Nanolope

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀? 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲. 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! The #PCK refinery in #Schwedt has been one of the hardest-hit industrial sites due to the war in Ukraine. Previously, it processed only Russian oil—now that’s no longer an option. So, what’s next? The answer is clear: new startups, fresh ideas, and bold transformation. That’s exactly why Eric Matthes and I attended a kickoff event on Tuesday. The vision for the site is ambitious, and the first Startup Challenge aims to put Schwedt on the map as an attractive location for #chemistry #startups (TRL 5+). The existing infrastructure and the hands-on support available make it a good option for any team like Nanolope looking to scale. But the week didn’t stop there. On Wednesday, I had the privilege of attending the grand opening of GITEX EUROPE, one of Europe’s biggest tech fairs in #Berlin (21-23.05). The energy was incredible — AI and software startups met hardware pioneers and investors in an electrifying atmosphere. A particularly eye-opening conversation with Lars Moll (NENNA.AI) highlighted a major issue: the massive data handover to the U.S. and #China every time we casually use #ChatGPT or #DeepSeek. The future? Encrypted prompts and data sovereignty! Beyond that, I had inspiring exchanges across disciplines — from product design (Nadine Ethner) to real estate innovation (Alexander Kollo, #HavelLabs) and process automation (Julian Molitor). These discussions reinforce one thing: The future belongs to those who dare to build it! Are you working on something groundbreaking? Let’s connect and shape the future together! 🚀 #Innovation #Cleantech #GITEX #Energystorage #heat #heatstorage #Composites #Buildings #Future #Startups #AI #FutureOfTech #Entrepreneurship #Fair

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 🥂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗣𝗖𝗠 At the beginning of the year, we were able to drastically accelerate our synthesis process, bringing the production costs of Nanolope PCM down to a competitive market level. Additionally, we managed to eliminate the need for expensive additives, and replaced the use of pure laboratory-grade chemicals with suitable, cost-effective chemicals from large-scale industry. A water-resistant coating was developed, enabling the use of Nanolope PCM in aqueous environments, such as buffer tanks in buildings. Moreover, the application range of Nanolope PCM was expanded by incorporating new form-stabilized PCMs. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 By mid-year, part of our team had been constantly on the road, attending industry trade shows such as JEC World in Paris, SHK + E in Essen, Enerstock in Lyon, Hannover Messe, and ACHEMA in Frankfurt. At these events, we received valuable feedback from customers and users and also strengthened our brand presence. We were able to convince various partners to support future production and distribution of Nanolope PCM. Additionally, we secured our first pilot project partners for an application in the residential sector. The pilot project is set to launch at the end of 2025. 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 We continuously refined our business plan for Nanolope PCM and tested it through participation in various business competitions. In the process, we impressed the juries and won, among others, the Science for Life Energy Cup and the BPW Sustainability Award. These prizes confirm that we are on the right track with our business model. We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz, Europäischer Sozialfonds (ESF), and the EXIST - Existenzgründungen aus der Wissenschaft program for their support through the EXIST Research Transfer grant. This funding has been instrumental in enabling our significant growth and development over the past year.

Our Nanolope team took a trip to the stunning #Christmas market at #Charlottenburg Palace in #Berlin to reflect on an incredible year filled with challenges and achievements. Of course, we didn’t miss out on traditional treats like Schmalzkuchen, Spekulatius, Glühwein, and Feuerzangenbowle. One thing’s for sure: our plans for the coming year are as ambitious as ever! The best part? We’ve hit almost all of our milestones this year, which means we can fully enjoy a well-deserved holiday break with family and friends. Pro tip: brainstorming over mulled wine in a cozy setting? Highly recommended! 🎄✨ #startup #innovation #hardware #chemistry #energystorage #energy #green #founding #heat #heatstorage #heater #buildings #heattransition #Wärmewende

Wow! 1,30€ / kWh for electricity between 5 and 6 pm on Thursday. No Heat storage systems, No affordable prices!

We gained valuable insights into German and European material manufacturing laws, explored cutting-edge AI-driven sales and marketing strategies (Marketing 4.0), and were inspired by some remarkable startup success stories.

