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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
McCartney and Imperial start-up to 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
Climate and environment at Imperial boosted by Grantham Institute funding
The Grantham Foundation has extended its support for the Grantham Institute until 2034. Read more
Female innovators paving the way for a sustainable future
Imperial is an innovation hub for climate-smart solutions, with many amazing female founders and innovators coming through ... Read more
Classroom air quality under the microscope in new nationwide research project
New CHILI Hub, backed by a round of £42 million in funding, to explore how indoor school environments impact children’s health and learning. Read more
Mayor launches London Growth Plan at Imperial
Imperial hosted the launch of a new plan to turbocharge economic growth in London. Read more
Imperial hosts panel on the role of batteries in delivering clean power
Imperial Policy Forum hosted a panel on battery tech’s role in the UK’s clean power mission, uniting experts from government, ... Read more
LA wildfires more likely because of climate change, says attribution study
Human-caused climate change made the ferocious wildfires in Los Angeles more likely, according to new research. Read more
Smouldering materials cause toxic fumes as LA wildfires damp down
An Imperial wildfires expert is also warning that following the fires, toxic fumes are now a concern in Los Angeles. Read more
Sustainability champions recognised at Green Impact celebration
Imperial hosted an awards ceremony at 170 Queen’s Gate to celebrate the achievements of its inaugural Green Impact teams. Read more
Lixea plans commercial-scale demo plant and builds towards a greener world
Sustainable chemistry spinout Lixea is preparing to build a 25,000 tonne/year biomass processing plant producing commercial volumes of ... Read more
Record-breaking heat putting UK public health at risk
One in five people in the UK have suffered ill health as a result of extreme heat in the past five years, new Imperial research has revealed. Read more
Six things we learnt about environmental innovation at All You Can Innovate
Researchers and entrepreneurs shared hard-won lessons on bringing environmental solutions to market at an All You Can Innovate event ... Read more
Six things we learnt about environmental innovation at All You Can Innovate
Researchers and entrepreneurs shared hard-won lessons on bringing environmental solutions to market at an All You Can Innovate event ... Read more
Researchers from UK and Ghana collaborate on healthy and sustainable cities
Researchers from Imperial and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) worked together on the challenges of rapid urbanisation. Read more
Imperial alumni design the sustainable city of the future
How do we design cities that are healthy for people as well as healing for the planet? Alumni sustainability experts explore the ... Read more
