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AP Ventures interviews the Rice Alliance

9th September 2024

Ahead of the inaugural Houston Energy + Climate Startup Week, the AP Ventures team sat down with Roslynn Velasquez and Matt Peña from the Rice Alliance to hear about why Texas is a great place to start and grow a cleantech venture, how Rice Alliance supports these startups, and other exciting cleantech developments in Texas. We also spoke with AP Ventures’ portfolio company Amogy on why it chose Texas to build its ammonia-to-power clean energy technology there.

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Aether’s CEO Conor Madigan in front of a section of a 100 gallon-per-day (gpd) scale test production facility built by strategic partner GTI Energy at their Chicago-area campus. Aether will apply a portion of the new funds to expand this test production facility to carry out a fully integrated 100 gpd scale demonstration of its proprietary Aether Aurora™ solution.

Aether Fuels Secures $34 Million in Series A Financing

1st July 2024

AP Ventures is pleased to announce its investment in Aether Fuels. Aether’s flexible technology enables the conversion of a wide range of waste carbon feedstocks into jet fuel and other liquid hydrocarbons.

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AP Ventures interviews the MIT Climate and Energy Prize Organisers

17th April 2024

AP Ventures’ Kosuke Kobayashi and Brandon Zhanda sat down with the managing team of MIT’s Climate & Energy Prize (CEP), Daniel Capelin, Tohori Tsuchiya, and Ryota Shoji to talk about the history and challenges of the initiative, as well as its promising future.

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Airhive announces new investment from AP Ventures and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners to accelerate deployment of its direct air capture technology

20th March 2024

AP Ventures is pleased to announce its investment in Airhive, alongside co-investor Coca-Cola Europacific Partners. Airhive’s low-cost, energy-efficient and rapidly scaleable direct air capture technology has the potential to support the achievement of global warming and net-zero targets.

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Immaterial Ltd successfully closes Series A Funding Round Led by SLB

19th September 2023

AP Ventures is pleased to announce its investment in Immaterial Ltd. alongside co-investors SLB, CEPSA, Chevron Technology Ventures, JERA Inc., Energy Revolution Ventures, TriREC and Ultratech Capital, in addition to existing investors. Immaterial’s monolithic metal-organic frameworks technology has the potential to create solutions for multiple application areas of industrial decarbonisation, including carbon capture and hydrogen storage.

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AP Ventures Celebrates 5 Years

17th July 2023

On Sunday 16 July, AP Ventures celebrated 5 years as an independent fund manager.

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Amogy secures USD 139m Series B-1 round of funding, moving the transportation industry closer to clean energy

22nd March 2023

Amogy, a pioneer of emission-free, energy-dense ammonia power solutions, today announced its USD 139m Series B-1 fundraising.

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South African activities

15th February 2023

Follow our team on the Southern African hydrogen stage

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Fabrum raises $23M Series A to advance hydrogen technologies across the liquid hydrogen value chain

8th February 2023

The Series A funding was led by AP Ventures, with participation from Australia-based Fortescue Future

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AquaHydrex Welcomes AP Ventures and Aramco Ventures in a new funding round

25th January 2023

The funding round led by AP Ventures brings together a consortium of investors including Aramco Ventures and True

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Hystar raises USD 26mn to scale up to full commercial operations

11th January 2023

Series B funding round co-led by AP Ventures and Mitsubishi Corporation

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Starfire Energy joins the US Cooperation project on clean fuels from small modular reactor (SMR) pilots in Ukraine

20th November 2022

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, and Ukraine Minister of Energy, German Galushchenko, announced at COP 27 their cooperation on a Ukraine Clean Fuels

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Highlights of Hydrogen Americas Summit in Washington D.C. – 10 and 11 October 2022

10th November 2022

Read the summary below!

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ZEG Power closes NOK 200m Series-B capital raise

10th November 2022

Portfolio company update enclosed.

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Hystar announces Yara Clean Ammonia joining HyPilot

10th November 2022

Portfolio company update.

