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Decarbonising marine industry

Carnot use case – Decarbonise marine auxiliary power

Zero emission auxiliary engine As society becomes increasingly aware of our environmental footprint, global industries are coming under unprecedented pressures to chart a course to a sustainable future. Shipping, the backbone of the global economy, delivers over 90% of global trade or 11 billion tons of goods annually and does so at incredibly low cost…

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Hydrogen use in HGVs – The Financial Times Hydrogen Summit

Archie was recently invited by the Financial Times to speak at their recently Hydrogen Summit. This was a gathering of global leaders involved in the Hydrogen space, discussing everything from hydrogen production, transportation, suitable use cases and the potential impact it could have on decarbonising global activities.  Archie was invited to offer his expertise on…

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Top 10 most exciting Hydrogen Start-up at Energy Tech Summit!

CARNOT are delighted to have been selected in the top 10 most exciting cleantech start-ups at the Energy Tech Challengers 2022. The Energy Tech Challengers identifies the most exciting start-ups across a few core segments including Hydrogen, E-Mobility, Carbon Removal, Digitalization, Battery, AI and the Future Grid. Thanks to the Energy Tech Summit panel…

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Supporting the next generation of Engineers!

Carnot are delighted to be supporting Motivez, a community driven organisation championing the next generation of under represented STEM leaders and change makers.  Nadiur Rahman, Co-Founder of Carnot recently visited students to discuss his experiences and the opportunities within STEM Careers. Nadiur Rahman visiting Motivez program As Nadiur says: "Honoured to be invited to talk about my experiences as…

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Powering sub-Saharan Africa with Environmental, Social & Gender inclusion

In his recent book, ‘How to avoid a climate disaster’, Bill Gates focuses on electricity as the first major priority to consider in his manifesto for how to tackle the climate emergency. The reliable and low-cost supply of electricity has countless benefits across the economic and social spectrum. Gates also highlights that of the 860…

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Decarbonising marine industry

Meet Ian Cooke! Head of Test & Development

Introducing Ian Cooke – the newest addition to the team! Ian has over 12 years of experience working on cutting edge research, test and development projects for world-championship winning Formula One teams during his time at Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains, high-profile tech companies, tier one suppliers and automotive OEMs. Ian will lead the Testing and Development as…

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Dunbar Racing Engineering Partnership

CARNOT are pleased pleased to announce our partnership with Dunbar Race Engineering as we aim to produce our proof-of-concept prototype in 2021. Lead by Duncan Dunbar a Mechanical Design Engineer with extensive experience in the Motorsport industry; having worked in Superbikes, MotoGP, Formula 1 and Historic racing. Formerly an Engineering Team Leader at Mercedes AMG HPP. Amongst other specialities,…

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Francis Lempp – Co-Founders behind CARNOT

Francis Lempp - Co-Founder Carnot was co-founded by entrepreneurs Archie Watts-Farmer, Francis Lempp and Nadiur Rahman. Their aim is reduce global co2 emissions by 13% and bring clean, secure and affordable energy to all. To better understand Carnot and gain an insight into the companies’ motivations we carried out interviews with its co-founders, following this series we interviewed…

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We are very excited to finally share with you our upcoming Seed round!
We are raising £2 million to accelerate the next phase in developing the world’s most efficient, zero emission, fuel agnostic engine to decarbonise industry, power & transport. 

Exciting developments!

We are launching a Seed round now to maximise the impact of two very exciting opportunities.

Firstly, we have been accepted onto the Decarbonizing start-up program with Mitsubishi Corporation &  NYK Line through SBC. This strategic partnership simultaneously offers the potential of a long-term partnerships with global leaders in high performance engine production and a leading shipping fleet. 

Secondly, we have won a Clean Maritime Demonstrator Competition, a £350,000 grant to develop our zero emission, hydrogen/ammonia auxiliary engine for the marine sector. These funds will provide match funding for this project. 

Seed funding of £2m

So what are the plans?

We are looking to raise a total of £2 million to delivery the Phase 2 Engine. This will be the lab demonstrator which will form the key for future field trials. 

The round will be made up of:

    1. Existing investors – Our existing investors include both Angels & Crowdcube. We have completed two very successful and oversubscribed crowdfunding rounds so far and very excited to be doing a third. 
    2. Strategic & Institutional Investors – We are in discussions with a number of Corporate, early stage VC and Angel syndicates to complete the round. 

For interest in particupating in our upcoming Crowdfunding round, please complete our Pre-Registration form below:

Deliverables achieved last round

There were 3 core objectives which needed to be achieved over the last year and we are delighted to announce, we have exceeded targets! 

The three specific required deliverables were:

  1. Validate our engineering methodology – our rapid pace of innovation relies heavily on a process of simulation and modelling. We validate our predictions accurately reflect real world test results and with a very high degree of accuracy. 
  2. Manufacturability – We produced the parts we need to the tolerances and in a form which will be scalable and economical. this is especially critical for the ceramic components. 
Carnot engine test rig
The Carnot test rig

Stay updated!

There is a lot more to be announced in the coming weeks!

The updates will be coming thick and fast so make sure to subscribe to our newsletter, Register for Crowdcube pre-registration and follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube. 

We will also be launching a Webinar Series as soon as we have launched on Crowdcube. To register for these Webinars, to meet the team and find out more about the technology, please check out this link below:

And finally for any specific questions, please feel free to get in touch directly with George at george@carnotengines.com