Mark Anderson
Environmental engineering has always been one of the main engines of innovation and sustainability in the United Kingdom. UK Startups are particularly big on finding sustainable solutions for future generations. This article seeks to showcase some of the brightest and most innovative startups in the Environmental Engineering Industry in England. All the startups have been founded in 2020 or later, and are striving to find solutions that will not only impact the UK, but also the world.
These startups are not just pushing the bounds of environmental engineering but also branching out into related fields such as CleanTech, Renewables, AgTech and FinTech, aligning closely with global urge towards cleaner, sustainable alternatives. The companies featured are addressing a wide range of environment-related challenges – from carbon offsetting and climate finance to renewable energy and regenerative agriculture.
Some of these companies are looking into innovative ways to halt the climate crisis through new technologies and strategies for carbon removal. Others offer solutions for sustainable energy, both also finding novel applications for blockchain technology in environmental engineering. Let’s have a closer look at these intriguing companies.
Counteract
Founded by Andrew Shebbeare, Andy Bonsall, and Matt Isaacs, Counteract is a London-based startup fighting the climate crisis through insight, investment, and invention in carbon removal. Their focus is on supporting entrepreneurs with the financial and strategic support needed to transform ideas into self-sustaining businesses. With an emphasis on the earliest stage of a company’s life – research, prototyping, market development – they’re seeking to unlock new pathways in this vital space.
Iduna
Founded by Adrian Gray and Asif Ghafoor, Iduna is pioneering an innovative automobile charging solution. The London-based firm is using technology to develop a more sustainable transport network.
molecu
Amr El Zanfally’s startup, molecu, has developed a platform to make the carbon offsetting experience more effective, convenient, and cost-efficient.
CarbonLaces
CarbonLaces is an open marketplace for climate finance that’s bridging the capital gap between supply and demand through real data, tools, and financing.
TerraPraxis
Eric Ingersoll and Kirsty Alexander are the brains behind TerraPraxis, a nonprofit and climate solution accelerator that seeks to innovate and incubate scalable solutions for a livable planet.
mstep
Founded by Aleksandra Sasha Krstanovic, mstep is a London-based startup that operates within the Environmental Engineering and Service Industry.
Bx Technologies
Antony Yousefian and Ben Bardsley’s Bx Technologies is a climate-tech company that helps food brands remove emissions in their food supply chain through an innovative data-backed reward system where proceeds from food sales go directly to growers for regenerating soils and removing carbon from food production.
44.01
44.01, founded by Ehab Tasfai, Karan Khimji, and Talal Hasan, is working to eliminate CO2 by turning it into rock, providing a safe, efficient, and permanent solution to carbon sequestration.
Seabound
Seabound has introduced a carbon capture method that enables carbon dioxide to be processed on land, creating a limestone byproduct that can be sold directly or used for secondary recycling.
Resting Reef
Resting Reef is an environmental engineering startup that offers innovative solutions in the manufacturing and product design sectors.
Bageera
Founded by Daniel Llobet and Simón Torras, Bageera is on a mission to democratise the access to natural capital investments to unlock investment opportunities that protect and restore nature, redefining the true value of the most valuable emerging asset class on the earth.
