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Disa, LLC, based in Casper, Wyoming, specializes in material liberation services tailored for the mining and reclamation industries. Established in 2018, the company employs patented technology to effectively isolate various geologic materials, including precious and industrial metals, hydrocarbons, and abandoned uranium mine material. By optimizing resource use, Disa aims to enhance operational efficiencies, reduce costs, and minimize environmental impacts associated with mining activities. Through its innovative approach, the company seeks to transform traditional practices in the sector.

Blue Ocean Gear’s team of world-class submarine and rocket scientists designs and builds GPS tracking buoys capable of surviving the brutal operational demands of the modern fixed gear fisher. Our patented SmartBuoy product suite allows fishers to track and monitor data from their gear anytime and anywhere, enhancing operational efficiency and profitability by reducing both fuel costs and lost gear. Our products also directly address the environmental impacts of lost gear and entanglements.

Up to 15% of the world’s total energy is spent on industrial-scale chemical separations. This is economically and environmentally inefficient. SEPPURE is disrupting the energy-intensive chemical separation processes, such as distillation and evaporation, through the introduction of novel chemical-resistant nanofiltration membranes. SEPPURE’s sustainable process does not use heat, thus lowering global energy use, emissions, and pollution substantially.

Orbital EOS S.L. is a company based in Valencia, Spain, that specializes in earth observation solutions through satellite-based technologies. Founded in 2019, the company focuses on addressing challenges in the maritime domain, including oil spill detection, ship monitoring, coastal surveillance, wildfire detection, logistics, and air quality assessment. Its platform employs artificial intelligence and utilizes multispectral and hyperspectral sensors for continuous monitoring and analysis of oceanic areas, enabling effective detection and classification of marine pollution events. Orbital EOS aims to provide valuable insights and support to various industries reliant on maritime environments.

Groundobs develops a climate intelligence platform that provides information about the planet`s commodities. Its planetary intelligence aims to help financial companies, insurance companies, and energy firms, to continuously assess, predict their extreme climate risk and invest in natural resource assets.

RockMass Technologies is revolutionizing structural mapping by developing a data collection tool made for geologists. The company creates data collection more efficient, accurate and safe for geologists in mining, exploration, civil engineering and education. At RockMass, our goal is to improve geological mapping in the mining, civil engineering, and exploration industries with our revolutionary mapping technologies.

M1neral LLC, based in Houston, Texas, offers a mineral intelligence platform that streamlines the transaction process for buyers, operators, and sellers of mineral assets. The platform integrates data collection, artificial intelligence, and transaction automation to provide actionable insights and enhance decision-making. It features a robust spatial search tool that facilitates collaboration among all parties involved in transactions, including service providers and financial institutions. By focusing on efficiency, M1neral's platform aims to significantly reduce transaction cycle times, enabling users to complete deals more quickly and effectively. Additionally, the marketplace allows mineral buyers and owners to easily research and filter asset information, promoting a more informed and convenient transaction experience.

4pi Lab specializes in early wildfire detection, geolocation, and monitoring solutions aimed at mitigating the impacts of catastrophic wildfires. The company leverages its proprietary services platform and the EPiC satellite constellation to provide real-time detection and monitoring of wildfires with exceptional accuracy, offering AI-alerted reporting at a resolution of 5 meters. This technology enables organizations to identify very small fires quickly, facilitating data-driven responses within minutes and addressing the growing global wildfire epidemic. By employing advanced satellite technology, 4pi Lab aims to enhance the effectiveness of wildfire management and response efforts.

Developer of wind and solar-powered autonomous boats intended to provide real-time data and information to protect the oceans. The company's boats are equipped with sensors and cameras to make oceanic observations and instantly relay them, offering a safe, efficient, and affordable way of collecting data compared to conventional crewed vessels, enabling clients to monitor ocean traffic, watch for illegal fishing, collect information on marine mammals and understand the impacts of climate change.

Developer of an AI-powered prediction and optimization platform intended to cater to the energy sector by producing and commercializing disruptive research. The company's platform enables full reservoir faster simulation, solving the representative differential equations to provide pressure, saturation, velocity, and more at every location, enabling clients with real-time optimization and increasing project NPV.

Developer of an optical sensor technology designed for space exploration in extreme terrestrial and extraterrestrial environments. The company develops ultra-sensitive laser spectrometers, onboard landers, and rovers to automate sample capturing by flyby spacecraft, providing scientists with innovative optoelectronics and data analytic technologies.

Developer of a data management platform designed to help the energy industry optimize its emission reduction strategies. The company's platform focuses on enterprise management of methane data, collating and synthesizing data from any emissions sensor, automatically generating regulatory compliance reports, and suggesting steps to reduce pollution, enabling energy firms to gain insights into methane measurement data, and emissions reductions at lower costs.