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AP Ventures attends the World Hydrogen Congress in Rotterdam

10th November 2022

World hydrogen congress highlights.

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Yara and Amogy announced an MOU focused on shipping

9th November 2022

Amogy’s proprietary ammonia-to-power system will be considered for future shipping projects with Yara Clean Ammonia (YCA) and external partners.

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Starfire Energy Raises $24 Million Series B Funding for Modular Carbon-Free Ammonia Fuel Technology

1st November 2022

Groundbreaking sustainable ammonia company continues rapid advancement towards mass commercialization

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AP Ventures @ LMBA / LPPM conference

31st October 2022

AP Ventures was invited to present at this years’ LMBA / LPPM conference in Lisbon

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AP Ventures invests in Hypermotive, a leader in electric and fuel cell vehicle systems integration

29th September 2022

Hypermotive has been developing a portfolio of products and services to accelerate the development of the next generation of zero-emission transportation technologies

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AP Ventures attend the Farnborough International Airshow

15th September 2022

AP Ventures joined members of the aviation industry for the Farnborough International Air show.

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AP Ventures Partner joined Investec for its new podcast “Future Impact”

15th September 2022

Investec podcast summary

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ZEG Power announced as a finalist at ONS 2022 Innovation Awards

15th September 2022

Exciting announcement from one of our portfolio companies!

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Amogy announce a USD 46 million fundraise

15th September 2022

New portfolio company update!

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C-Zero announce USD 34 million financing round

15th September 2022

New portfolio company update!

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Save the date – Hydrogen Americas Summit in Washington D.C. – 10 and 11 October 2022

15th September 2022

We are delighted to announce our presence at the Hydrogen Americas Summit on 10-11 October 2022 in Washington, D.C.

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AP Ventures discuss Amogy during interview with Crain’s New York Business

1st September 2022

Portfolio company Amogy features in Crain’s New York Business article

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Amogy Raises $46 Million in Funding to Accelerate the Commercialization of its Ammonia-to-Power Technology Across Heavy Duty Transportation

23rd June 2022

AP Ventures join SK Innovation, Climate Pledge Fund, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures & Newlab in bridge funding round.

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Portfolio company Amogy Inc. demonstrated first ammonia-powered, zero-emissions tractor

21st June 2022

Exciting update from our portfolio company Amogy, click to read more.

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AP Ventures presented at JP Morgan: Global Hydrogen Week

21st June 2022

JP Morgan Global Hydrogen week summary

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AP Ventures’ limited partner, Anglo American, announced the launch of its Zero Emission Haulage Solution (ZEHS) truck

21st June 2022

Click to read more about Anglo American's new launch!

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C-Zero Closes $34 Million Financing Round

16th June 2022

AP Ventures join SK Gas, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Eni Next and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in $34 million financing round for C-Zero’s first pilot plant.

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Noble Gas Systems Receives $3.5 Million in Series A Funding

11th May 2022

AP Ventures lead Noble Gas Series A funding round to support the development of its conformable high-pressure hydrogen storage technology.

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International majors invest 170 million NOK in Norwegian Hydrogen Mem-Tech

10th May 2022

AP Ventures leads NOK 170 million series A fundraise into Hydrogen Mem-Tech.

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AP Ventures featured in Mining Weekly article written by Martin Creamer

19th April 2022

Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer shares highlights of PGM Industry Day panel discussion, chaired by AP Ventures' Partner Kevin Eggers.

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Fairbrics raises over EUR6.5m to develop carbon-neutral fabrics for the fashion industry

9th March 2022

AP Ventures leads the investment round into Fairbrics to support the decarbonisation of the fashion industry using CO2 and green hydrogen.

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Kevin Eggers talks about the Future of Energy on the Next Five Podcast hosted by the Financial Times Partner Studio

16th February 2022

Kevin Eggers, shared his views on the future of energy and the role hydrogen will play with the FT’s Partners Studio podcast “The Next Five”.

