PHOTOCATALYSTS UPCYCLE CO2 INTO COMMODITY CHEMICALS - A new process uses light instead of heat to produce chemicals – saving energy and using up captured CO2 in the process Highlight: Finding sustainable uses for captured CO2 is the challenge taken up by New Iridium. The company has developed a new photocatalysis platform that can efficiently convert CO2 into new, high-value chemicals using low-carbon materials like plant-based feedstocks such as corn- or sugarcane-based eth

Excerpt: Congratulations to the five winners of the second EPIC Prize Pitch Competition! Hosted in New Orleans at the DOE Small Business Forum and Expo, eight startups took to the stage to pitch their clean energy technologies to four industry experts and a diverse audience of investors, government officials, national labs, and small businesses. Each startup was selected by competing incubators in the American-Made EPIC Prize, and five startups won over $160,000 for their gr

Excerpt: As more and more CO2 is finding its way into carbon-capture systems instead of the air, the demand for new technologies that actually utilize CO2 is also rising. A new photocatalysis platform developed by New Iridium (Boulder, Colo.; www.newiridium.com) can efficiently convert CO2 into high-value chemicals using ambient temperatures and low-cost hydrocarbon feedstock. “We are using photons to activate chemical reactions, as opposed to high temperatures. Our key exper

New Iridium's photosynthesis-inspired photocatalysis technology was featured in a short film by RE:TV. Powered by light, New Iridium's solution is inspired by Nature to upcycle carbon dioxide into high-value chemicals via carbon-negative processes. About RE:TV: At RE:TV, we highlight some of the inspiring innovations and ideas that are emerging in response to the climate and biodiversity crisis. By providing a platform for the growing community of change-makers around the wo

New Iridium founder and CEO, Dr. Chern-Hooi Lim, was interviewed by Dr. Paolo Braiuca, Director of Global Market Development, Thermo Fisher Scientific for his Bringing Chemistry to Life Podcast Series. Excerpt from the episode abstract: "This is a fascinating discussion about the present and future of chemistry. We discover how photocatalysis enables a new paradigm...This is also a story of smart ideas and bold choices and a new perspective on the role entrepreneurship can pl