ARIX Technologies, Inc. is a robotics and data analytics company that specializes in developing crawling robots for pipeline inspection in the oil and gas sector. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Jackson, Louisiana, with an engineering office in Houston, Texas, the company’s technology combines robotics with advanced data analytics to enhance the detection and analysis of corrosion in pipeline assets. This innovative approach not only improves safety and sustainability for petrochemical facilities but also offers significant cost savings in manufacturing operations. Through its solutions, ARIX Technologies aims to transform pipeline monitoring practices, enabling companies to better manage their infrastructure.

EnviCore is an innovative research and development company focused on sustainable wastewater treatment solutions, particularly in the context of mining operations. The company has developed technologies that aim to transform the treatment of mining tailings, offering environmentally friendly and cost-effective alternatives that enhance performance and efficiency. By utilizing low-cost, eco-friendly reagents, EnviCore's solutions can be seamlessly integrated into existing tailings treatment facilities, thereby reducing the demand for freshwater resources. This approach not only minimizes the environmental impact associated with mining waste but also supports mining operators in pursuing resource development in a more responsible manner.

Copperstone Technologies specializes in providing innovative solutions for large mining companies to manage the liabilities and safety costs associated with tailings ponds. The company has developed a specialized field robot, known as HELIX, which can safely access tailings ponds to deploy sensors and sampling payloads. This technology minimizes human risk by keeping personnel out of hazardous areas, while also enhancing operational efficiency and reducing costs. Additionally, Copperstone's expertise in electrical and mechanical design, along with advanced robotic systems, allows it to offer robotics-as-a-service for data collection in remote or dangerous environments. This capability enables clients to monitor the performance of their equipment effectively, ensuring operational integrity in challenging locations.

M1neral LLC, based in Houston, Texas, offers a mineral intelligence platform that streamlines the transaction process for buyers, operators, and sellers of mineral assets. The platform integrates data collection, artificial intelligence, and transaction automation to provide actionable insights and enhance decision-making. It features a robust spatial search tool that facilitates collaboration among all parties involved in transactions, including service providers and financial institutions. By focusing on efficiency, M1neral's platform aims to significantly reduce transaction cycle times, enabling users to complete deals more quickly and effectively. Additionally, the marketplace allows mineral buyers and owners to easily research and filter asset information, promoting a more informed and convenient transaction experience.

Convrg is a company focused on providing remote power generation services aimed at enhancing environmental sustainability in the Canadian upstream oil and gas sector. By developing innovative power generation and air compression packages, Convrg eliminates methane venting and complies with stringent methane regulations. Their technology offers an efficient solution for power and instrument air, which helps operators reduce both capital and operating costs. Through its services, Convrg addresses the challenges faced by businesses in remote locations while promoting a more sustainable approach to energy generation.

Plotlogic Pty Ltd is a Brisbane-based company that specializes in developing advanced ore characterization systems for the mining industry. The firm employs hyperspectral imaging technology through its flagship product, OreSense LV, which identifies variations in a mine's geological model. Additionally, it offers OreBlocks, an API designed to enhance planning processes, and OreCheck, which provides real-time alerts regarding material variations. The technology aims to improve ore recovery and minimize dilution while also reducing carbon emissions and operational costs. Plotlogic's systems are applicable to various commodities, including coal, iron ore, and gold. Founded in 2005, the company is dedicated to offering customized support services alongside its innovative solutions.

Developer of downhole tools designed for multistage completions in unconventional oil and gas wells. The company's tools enable oil and gas producers to access multiple well sections from a single wellbore, enabling businesses to reduce drilling costs and environmental impact by minimizing the surface footprint required for well development.

Provider of sealing technology intended to eliminate the need for field welding during metal pipeline installation. The company's technology is a fully automated, cold-formed pipe connection system which requires significantly fewer personnel than field welding and brings assets online faster and more economically, enabling industries to reduce the environmental impact of pipeline construction via reducing the need for heavy machinery, personnel, and required transportation miles.

Developer of a real-time IoT (Internet of Things) broadband seismic and vibration remote sensing system designed to provide critical insights to support earthquake monitoring, microseismic monitoring, critical infrastructure monitoring, proactive maintenance, and efficient operation optimization. The company's system combines sensor hardware, connectivity, and data analysis components to provide real-time wireless remote data, enabling earthquake and impact assessment, infrastructure, facility, and machinery industries to provide high-accuracy high-resolution insights, without the need for infrastructure, power, cables, on-site operations.