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Clean Fuels innovator Infinium announces electrofuels facility in Europe

11th February 2022

Electrofuels Innovator Infinium™ Announces Strategic Partnership with Industry Leader ENGIE for One of the Largest Announced Commercial Scale E-fuels Facilities in Europe

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EH Group raises over CHF5m to advance its zero-emission fuel cell technology

13th January 2022

AP Ventures invests into EH Group to advance its zero-emission fuel cell technology.

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Amogy announces Series A funding round to bring zero-emission heavy-duty transport technology to market

14th December 2021

AP Ventures leads the investment round to support commercialization of Amogy’s innovative ammonia-based power technology, joined by Amazon

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ZeroAvia Raises Further $35 Million for Zero-Emission Flight Technology, Taking Total Raised to $115 Million

13th December 2021

New investors Alaska Airlines and United Airlines join existing investors AP Ventures, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Horizons Ventures, Summa Equity and Shell Ventures in the round.

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Electrofuels Innovator Infinium Announces $69M in New Funding to Accelerate Production of Groundbreaking Ultra-Low Carbon Fuels for the Transportation Industry

27th October 2021

Amazon and NextEra Energy co-lead investment round to help bring Infinium Electrofuels™ to market

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Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies raises €50 million funding to deploy transformative hydrogen technology at scale

13th September 2021

Led by JERA Americas, alongside Temasek, with AP Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures, Pavilion Capital, Royal Vopak and Winkelmann Group also participating, the round will be used to deploy commercial systems into landmark projects around the globe.

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AP Ventures invests into ZeroAvia to advance the future of hydrogen-electric solutions for the aviation sector

29th June 2021

ZeroAvia expands its hydrogen-electric aviation program to 19-seat aircraft and raises additional $13m for large engine development.

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AP Ventures closes Fund II with Temasek joining as Limited Partner

24th June 2021

Temasek is the latest LP joining AP Ventures Fund II

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AP Ventures lead Amogy’s funding round for zero emission mobility

10th June 2021

Amogy's funding round includes San Francisco based funds DCVC and Collaborative Fund, and investor Shaun Arora alongside AP Ventures

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Nysnø Climate Investments, Equinor Ventures and Yara Growth Ventures commit to AP Ventures’ second fund dedicated to hydrogen helping to fast-track the Norwegian hydrogen economy

30th April 2021

Nysnø Climate Investments, Equinor Ventures and Yara Growth Ventures are the first Norwegian Limited Partners in AP Ventures

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Pavilion Capital becomes a Limited Partner

19th April 2021

AP Ventures welcomes Pavilion Capital as a new investor into Fund II

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Starfire Energy announces closing of major funding round to produce carbon free ammonia and hydrogen solutions

8th April 2021

AP Ventures leads major funding round for Starfire Energy.

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AP Ventures leads investment into efficient green hydrogen electrolysis technology

10th March 2021

AP Ventures leads investment into innovative PEM electrolysis technology that materially reduces the energy required to produce green hydrogen.

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ZEG Power talks carbon with Sifted.eu

25th February 2021

Kathrine Ryengen, CEO of ZEG Power, talks to Sifted.eu hydrogen production and integrate carbon capture.

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A new exciting opportunity has arisen at Protea Metsi Technologies!

18th February 2021

A new company which is being established in South Africa is looking for a highly motivated and energetic Business and Market Development Senior Manager.

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C-Zero Raises $11.5M Series A to Produce Clean Hydrogen from Natural Gas

9th February 2021

Round was co-led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Eni Next, with participation from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and AP Ventures

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AP Ventures participates as cornerstone investor in Hydrogen-Refueling-Solutions’ (HRS) IPO on Euronext Growth Paris

8th February 2021

Hydrogen-Refueling-Solutions achieves record IPO for EuroNext Growth Paris and is 5.7x oversubscribed.

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Anglo American forms new initiative “Hydrogen Forward”

2nd February 2021

Anglo American partners with 10 other companies to form a new initiative focused on advancing hydrogen development called “Hydrogen Forward”.

