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Ener-G-Rotors is commercializing devices based on a near frictionless expander that turns low- temperature heat into electricity, opening up new markets in industrial waste heat and changing the technology landscape for solar thermal and geothermal installations. The company is widely recognized as a provider in the conversion of low-temperature waste heat into electricity.

By some measures, of all the energy used today over 60% is being lost as waste heat. Beakon Technologies is putting a patented Swedish physical invention in the field of thermoelectric to use for the benefit of sustainable human life by helping the world convert waste heat, wherever it occurs, back into useful electric energy. The technology can also be applied to more energy efficient cooling and heating, replacing compressors wherever they are used. In today's society the energy consumption is ever increasing and it becomes paramount to use the energy as efficient as possible. Today the company only use 1/3 of the energy, the rest becomes waste heat. The current solutions are based on non renewable natural resources that besides quickly draining also have a very negative environmental impact on the company's world. It is consequently vital for scientists to develop a sustainable energy system based on the sun, inner inertia and the movement of the earth. Beakon's innovation, a cooling and energy chip, is an important contribution in the quest for a sustainable energy system. The chip can with its high efficiency convert heat energy to electric energy and thereby converts the waste heat into useful electric energy. The chip can also be used as a heat pump. There are many applications for a thermoelectric chip with efficiency equivalent to today's compressors, but with advantages such as form factor, reliability, silent, environmentally friendly and simplicity to stabilize temperatures. The uniqueness of the core technology of Beakon Technologies is that it addresses the greatest problem of today's thermoelectric elements (Peltier element), the low efficiency. There are two competing heat carrying processes; one being the desired flow of electrons transporting heat in the intended direction and the other being the undesirable flow of phonons in the opposite direction which increases proportionally to how hard the Peltier element tries to pump electrons in the desired direction. The Beakon Technologies element contains a nano-scale "phonon trap", which hinders phonons creating the competing flow. Calculations show that the Beakon Technologies element has the potential of delivering 10-15 times higher energy efficiency than the Peltier elements of today, and 30% higher efficiency than today's compressors.

Zenergy Power plc is a global specialist manufacturer and developer of high efficiency industrial and renewable energy devices that employ superconductor technologies and is listed on the London Stock Exchanges AIM market (ZEN).Superconductors are near perfect conductors of electricity and hence have nearly no electrical loss. Wherever electricity is generated, distributed and consumed, superconductors are the 21st century's key technology for efficient, clean, economical and ultra-powerful solutions.Together with its three operating subsidiaries located in Germany, America, and Australia, Zenergy Power is highly focused on the commercialisation of a number of energy efficient superconductor applications to be adopted in renewable energy power generation, energy distribution and large scale, energy intensive industrial processes.These products respond directly to demand from large consumers of electricity for efficient, compact, environmentally friendly and cost effective solutions.

ReGen Power Systems: A 12-year old Massachusetts company, ReGen has a Stirling engine that converts factory waste heat into power. The Stirling operates at lower temperatures (200 to 400 Celsius) than most waste heat systems. It competes with ElectraTherm, which has a similar product, as well as Recycled Energy Development, one of the giants in the field. The waste heat market has also attracted several companies with thermoelectric materials, which directly convert heat into power with semiconductors. (Promethean Power, another Quercus company, has a thermoelectric device.) Cypress Semiconductor is trying to get into this market.

GeoGenix is a dynamic company able to quickly adapt to new energy technologies. The company's goal is to establish awareness with the company's corporate and residential customers as to the many benefits of living an energy efficient lifestyle. The company believe in doing what should be considered right for the environment through design and energy conservation methods.

Camfridge is a company focused on creating energy-efficient cooling solutions, operating in the refrigeration and cooling industry. The company's main offering is a gas-free, energy-efficient, and circularly recyclable magnetic cooling technology that aims to reduce carbon emissions. Camfridge primarily collaborates with producers of packaged cooling applications and large end-users seeking innovative cooling solutions. It was founded in 2003 and is based in Cambridge, England.