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ISONIK wins UK Final of ClimateLaunchpad with its ultrasonic ice prevention tech
Ice build-up on the blades of wind turbines is an issue for 65% of the world’s wind farms, decreasing energy generation by up to 20% and resulting in revenue loss for wind farms globally. ISONIK’s technology can be retrofitted inside the blades and uses ultrasonic soundwaves to prevent ice build-up. Its founding team, who met on Imperial’s MSc Cleantech Innovation, came in first place in the 2025 UK final of ClimateLaunchpad.
Biofonic’s novel acoustic tech wins top prize at Undaunted’s Greenhouse Demo Day
Biofonic is a climate startup developing tech that unearths rich insights into soil, to make agriculture more profitable and sustainable. Its Founder, Alex Parks, was awarded first prize at Undaunted’s most recent Demo Day, when she took to the historic stage at The Royal Institution to pitch to Imperial’s climate innovation community alongside the 13 other early-stage startups from The Greenhouse accelerator’s seventh cohort.
Unearthing the Soul of Climate Innovation: Introducing ALMa
Undaunted’s Climate Solutions Catalyst is building a novel tool with the power to unearth untapped academic research that has huge potential to tackle climate change if it can be supported to commercialise.
Its lead developer, Dr César Quilodrán-Casas, deep dives into the team’s search tool: ALMa. “Alma means soul in Spanish,” he says, “and that’s exactly what we are trying to find: the soul of climate innovation and the people behind it; those who can lead the translation of these ideas from research to industry – research that could grow into something transformative if the academics behind it can translate their ideas.”
News archive
Imperial to build UK’s first university network for women entrepreneurs
Imperial will lead the development of a new national network for women entrepreneurs, building on the success of its WE Innovate programme. Read more
14 innovative climate startups embark on Undaunted’s Greenhouse accelerator
Undaunted welcomes 14 cutting-edge innovators onto its 12-month climate accelerator to get investor-ready and boost their commercial success. Read more
14 innovative climate startups embark on Undaunted’s Greenhouse accelerator
Undaunted welcomes 14 cutting-edge innovators onto its 12-month climate accelerator to get investor-ready and boost their commercial success. Read more
Grantham Climate Art Prize mural unveiled at South Kensington campus
A panoramic mural that draws attention to the climate crisis has been unveiled at Imperial's South Kensington campus. Read more
Sustainable dyes being developed at Imperial win H&M Global Change Award
Prestigious fashion industry award also honours Imperial startup PulpaTronics, for its low-cost, recyclable radio-frequency ID tags. Read more
Power, policy and innovation: Exploring the UK’s energy future at Imperial
Collaboration is key to making meaningful change in the energy sector, and Imperial is at the heart of convening the right people. Read more
Carbon Cell raises £1.2m to scale its low carbon foam material
Carbon Cell has raised a £1.2m pre-seed round to scale its novel, plastic-free foam made from biochar and natural polymers Read more
Microbial Foods as a sustainable, healthy and resilient source of nutrients
Researchers explain the potential of microbial foods as an alternative source of nutrients, showing how this sector could be ... Read more
Earth-cooling research to be piloted by Imperial aerospace engineers
UK is funding multiple new climate cooling projects that could avoid the worst effects of climate change Read more
Winner announced: Grantham Climate Art Prize 2025
A student from the Dyson School of Engineering has won this year’s Grantham Climate Art Prize. Read more
New simulation of life on Earth reveals hidden diversity of undiscovered species
Scientists hope a new method will pave the way to provide insights into the impact of climate change and habitat loss on biodiversity. Read more
Indian car manufacturers need to prepare for a rise in electric vehicles
Widespread adoption of electric vehicles poses a financial risk to India’s leading automotive firms unless they can adapt to the change. Read more
Climate change could lead to respiratory problems
A new study has identified the way in which human airways are affected by very dry atmospheres, which are set to increase due to ... Read more
McCartney and Imperial start-up put sustainable fashion on Paris catwalk
Luxury fashion brand Stella McCartney has teamed up with Imperial-backed start-up Sequinova to bring plant-based sequins to market. Read more
McCartney and Imperial start-up put sustainable fashion on Paris catwalk
Luxury fashion brand Stella McCartney has teamed up with Imperial-backed start-up Sequinova to bring plant-based sequins to market. Read more