Xocean Limited specializes in Data Collection-as-a-Service, catering to surveyors, companies, agencies, universities, and research institutions. The company employs unmanned surface vessels (USVs) to conduct over-the-horizon operations, utilizing satellite communications for data transmission. Xocean's offering includes the CyberDeck, a secure cloud-based platform for monitoring and controlling USVs, as well as ensuring data quality and adjusting operational parameters. The firm also facilitates the rapid integration of standard survey systems and provides onboard computing capabilities, enabling remote operation of acquisition software. Its services encompass various applications, including fisheries, bathymetry, met ocean data, and environmental assessments. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Greenore, Ireland, Xocean aims to enhance ocean data collection while supporting sustainable growth in the marine economy.

StratumAI specializes in advanced mining technology aimed at optimizing resource modeling for hard rock mining. The company employs deep learning techniques to enhance the accuracy of predictions regarding mineral deposits, particularly gold, by improving the traditional method of statistical interpolation used to estimate the quantity of resources between drill holes. This innovative approach not only identifies the most promising drilling locations but also provides a clearer picture of the mineral concentration in the surrounding areas. StratumAI's technology is versatile, demonstrating effectiveness across various metals, including base metals like copper. Current pilot projects indicate that the implementation of their technology could generate approximately $10 million in annual value for the average mining operation, thereby offering significant improvements in operational efficiency and resource management.

Bluefield Technologies Inc. specializes in developing microsatellite sensors that monitor methane emissions globally. The company utilizes a combination of backpack-sized satellites and artificial intelligence imaging to detect and analyze methane leaks, providing real-time data to various industries, including oil and gas, environmental regulation, and intelligence. Its platform offers subscription-based access to alerts and analytics, assisting clients in tracking climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, Bluefield aims to enhance emissions monitoring and contribute to environmental sustainability.

Ondaka, founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, specializes in creating interactive, high-resolution 3D visualizations for the oil and gas sector, as well as heavy equipment industries. The company has developed a platform designed to provide facilities engineers and project stakeholders with enhanced visual understanding and contextualized data. This platform allows clients in heavy industry and critical infrastructure to access essential information quickly and efficiently. By focusing on intensely visual data management tools, Ondaka enables its customers to save man-hours and improve safety in their operations.

Eavor Technologies Inc. is a geothermal technology company based in Calgary, Canada, founded in 2017. It focuses on creating a clean and reliable energy future through its innovative Eavor-Loop™ system, which extracts heat from deep within the Earth for commercial heating and electricity generation. This system employs advanced drilling techniques and integrates existing commercial components in a novel configuration, allowing for scalable and steady green power production. Eavor's technology circulates a benign working fluid in a closed loop, isolating it from the environment while harvesting heat from geologically accessible rock temperatures. The company also operates the Eavor-Lite™ Demonstration Project as a prototype for its technology suite, addressing challenges traditionally associated with geothermal energy.

Developer of diamond-based quantum sensors intended to prevent contaminant leaks from mining, oil, gas, and waste management industries. The company deploys compact technology into novel platforms making high-precision magnetic field mapping and diagnosis of magnetic signals accessible to a large user base, enabling miners to understand and navigate through the environment.

EnerSoft Inc. develops and offers real optimization software that automates well placement and scenario planning directly in petrel. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Ideon Technologies Inc. develops bore-hole detectors for mineral exploration and monitoring applications. The company also develops a discovery platform, which integrates detectors, imaging systems, inversion technologies, and artificial intelligence for the detection of subsurface muons. It provides x-ray-like imaging, geophysical surveys, and three dimensional (3D) density maps. The company serves mining, oil and gas, infrastructure, and security industries. Ideon Technologies Inc. was formerly known as CRM GeoTomography Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Ideon Technologies Inc. in May 2020. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Richmond, Canada.

RockMass Technologies is revolutionizing structural mapping by developing a data collection tool made for geologists. The company creates data collection more efficient, accurate and safe for geologists in mining, exploration, civil engineering and education. At RockMass, our goal is to improve geological mapping in the mining, civil engineering, and exploration industries with our revolutionary mapping technologies.

Eosense (formerly Forerunner Research Inc., ) is a product company that designs and builds weatherproof gas monitoring devices for soil gas flux research. They are dedicated to equipping research and industry with accurate, go-anywhere tools. Their products capture concentration and flux data for greenhouses gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, and perform exceptionally well in soil, mud, shallow water, and snow.

Whitecap Scientific helps offshore oil and gas companies make faster, more informed decisions about the integrity of their subsea assets.

