HOUSTON – Oct 1, 2024 – Out of nearly 100 energy tech ventures, Ardent Process Technologies (Ardent) was selected by investors as one of the “10 Most Promising Companies” at the 21st Annual Rice Alliance Energy Tech Venture Forum hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship on September 11-12, 2024. The event was an anchor event for the inaugural Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week, bringing global attendees to Houston. More than 75 investor groups participated in one-on-one meetings during Office Hours with companies and a total of nearly 750 meetings. From that, they chose 10 companies that represented the most promising based on those that have an innovative technology that is solving a large problem, have customers willing to pay for it and have the right team to build and grow their company.
Ardent’s state-of-the-art Facilitated Transport Membranes (FTM) give it a patented advantage for point source carbon capture in a range of applications and use cases. Unlike conventional high-pressure separation methods, Ardent’s technology relies on the chemistry of the membrane itself for energy-efficient separation. The result is a low cost, fully electrified, and easy to use solution with versatile applications.
Ardent has over 30 years of manufacturing experience and has a proven track record of taking new technologies from the lab to the field, partnering with global leaders like Chevron, Pfizer, and Braskem to deliver end-to-end solutions at commercial scale.
“It's great to be recognized by Rice for the value that we can bring to industry in the journey to decarbonize their assets,” says Erica Nemser, Ardent CEO. “Thereby bringing us low carbon energy and materials we use every day”
For two decades, the Rice Alliance’s Energy Tech Venture Forum has remained the epicenter for connecting energy pioneers, visionary investors, forward-thinking corporations and the broader energy ecosystem. The September 12th event featured interactive panels, three keynotes and over 50 venture pitches, providing a platform to explore the cutting edge of energy technology.
Participating companies include technologies in Battery & Power Storage, CCUS, Chemical Manufacturing, Climate Fintech, Combustion, Energy Efficiency, Fluid Storage, Grid, Hydrogen, Materials, Mobility, Nuclear, Oilfield Technologies, Renewable Energies, Software, Water Treatment and more.
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About Ardent Process Technologies
Ardent pioneers advanced membrane technologies to accelerate decarbonization and transform the global industrial and energy landscape. Ardent's patented and proven membrane technology harnesses membrane chemistry for point-source carbon capture and other challenging chemical separations. With its modular, bolt-on Optiperm™ platform, Ardent provides proven, scalable, energy-efficient, and cost-effective separations for a variety of industries and applications.
Currently operating a 15,000 sqft lab and manufacturing facility in Delaware, Ardent has over 20 years of manufacturing experience across power generation, industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and O&G operations. Ardent has a proven track record of taking new technologies from the lab to the field, partnering with global leaders like Chevron, Pfizer, and Braskem to deliver end-to-end solutions at commercial scale.
About The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship
The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship (Rice Alliance) is Rice University’s globally recognized entrepreneurship initiative devoted to the support of entrepreneurship education, technology commercialization, and the launch of technology companies. Since inception, over 3,355 startups have raised more than $25.88 billion in funding. More than 53,000 entrepreneurs, investors and members of the entrepreneurial ecosystem have attended over 300 programs hosted by the Rice Alliance. The Rice Alliance leads programming and activation for the Ion, Houston’s innovation hub powered by Rice University.
