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šŸ”„THE HEAT is brought to life by the startups that showcase. Here are some of their stories.

How robots are scaling seaweed production to maximise carbon capture

Samudra Oceans showcased its robots that scale seaweed growth and maximise carbon capture at šŸ”„THE HEAT...

The VOYAGERS climate festival that put on its own film festivalā€‹

šŸ”„THE HEAT put on its own climate film festival - thanks to our curator Tristan Copley Smith, who selected which submissions were shown at the festival...

Fighting plastic waste with a new generation of biomaterials

looms.worldā€™s Ksenia Starikova sourced some of the most exciting innovations in the new biomaterials space to bring to šŸ”„THE HEAT 2024. The festival let you get hands-on with sustainable alternatives to leather, textiles, rubber, fabric dyes, and more...

Attempting to crack near-limitless fusion energy using stellarators

Proxima Fusion believes that stellarators are the key to delivering near-infinite fusion energy. One of its co-founders, Francesco Sciortino, led a workshop on its work to try to crack fusion at šŸ”„THE HEAT 2024...

Attempting to unlock near-infinite fusion energy using tokamaks

Tokamak Energy is trying to crack fusion using tokamaks to deliver near-limitless clean energy. It brought a virtual-reality tour of its ST40 compact spherical tokamak which achieved 100 million degrees celsius to šŸ”„THE HEAT 2024...

Using an algorithm to rebuild the ice caps

Ever wanted to see the ice caps reappear? That is exactly what Ben Cullen Williamsā€™s artwork Cold Flux does. He showcased it at šŸ”„THE HEAT 2024...

Making dairy-free cheese that tastes like the real thing

London-based startups JULIENNE BRUNO and Better Dairy are both on a mission to make authentic-tasting dairy alternatives without using any animal ingredients. They brought alternatives to conventional cheeses for participants to sample at šŸ”„THE HEAT...

The electric car company that brought Ferraris and Bugattis to THE HEAT

Hedley Studios updates classic cars by making them slightly smaller than the originals, and fully electric. It brought two of its hand-built Bugatti Baby IIs and two Ferrari Testa Rossa Js to šŸ”„THE HEAT 2024...

Replace plastic packaging? Yes we can

Swedish startup Meadow lets consumer-goods companies phase out plastic containers ā€” with help from the mass-recycled aluminium can. Its team demonstrated its visionary packaging design at šŸ”„THE HEAT 2024...

How to leverage storytelling to fight climate change

Ocean Culture Life is a thousands-strong community working to protect our oceans. Its leaders Matt Porteous and Tamsin Raine ran a workshop at šŸ”„THE HEAT on how to use storytelling to fight climate change...

How to fight climate change: laugh at it

Stuart Goldsmith struggled to process his own ā€˜climate dreadā€™, so he started writing jokes about it. Can the planetary crisis really be a laughing matter? Stuart's set at šŸ”„THE HEAT 2024 suggested it can...

A one-stop satellite shop with customers across the planet

Harwell-based startup Open Cosmos lets you launch satellites to track climate-related data ā€” from deforestation to coastal erosion. It brought models of its satellites and a demo showing use cases of its product DataCosmos to šŸ”„THE HEAT 2024...

The company growing real animal fat without any animals

Hoxton Farms grows real animal fat to ensure that plant-based meats taste as authentic as possible. At šŸ”„THE HEAT 2024, they offered participants the chance to win a meal cooked by a Michelin-starred chef made with their lab-grown fat...

Why ARIA ā€“ the UKā€™s DARPA ā€“ brought ā€œmoonshotā€ science to šŸ”„THE HEAT

The UK governmentā€™s new agency ARIA, modelled on DARPA, is backing ā€œmoonshotsā€ to save the planet. At šŸ”„THE HEAT 2024, its leaders shared their bold approach...

Tasting the future of food at šŸ”„THE HEAT

Participants at šŸ”„THE HEAT were able to sample a wide variety of future foods ā€“ thanks to our future-food curator Daniel SkavĆ©n Ruben, who organised the festivalā€™s future-food exhibition...

How one startup is fighting climate change using solar panels in space

Space Solar is on a mission to fight climate change using solar power from space, and brought its prototype transmitter to šŸ”„THE HEAT for its first ever demo...

Why Olio helped the VOYAGERS climate festival avoid food waste

šŸ”„ THE HEAT was almost entirely free of food waste - thanks to our partner Olio, which redistributed any food that went uneaten at the festival...

The VOYAGERS climate festival where drinks were served in edible cupsā€‹

Participants at THE HEAT were able to enjoy drinks served in edible pouches ā€“ thanks to our friends at Notpla, who brought their product Ooho to the festival...

How šŸ”„THE HEAT 2024 captured carbon in a fieldā€‹

THE HEAT brought carbon capture to a field in Oxfordshire - thanks to our partner CyanoCapture, who brought a photobioreactor to show how much CO2 was being captured in real time...

How Cold Electric took šŸ”„THE HEAT 2024 off the gridā€‹

THE HEAT is entirely powered by renewable energy ā€” thanks to our partner Cold Electric, whose gigantic battery-pack took our festival off the grid...

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