EnergyX Solutions Inc. is a technology company based in Toronto, Canada, that specializes in energy management and conservation. Established in 2016, it offers an innovative software platform designed for energy providers, facilitating customer engagement in energy efficiency programs. The platform, known as MyEnergyXpert, conducts online energy audits and acts as a marketplace, enabling utilities and energy retailers to effectively involve customers. It automates personalized interactions with users and employs artificial intelligence to generate tailored recommendations. Additionally, the platform equips program managers with real-time tracking of customer journeys, along with insights and recommendations for future program development. EnergyX aims to simplify energy savings initiatives for both residential and commercial clients, believing that its solutions can significantly contribute to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.

Unsist is a predictive analytics company creating technology for the oil & gas industry that never stops. It is composed of a team of international scientists and engineers, part of the NextAI Program, a global innovation hub for artificial intelligence. The program is partnered with Next Canada, Google Canada, IBM Canada, and NVIDIA to leverage Canada's leadership position in artificial intelligence.

Terrapin Geothermics focuses on harnessing heat to create profitable energy solutions, specifically targeting industrial waste heat and deep geothermal resources. By employing advanced technology and expertise, the company maps available waste heat and aligns it with state-of-the-art technologies to generate emission-free energy. Terrapin's approach not only helps industries optimize their processes but also supports their transition to a net-zero world. The company builds robust financial models to facilitate sound investment decisions, enabling clients to leverage renewable energy sources effectively while enhancing their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) commitments. Through these initiatives, Terrapin aims to drive value for its clients and partners in an increasingly challenging economic landscape.

Interface Fluidics is an international technology company that specializes in reservoir fluid analysis services. Utilizing a proprietary nanofluidic technology platform, the company provides innovative solutions for oil and gas producers to enhance their understanding of reservoir properties. By focusing on microfluidic reservoir modeling and fluid characterization, Interface Fluidics evaluates the effectiveness of new processes and fluid interactions. This comprehensive analysis helps clients make informed production decisions and ultimately aims to optimize oil production and increase overall productivity in the industry.

Mangrove Water Technologies Ltd. specializes in the development of a wastewater desalination system that effectively treats and purifies contaminated well water. The company's innovative technology converts saline wastewater and waste gases into desalinated water and value-added chemicals, which can be utilized on-site, specifically for oil and gas field applications. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Mangrove has successfully advanced its technology from a laboratory concept to a commercial-scale field pilot over the past four years. The technology was initially developed by the Wilkinson research group at the University of British Columbia, with support from various Canadian funding organizations. Its modular and mobile design allows for versatile applications, making it a significant player in the field of water treatment and resource recovery.

Ingu Solutions Inc., based in Calgary, Canada, specializes in the development of miniaturized mobile sensors designed for pipeline inspection. The company has introduced Pipers, an innovative screening tool that identifies risks and performance issues in pipelines. This technology is capable of detecting and locating leaks, geometric defects, magnetic anomalies, and deposits in pipelines as small as 2 inches in diameter. By facilitating inline inspections that can occur more frequently and at a lower cost, Ingu Solutions addresses the challenges posed by aging pipeline infrastructure and the limitations of traditional inspection methods. Their self-serve inspection model significantly reduces engineering and downtime costs, making pipeline integrity programs more accessible for a diverse range of clients. Ingu Solutions' approach enables continuous access to real-time condition-critical data, empowering clients to enhance their planning and decision-making processes.

Validere Technologies Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in providing critical information about liquids to large markets, particularly in the oil and gas sector. Founded in 2015, Validere develops portable devices such as the Validere Identifier, which assesses liquid safety by comparing samples against a comprehensive library, and EDGE Connect, which facilitates secure connections between buyers and sellers to identify arbitrage opportunities. The company's solutions enable industry participants to optimize their operational and trading decisions by delivering real-time quality intelligence and actionable testing data. This innovation allows oil and gas companies to accurately monitor product quality, streamline logistics, and enhance trading strategies, resulting in significant cost savings and increased revenue. Validere's technology supports transparency and accountability in liquid measurement, making it a valuable resource for producers and midstream organizations.

Validere Technologies Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in providing critical information about liquids to large markets, particularly in the oil and gas sector. Founded in 2015, Validere develops portable devices such as the Validere Identifier, which assesses liquid safety by comparing samples against a comprehensive library, and EDGE Connect, which facilitates secure connections between buyers and sellers to identify arbitrage opportunities. The company's solutions enable industry participants to optimize their operational and trading decisions by delivering real-time quality intelligence and actionable testing data. This innovation allows oil and gas companies to accurately monitor product quality, streamline logistics, and enhance trading strategies, resulting in significant cost savings and increased revenue. Validere's technology supports transparency and accountability in liquid measurement, making it a valuable resource for producers and midstream organizations.