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NEL Hydrogen provides solutions that allow people and businesses to generate, store, and distribute hydrogen from renewable energy. It supplies energy-efficient hydrogen solutions for industrial applications, hydrogen fuelling stations, and distributed energy systems worldwide. NEL Hydrogen is a Norwegian company based in Norway and has also been known as Norsk Hydro Electrolysers (NHEL) and Hydrogen Technologies.

Everfuel Denmark A/S specializes in the production and sale of green hydrogen fuel across several European countries, including Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium. The company focuses on providing hydrogen fueling solutions for various applications, such as public transportation (buses, trucks, and taxis), freight vehicles (vans), trains, marine vessels, and private cars. Additionally, Everfuel serves industrial clients engaged in alternative hydrogen-based fuels and Power to X products. It operates a comprehensive hydrogen infrastructure, which includes production facilities, distribution systems, and fueling stations, ensuring a competitive supply for both mobility and industrial sectors. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Herning, Denmark, Everfuel is a subsidiary of E.F Holding A/S.

Ørsted is a Danish company specializing in the development and maintenance of offshore and onshore renewable energy farms, energy storage facilities, and bioenergy plants. Formerly known as DONG Energy, Ørsted has undergone a significant transformation over the past decade, committing to a vision of a world powered entirely by green energy. The company has dramatically reduced its coal consumption by 73% and aims to completely phase out coal by 2023. As a global leader in offshore wind, Ørsted holds a 25% market share, providing energy to approximately 9.5 million people. By the end of 2023, Ørsted operated 8.9 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity, with the United Kingdom being its largest market, followed by Germany and Denmark. The company is also expanding its presence outside Europe with projects in Taiwan and the United States, where it operates 4.8 gigawatts of onshore wind and solar assets. In addition to its renewable initiatives, Ørsted still engages in traditional utilities, including conventional power plants.

Sparrow Quantum Aps. is a Danish company specializing in quantum technology, particularly in the development of advanced light-matter interfaces. The firm focuses on creating deterministic single-photon sources, which are essential for various quantum technologies. Sparrow Quantum boasts the highest efficiency for on-chip single-photon sources globally, characterized by exceptional photon purity, indistinguishability, and outcoupling capabilities. This cutting-edge technology is rooted in over twenty years of research at the renowned Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, from which the company holds exclusive licenses for key patents. By leveraging self-assembled quantum dots paired with slow-light photonic-crystal waveguides, Sparrow Quantum enhances light-matter interactions, providing critical advancements for its clients in the field of photonic quantum technology.

Infinited Fiber Company Oy is a Finnish textile chemical recycling firm founded in 2016 and based in Espoo, Finland. The company specializes in a patented technology that transforms cellulose-rich materials, such as cotton-rich textile waste, used cardboard, and agricultural byproducts, into high-quality fibers that resemble cotton. This innovative approach addresses the environmental challenge of textile waste by converting materials that would typically be landfilled or incinerated into valuable resources for the textile industry. The technology has received validation from leading fashion brands and is poised for scaling. Infinited Fiber has been recognized for its contributions to sustainability, winning awards and being featured in notable industry listings.

Minesto is a Swedish company focused on marine energy technology, with operations in Sweden, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Founded in 2007 by Magnus Landberg, the company is headquartered in Gothenburg. Minesto develops the Deep Green technology, which harnesses electricity from slow tidal and ocean currents using a turbine. The company aims to produce renewable energy from various ocean sources, including tidal streams, ocean currents, tidal range, waves, ocean thermal energy, and salinity gradients. Through its innovative solutions, Minesto seeks to contribute to the transition towards sustainable energy.

Zwipe AS is a biometric technology company based in Oslo, Norway, specializing in the development and commercialization of biometric authentication solutions for payment, access control, and identification purposes. Founded in 2009, Zwipe offers a range of products, including a fingerprint-activated payment card, a biometric enrollment tablet for mobile registration, and a wearable device designed for payment application tokenization. The company's biometric solutions aim to enhance security and convenience for consumers, banks, and merchants, addressing concerns related to hygiene and data theft associated with traditional authentication methods. Zwipe collaborates with various partners in the fields of digital security and financial services to further innovate in the biometric payment landscape.

Circular Devices Ltd is a Finnish company focused on product innovation. Our flagship product: the PuzzleCompatible architecture can be reconfigured as a modular smartphone (www.puzzlephone.com), a modular IoT smart gateway (www.puzzleiot.com, website coming soon!), and many other electronics devices you can repair, upgrade, customize, and engineer. We build sustainable, upgradeable and repairable Circular Devices for a Circular Economy.

Circular Devices Ltd is a Finnish company focused on product innovation. Our flagship product: the PuzzleCompatible architecture can be reconfigured as a modular smartphone (www.puzzlephone.com), a modular IoT smart gateway (www.puzzleiot.com, website coming soon!), and many other electronics devices you can repair, upgrade, customize, and engineer. We build sustainable, upgradeable and repairable Circular Devices for a Circular Economy.