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Promethean Particles Announces Closure of £8M Series A Investment Round
Promethean Particles announces the closing of a £8 million financing round. The investment was led by Mercia Ventures and Aramco Ventures, with participation from existing investors including the Midlands Engine Investment Fund I (managed by Foresight), the University of Nottingham, TSP Ventures, and the East Midlands Early Growth Fund (managed by the British Business Bank).
MOFs are a class of materials composed of metal ions interconnected by organic molecules to form a porous, lattice-like structure. Their unique architecture gives them an exceptionally high surface area and customizable pore sizes, which allows them to trap and store gases and liquids efficiently. This makes MOFs highly effective for applications such as gas storage and separation, carbon capture, and catalysis.
The company has developed a proprietary continuous-flow reactor that not only dramatically improves the throughput and cost of MOF production, but also increases process reliability and consistency, without sacrificing critical quality parameters. Promethean currently produces a wide portfolio of MOFs for various customer applications including carbon capture and storage (CCS), biogas upgrading, water harvesting and gas separation and storage.
Suiso snaps £3M to produce low-cost, low-carbon hydrogen
Suiso which develops a hydrogen generator that could boost the uptake of green energy, has raised £3 million in funding from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance that recently invested in Pimberly and Eventum Orthopaedics. The investor is managed by Mercia Ventures and is a part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, and Mercia’s EIS funds.
The latest investment will enable it to scale up its technology and begin a pilot project. It aims to produce generators that can produce 1,000 kg of hydrogen a day, which is equivalent to 1.6 MW of energy and enough to fuel 50 20-tonne trucks. The company, which currently employs five staff, expects to create seven new jobs in the next six months.