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🚀 ALBON at the MIT Climate and Energy Prize Semi-Finals in Munich! 🇩🇪 🧪

Mar 22, 2025

Wiley Park

Last week, ALBON took the stage in Munich as one fo the top 10 international student-led climate-tech startups selected for the MIT Climate and Energy Prize Semi-Finals – the world's leading competition for student climate innovation.

Co-founders John Phipps and Tom Bessell pitched our waste-to-value technology, showing how industrial wastewater and CO₂ can be transformed into biochar – a sustainable fertiliser that offers a cost-effective, carbon-negative solution for industries. Lead Controls Engineer Patrick Blampied also joined us in Munich, as part of the team advancing our mission to deliver accessible, real-world climate solutions.

🎤 Our pitch in one sentence: Sustainability doesn't have to be costly or complex – ALBON is turning waste into value with scalable, profitable solutions.

💡 The biggest barrier to industrial decarbonisation isn't technology – it's cost. Businesses want to cut emissions, but many solutions are too expensive or complex. ALBON is changing that.

♻️ By turning waste into value, we provide an accessible, scalable solution for wastewater treatment, soil restoration, and CO₂ removal – all without breaking the bank.

A huge thank you to MIT Climate and Energy Prize, TUM Venture Labs, and SAP Munich for bringing together some of the brightest minds in climate innovation.

🎥 See ALBON in action! Watch our pitch from the MIT Climate & Energy Prize Semi-Finals and discover how we're making sustainability scalable and affordable. ⬇️

This is just the beginning – let's make sustainability accessible for all! 🌱