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Are you ready to glimpse the future of the power industry? We're excited to present a unique event that diverges from our usual focus on established, well-tested technologies. This time, we're turning the spotlight on early-stage innovations that have the potential to revolutionize the sector. In this event, we'll feature a panel of early stage innovators across a variety of power use cases, like transportation electrification, distributed energy resources, and energy storage.

This event offers a rare opportunity to stay ahead of the curve and be among the first to learn about the technologies that will drive tomorrow's energy solutions.

About the Innovators

• EarthGrid pioneers plasma-based underground boring technology through its proprietary Tunnel Boring Robot (TBR) and Plasma Excavation System (PES). The company offers both direct boring services and infrastructure management solutions, serving telecommunications, power, water, gas, and transportation infrastructure providers.

• Hydronic Shell retrofits buildings with non-invasive and facade-integrated HVAC technology, reducing heating and cooling energy consumption. This new solution aims to address large building electrification and modernization challenges while reducing retrofit deployment complexity and customer hassle.

• Electreon provides wireless charging solutions for electric vehicles (EV) - their solution includes dynamic charging wireless Electric Road Systems (wERS). The company has deployed projects across Europe with a "Charge as you Drive" project in Paris, France, a "Smartroad Gotland" project in Visby, Sweden, and more. Recently, Electreon developed the first North America public wERS in Detroit. Stefan Tongur, PhD, Electreon's Vice President of Business Development, will be presenting.

• Silbat specializes in thermal energy storage solutions for grid-scale applications. Their storage system stores electricity as heat in molten silicon at approximately 1,410°C. This method leverages silicon's abundance and high latent heat of fusion, resulting in a cost-effective and energy-dense storage medium. Still, their greatest innovation relies on retrieving the stored energy by employing thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells, which convert the infrared radiation emitted by the molten silicon back into electricity. This approach enables the transformation of intermittent renewable energy sources into reliable dispatchable power.

• Emrod working to commercialize long-range, wireless power transfer technology for grid applications. Its proprietary power beaming technology is aimed to achieve safe, reliable, efficient and scalable transmission of power via electromagnetic energy. This technology is also the building block of Emrod’s Worldwide Energy Matrix (WEM) concept.