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Infinium closes its Series A fundraise

26th January 2021

Infinium closes funding to decarbonize transportation sector with electrofuels solution

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Anglo American share their views on Hydrogen

19th January 2021

The Everything About Hydrogen Team dig into the mining industry with Jan Klawitter of Anglo American in their latest podcast

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Research highlights

13th January 2021

We look into hydrogen production and unpack trends in green and blue hydrogen

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Starfire Energy Inc issues bridge round with contribution from AP Ventures and Rockies Venture Club

14th December 2020

Funds will be used for engineering and design of Starfire’s modular 50 tonne per day green ammonia production system

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Implats joins AP Ventures as a Limited Partner

7th December 2020

AP Ventures welcomes Implats as a significant new investor and Advisory Board Member

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HPNow closes €5M Equity round led by AP Ventures with Evonik Venture Capital

30th November 2020

Funds will be used for scale up and market expansion of HPNow’s autonomous on-site hydrogen-peroxide generation technology solutions

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Plastic Omnium aims for world leadership in hydrogen mobility

26th November 2020

In an online conference featuring the company's leadership, Plastic Omnium presented its strategic view on hydrogen mobility

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AP Ventures invests in Insplorion AB

15th November 2020

Insplorion raises SEK 60.3m to accelerate the development of its hydrogen and battery sensors, and to facilitate further commercialisation of air quality sensors

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AP Ventures welcomes Sumitomo Corporation as a new investor

27th October 2020

Sumitomo Corporation joins Anglo American Platinum, the Mirai Creation Fund, Mitsubishi Corporation, Plastic Omnium and the Public Investment Corporation as an investor in AP Ventures.

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HAZER & AP Ventures agree on investment terms

15th October 2020

Hazer Group Limited and AP Ventures have executed a non-binding term sheet for an investment in Hazer by APV.

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Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies – Unlocking the Global Hydrogen Opportunity

10th July 2020

Written by Charlie Clark, one of our Investment Associates, the article highlights how disruptive we believe LOHC and Hydrogenious can be, and how together they can establish hydrogen as a globally traded commodity.

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ZEG Power and CCB win NOK 77m in Enova grant funding to deploy blue hydrogen for marine mobility

9th July 2020

Enova has awarded a joint project application from ZEG Power & CCB NOK 77m to deploy a blue hydrogen demonstration plant on the west coast of Norway.

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AP Ventures’ Partner Kevin Eggers interviews virtually with Mining Weekly

22nd June 2020

Kevin Eggers interviewed with Mining Weekly after Germany specifically included hydrogen in its economic recovery plans.

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AP Ventures contributes to Mining Weekly as hydrogen gaining increasing levels of interest

3rd June 2020

AP Ventures have contributed comments on the growing levels of interest and traction in Hydrogen

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AP Ventures is looking for driven, entrepreneurially minded candidates to help launch our expansion in South Africa

1st June 2020

AP Ventures will ramp-up its presence in South Africa to help unlock value from this dynamic emerging market.

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Global mining majors putting bright new spotlight on green hydrogen

25th March 2020

Mining majors are putting the spotlight on hydrogen once again with the launch of the Green Hydrogen Consortium.

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AP Ventures Fund II closes new investment in ZEG Power

24th March 2020

ZEG Power raises NOK 130m to deploy its zero-emission hydrogen production technology

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AP Ventures Managing partner discusses hydrogen finance and investments

26th February 2020

Andrew Hinkly, our managing partner, participated in a webinar on hydrogen finance and investment organised by Green Power Global.

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Greyrock hosts panel on Power-to-X

14th February 2020

Greyrock Energy hosted a panel at last week’s Cleantech Conference in San Francisco discussing Power-to-X technologies and commercialization.

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Winkelmann Group invests in Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies

18th December 2019

Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies successfully concludes its fundraising round adding €3.5m to the €17m secured from other strategic investors in July.