🅷🅾🆆 🅰🆁🅴 🅲🅷🅴🅼🅸🅲🅰🅻 🅼🅰🆃🅴🆁🅸🅰🅻🆂 🅳🅴🆅🅴🅻🅾🅿🅴🅳? Let us take you on a journey through the development cycle of Nanolope PCM to answer this question. 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝟏 - 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 💡 It all started with our CEO, Dr. Felix Marske, experimenting with a pure phase-change material—essentially a liquid oil—and gradually working to stabilize it with specific additives. Achieving the first stable material took around six to nine months, marking the first phase of a novel material synthesis (phase change materials), as shown in Image 1. 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝟐 - 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 🥼 In the second phase (Image 2), this early, somewhat brittle material was refined to improve its mechanical stability, reproducibility, and heat storage capacity. This stage generally isn’t as challenging as creating something entirely new from scratch. Instead, it involves tweaking existing quantities and adding stabilization agents. Each variation has to be tested through physical and chemical methods, making this phase take longer—up to two to three years for Nanolope PCM. 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝟑 - 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐩𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 🚀 By the third phase (Image 3), the product is complete at the lab scale. Now it needs to be scaled up, moving from milligrams or grams to lower kilogram quantities. This requires new reaction processes, specialized reactors, and adjustments to ensure consistency at larger scales. This stage, too, takes considerable time and often struggles to secure investment, as it’s only at a technology readiness level (TRL) of 4 to 5, which doesn’t appeal to most investors. Luckily, we received support through EXIST - Existenzgründungen aus der Wissenschaft Forschungstransfer funding program. Nanolope is currently wrapping up this phase, and Image 3 shows the current form and potential size of Nanolope PCM as wall and building material. 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝟒 - 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 & 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 🏭 Finally, the fourth and last phase involves scaling up to an industrial level—production on a ton-scale. This stage also requires creating large quantities for pilot projects, and achieving a TRL of 7. It’s a critical phase due to the high costs and limited access to private investment in #Europe. For #Nanolope, this decisive stage starts in 2025. #hardware #startup #deeptech #material #development #chemistry #innovation #greenchemistry #greenchem #tuberlin #berlin #germany #innovation #scienceforever #science #heat #heattransition #buildings #thermalcomfort #thermal #energy #energystorage #heatstorage #europe #founding #tech #technology #heater #warm #green #sustainable

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𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐔𝐩 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒: 𝐀 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐱 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐤𝐞 🚀 At StartUp Safari 2024 of greenCHEM, we had the amazing opportunity to experience the journey of our CEO, Dr. Felix Marske, up close! 🙌 Felix shared exclusive insights into his daily life as one of the heads behind #Nanolope – an innovative start-up revolutionizing how we store and use energy. ⚡ From exciting product development to leading teams and tackling the challenges of scaling a company, Felix showed how much passion, strategy, and a bit of #startup magic go into every success. 🔬✨ The most inspiring part? His vision of driving not only industrial innovation but also advancing global #climate goals with Nanolope. 🌍💡 #greenchem #heatstorage #energystorage #innovation #berlin #germany

Ich bin morgen bei der #TechConnect in Adlershof und halte ein Vortrag über #Wärmespeicherung. Zudem wird es danach noch eine interessante Talk-Runde zwischen allen Vortragenden zum Thema #Energiewende und #Energiespeicher geben. Ich freu mich drauf! #Startup #Wärmewende #heattransition #innovation #tech #chemistry #sustainability #green #nanolope

We answered your most frequently questions on the topic of thermal energy storage and #NanolopePCM as best we can. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐮𝐦-𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬? To store energy in a #thermal #storage #system, the #energy must either already be available as #heat (e.g., solar thermal, waste heat, process heat) or be converted into heat via a heating module (98% efficiency). In a thermal storage system, the heat either raises the temperature (e.g., heating water on a stove) or is stored as latent heat, like in #Nanolope PCM. In latent heat storage, the heat doesn’t increase the material’s temperature but causes the storage medium to melt above its melting point, storing the heat in its molten state. Below the melting point, the medium solidifies and releases the stored heat back into the surroundings. In #lithiumion #batteries, energy is stored chemically as #electricity. To heat a home, the stored energy must first be converted into heat, for example, via an efficient heat pump or an electric #heater. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐏𝐂𝐌 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦? Nanolope PCM stores heat through latent heat storage. It mainly consists of a plant-based oil that can store large amounts of heat during the phase change from solid to liquid. These materials are called organic phase change materials (#PCMs) and have faced significant challenges for household use, like poor mechanical stability as #composite #materials. Nanolope solved these issues with a new synthesis, where the PCM is encapsulated in a three-dimensional nanoporous sponge structure. Due to the small nanopores, the capillary forces within the molecular structure are so strong that even when cutting or drilling the material, the PCM is effectively contained. Nanolope PCM can increase the storage capacity of water heaters or buffer temperature peaks in wall materials throughout the day and night, saving up to 50% of energy costs for heating and cooling in homes. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞? For home use, lithium-ion batteries cost around €10,000, while thermal storage costs only half as much. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐮𝐦-𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬? A thermal storage system can store energy daily for up to 70 years without efficiency loss. In comparison, lithium-ion batteries for home use lose about 3% of their capacity per year (Nature Energy (2024) https://lnkd.in/dvwgU-js). 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲? Only in larger heat-to-power systems at higher temperatures (around 600°C) can heat be converted into electricity via turbines without significant efficiency losses (#HOTREG project by #DLR in Stuttgart).