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We are thrilled to announce that Found Energy and TelWel East Japan Corporation have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore commercialization opportunities for our innovative aluminum-fueled power systems in Japan. Signed by Peter Godart, CEO of Found Energy; Tatsu Ishikawa, President of TelWel East Japan Corporation; and Kino Kinoshita, Co-Founder of GiTV, this partnership is a major milestone on Found Energy’s path towards commercialization, opening the door to Japan - pioneers in energy independence. This multi-phase collaboration with TelWel East Japan Corporation will focus on scaling and commercializing Found Energy’s systems for the Japanese market, further advancing the country’s transition to clean energy. We were honored to also be joined by Segun Idowu, the Chief of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion for the City of Boston, who gave an inspiring keynote invoking Boston’s history of partnership with Japan and as a town of revolutionaries, as well as Alia Hamada Forrest, Director of Business Strategy at the City of Boston; Elijah Miller, Director of Policy at Boston's Office of Economic Opportunity & Inclusion; Shanice Wallace, MPP, Business Strategy Manager at the City of Boston; and Steven Lee, CFA, Green New Deal Finance Advisor at the City of Boston. We are proud to be based in Boston and grateful for your support! Learn more about the agreement: https://lnkd.in/eb5xK9dr City of Boston | Economic Opportunity and Inclusion Cabinet #cleanenergy #hydrogen #aluminum #innovation #partnership

It was a pleasure and an honor to speak at the first Renewable Metal Fuels (ReMeF) conference, put on by REVEAL-STORAGE at OST – Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences. I was proud to share the rapid progress we have made at Found Energy in just 2.5 years. The conference was exceptionally stimulating and a great way to bring the small, but mighty, community together. I look forward to 10 years from now when the community is still mighty, but also filling out large conference centers. I am sure that day will come soon!

I've been thinking a lot about the implications of the aluminum tariffs lately. International trade is of course important, but maybe these tariffs will push us to prioritize American aluminum #recycling. The U.S. is currently the largest exporter of #aluminum scrap in the world - that’s a lot of valuable resources and #energy that could be enriching the country instead of leaving.

Reflections from the International Symposium on Renewable Metal Fuels today: 1. The opportunity is clear: There’s a massive need (estimated at >1,000 TWh in Europe alone) for economical, practical energy storage. Abundant metals like aluminum and iron hold a unique potential to answer this need by providing chemical storage of clean energy - in a denser form than traditional hydrocarbon fuel. 2. While metal-enabled renewable energy cycles are cutting edge, we can also understand them within the broader framework of power-to-X technologies. Michel Haller eloquently pointed out that energy carriers come with their disadvantages: hydrogen (low density, leakage), carbon-based molecules (where does that carbon go?), and ammonia (toxicity). Metal fuels are free of these challenges, offering a clean, non-toxic, and in many cases, practical approach to storing energy chemically. Many of these technologies are still developing and we will see more and more real-world application in the coming years. It was lovely to connect with so many people working in metal fuel - find us as the point of the "M" in ReMeF (Renewable Metal Fuels)! REVEAL-STORAGE #aluminumtoenergy #energystorage #metalfuel

Arrived in Rapperswil with Ariel Jackson for the International Symposium on Renewable Metal Fuels organized by REVEAL-STORAGE! Excited to spend the next few days digging into the cutting edge of energy storage and transport, and sharing how Found Energy facilitates a new ecosystem based on aluminum fuel technology. Day 1: We learned that the pierogis in Rapperswil are delicious, and the view is not too bad either 😍 ... #energystorage #cleanenergy #innovation

We need to invest in domestic energy solutions that reduce U.S. reliance on imports. That means adding new fuel sources to diversify our energy mix beyond domestic gas and oil. Innovative technologies—like Found Energy’s aluminum-based energy system—are critical and have the potential to do more than just decrease our dependence on foreign fuel. They could reinvigorate American industry and even position the U.S. as a leader in energy exports once again. Now is the time to lean into these solutions. https://lnkd.in/e-DDrCzV

Can’t wait to attend my first #CERAWeek as a #CWAgora speaker! Join me at the Agora Pods to learn more about Found Energy alongside other innovators driving cutting-edge advancements in the energy ecosystem. #EnergyInnovation #energyecosystem

Found Energy is honored to be selected as one of seven finalists in the Energy Track at the Hello Tomorrow Global Summit, chosen from over 4,600 applicants! Join us in Paris as we pitch for the grand prize, hear our CEO Peter Godart speak, and visit us at our exhibit—see you there! #climatetech #hellotomorrow #foundenergy #cleanenergy

To close out January, I wanted to share so many incredible highlights coming from our Shared Future Fund portfolio companies! 🔬 Octavia Carbon’s Head of Research and Development, Mike Bwondera, won the Bezos Earth Fund $1M Ideation prize 🍳 Copper was featured in the The New York Times and America's Test Kitchen 🌳 Foray Bioscience was featured in Forbes: MIT Spin-Out Combines AI And Bio-manufacturing To Regenerate Forests 🕳️ Vaulted Deep was named to the Global Cleantech100 Report (2025) 🏭 Peter Godart, CEO of Found Energy, was featured on Hardware to Save a Planet Podcast 🎙️ Seyed H. Madaeni, Ph.D., CEO of Verse, was featured on the MCJ podcast 💰 Carba, Inc. was awarded $950k+ PRI through the Venn Foundation sponsored by the The Schmidt Family Foundation ⚡ Blykalla is building Europe's first advanced SMR in partnership with Uniper We're thrilled to support so many change-makers working across electrification, carbon dioxide removal, biomanufacturing, advanced energy and other meaningful sectors working to mitigate climate change. CC: Collaborative Fund

A peek into our origin story! While working on spacecraft for JPL, CEO Peter Godart realized that the solutions to some of our biggest energy challenges could be hiding in plain sight. This aha moment sparked his mission to unlock aluminum's untapped energy potential—right here on Earth. 🌍⚡ #nasa #aluminum #climatetech #cleanenergy #greenaluminum