies collaborate on CCUS solutions
The Spin-in activity aims to raise the level of innovation within CCUS by facilitating collaboration between North Jutland companies facing a CCUS challenge and startups offering solutions that match the challenge.
The method is based on Business Aalborg’s tested and validated acceleration program, Spin-in Igniter, which establishes and facilitates partnerships between “mature” and “young” companies to foster mutual development and growth.
What is the purpose of CO2Vision Spin-in?
In CO2Vision Spin-in, three North Jutland companies put forward a CCUS challenge.
Solutions are then scouted from the global startup ecosystem. The companies are presented with the most promising startups and select the one(s) they wish to collaborate with in a pilot project, where the startup tests its solution in the company.
The activity is facilitated by Green Hub Denmark Spin-in Manager, Else Bech, together with external co-facilitator, Mark Rosener from XFACTORY.
The current case focuses on unlocking the potential of surplus heat from data centers and integrating it into the CCUS value chain in Northern Denmark.
Startup solutions are being scouted within three category challenges.
1. Flexible supply and storage
How can we design flexible solutions that ensure both security of supply and optimal use of hot and cold-water buffers?
The focus is on minimizing CAPEX/OPEX while maintaining robustness and low return temperatures. Startups can contribute with new storage technologies, advanced heat exchangers, sensors, coatings, and modular buffer designs.
2. Hardware for energy symbiosis
What innovative hardware solutions are needed to make a Heating & Cooling Hub work reliably and efficiently across partners?
This includes pumps, advanced heat exchangers, multi-loop piping, safety systems, and modular skids that integrate cooling and heating in one package. Startups can contribute with novel pump technologies, compact multi-stage heat exchangers, prefabricated hub modules, monitoring hardware, and safety/pressure control systems.
3. Smart control and balancing
How can we develop intelligent control systems that predict and balance heating and cooling demand between energy suppliers and the district heating network – while dynamically responding to electricity prices and grid conditions?
Value for companies
- Access to external innovation capacity not available internally
- New perspectives through open innovation and global startup solutions
- Real business impact tested in practice with organizational backing
Value for startups
- Product validation and proof of business potential
- Access to expertise, networks and first customers
- Go from founder-based team to scale-up
Case companies
In collaboration with Energy Cluster and Business House North DenmarkCO2Vision Spin-in, case owners has been for the CO2Vision NeXt Spin-in. Each company has defined a concrete CCUS challenge, validated by expert advisors, and their cases will be presented through short videos to form the basis for scouting the best startup solutions.
Contact
Else Bech, Project Manager in CO2Vision Next SPIN-IN, part of Green Hub Denmark
+45 24 79 61 64
elsebech@aalborg.dk
CO2Vision is supported by the EU and the Danish Board of Business Development.