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AP Ventures contributes to Mining Weekly

4th October 2019

AP Ventures provided their views in the Mining Weekly special report on fuel cells and hydrogen.

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AP Ventures welcomes Compagnie Plastic Omnium as a new investor and Advisory Board Member

4th September 2019

AP Ventures today announces that Compagnie Plastic Omnium (‘Plastic Omnium’) has become a Limited Partner and Advisory Board Member in AP Ventures Fund II following their commitment of $30 million in the fund.

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Vopak, Mitsubishi Corporation, Covestro and AP Ventures invest Euro 17 million into Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies

31st July 2019

Vopak, Mitsubishi Corporation, Covestro and AP Ventures invest €17m into Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies and its LOHC technology for hydrogen logistics

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AP Ventures hosts its Innovation Conference in Oxford

30th July 2019

The event gathered attendees from portfolio companies, corporates, investors and industry experts.

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Mirai Creation Fund II as a new investor in AP Ventures

9th July 2019

AP Ventures welcomes the Mirai Creation Fund II as a new investor

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Our Managing Partner at the Hydrogen Council G20 Investor Forum

28th June 2019

Andrew Hinkly, Managing Partner of AP Ventures, participates in the Hydrogen Council G20 Investor Forum, in Karuizawa, Japan

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ERGOSUP installs its first refuelling station in the University of Lyon 1

20th June 2019

A key step in the development of the French start-up which inaugurates its first compact H2 production and storage station on June 19th

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AP Ventures makes follow-on investment in clean energy innovator, Greyrock Energy

6th May 2019

Advanced technology fund sees rapidly expanding opportunities in flare gas transformation and rising demand for clean-burning fuels

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AP Ventures hosts a workshop on the role of VC in the rise of H2 economy

15th March 2019

AP Ventures hosts a workshop on the role of VC in the rise of H2 economy

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AP Ventures Fund II closes new investment in Ergosup

18th February 2019

ERGOSUP raises €11 million to deploy its green hydrogen production and storage infrastructure

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Morrisons trials It’s fresh food preservation technology

15th December 2018

Morrisons is set to trial a new film packaging technology developed by food tech firm It’s Fresh! to prolong the life of fresh produce.

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AP Ventures welcomes Mitsubishi Corporation as a new investor

12th December 2018

Mitsubishi Corporation joins as an investor in AP Ventures, alongside Anglo American Platinum and The Public Investment Corporation

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Hydrogenious nominated for an Innovation award

15th November 2018

Three founders of Hydrogenious Technologies GmbH: Prof. Wolfgang Arlt; Prof. Peter Wasserscheid; and Dr. Daniel Teichmann have been nominated for the “Deutscher Zukunftspreis”, the German President’s Award for Innovation in Science and Technology 2018. The nomination recognizes the ground-breaking research and development achievements of the scientists in the field of hydrogen storage and its successful commercial implementation as an important contributor to a future sustainable energy system. The “Deutscher Zukunftspreis” will be awarded by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in Berlin on November 28th, 2018.

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AP Ventures chaired the investor panel at the FC VC conference in Rugao, China

3rd November 2018

Andrew Hinkly attended the International Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Congress 2018 in Rugao, China, and chaired the Market and Capital Investment session co-organised by Anglo American and the China Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).

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AP Ventures @ New York Platinum Week 2018

19th September 2018

AP Ventures @ New York Platinum Week 2018

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AP Ventures established as an independent venture capital fund, subscribed by Anglo American Platinum and Public Investment Corporation

17th July 2018

London, United Kingdom, 17 July 2018: AP Ventures today announces its launch as an independent venture capital fund to invest in applications for Platinum Group Metals (PGMs). Anglo American Platinum and South Africa’s Public Investment Corporation (PIC), as cornerstone investors, have each committed US$100 million to AP Ventures.

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Anglo American announces plans to spin out its internal venture capital unit

18th May 2018

The unit will invest in hydrogen technologies such as fuel cells, as the world’s biggest producer of platinum seeks to boost demand for the metal.

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