Sesame Sustainability

We are thrilled to share Sesame Sustainability’s latest academic paper! In this article, authors Paul Sizaire and Emre Gençer present an extensive methodology and model for hydrogen supply chain optimization. The approach captures several production-critical considerations for project stakeholders, such as determining optimal locations for electrolytic production powered by renewables and assessing trade-offs between proximity to demand clusters and regions abundant in renewable energy sources. The model addresses other crucial questions: • Where should supply be located to meet specific demand? • What is the optimal solar/wind energy ratio and capacity oversizing? • How much hydrogen storage is necessary? • Should electricity or hydrogen be transported nearer to demand clusters? • How do blue and green hydrogen solutions compete? • What impact do policies have on achieving the ideal energy mix? While the paper focuses on Texas and Louisiana, the model is versatile and can analyze any global region, regardless of scale. These advanced capabilities are now integrated into our commercial platform. Feel free to reach out for a demo or further details! https://lnkd.in/e6R9C9gR

🚀 Thrilled to announce our investment in Sesame Sustainability, a groundbreaking software suite dedicated to driving industrial decarbonization with AI and data. 🌍💡 Born from seven years of deep research at MIT, Sesame optimizes costs and emissions for heavy industry, offering unparalleled economic, environmental, and systems analysis capabilities. We are excited to partner with Emre Gençer and his exceptional team to help them turn their vision into a reality. Join us in welcoming Sesame to the forefront of industrial innovation! Read more about their journey and our thesis here: https://lnkd.in/eAZAqrF2 #VentureCapital #Decarbonization #AI #IndustrialInnovation #Investment

I’m excited to announce Powerhouse Ventures’ newest portfolio company, Sesame Sustainability, the industrial decarbonization platform. Heavy industry is responsible for 34% of total global emissions. While there are many technological, financial, and regulatory tailwinds favoring industrial decarbonization, industrial companies won’t make decisions to decarbonize without understanding the economic and environmental implications of those decisions. Sesame Sustainability’s platform offers techno-economic analysis and environmental modeling based on fundamental physics and chemistry for several decarbonization pathways, starting with hydrogen. Its analyses are highly credible, use standardized methodologies across decarbonization pathways, and enable customers to conduct iterative scenario analysis at scale. Powerhouse Ventures is proud to co-lead Sesame Sustainability’s $2.4M seed round with Flybridge. We look forward to working with CEO Emre Gençer, Head of Engineering Jim Owens, Head of Product Paul Sizaire, and the entire Sesame Sustainability team to scale industrial decarbonization during the decisive decade. #decarbonization #venturecapital #climatetech

Headline and Bain Capital Ventures are thrilled to announce the second annual Vertical SaaS 50. We continue to see incredible innovation across verticalized industries, accelerated and deepened by the growth in AI. This year, we saw more growth in service based industries such as legal, financial services and healthcare as well as continued strength heavy industries like construction and logistics. Zeeza Cole and I are extremely excited to meet the next wave of vertical saas and vertical AI companies. If you are building a vertical SaaS company or have recommendations for our 2025 list please reach out to us directly. Check out the full list: https://lnkd.in/gSfWE2_j

We are thrilled to announce our $2.4 million seed funding round to accelerate the development of the first comprehensive industrial decarbonization software platform! This milestone would not have been possible without the hard work and passion of our team and the support of our amazing investors: Flybridge and Powerhouse Ventures. The industrial sector accounts for 34% of global greenhouse gas emissions. While commercial and regulatory pressures mount, the leaders of industrial companies struggle to plan and enact deep decarbonization initiatives. Solutions that currently exist in the market are slow and don’t adequately address the considerable complexity related to industrial decarbonization technologies. Spinning out of MIT, Sesame’s software suite simulates and optimizes the costs and emissions associated with decarbonization investments in heavy industry. As part of our Design Partner Program, Sesame Sustainability is already working with global energy companies like JERA Americas to prioritize their decarbonization investments. Thanks to all who supported the launch and growth of Sesame! We are continuously growing our team (we have openings!) and are eager to work together to accelerate industrial decarbonization. Stay tuned for exciting news to come! https://lnkd.in/eHXdhGwu

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Join us at the #MITEnergyConference for one of our most exciting events, our Climate and Energy Tech showcase! The Climate and Energy Tech Showcase provides conference-goers an opportunity to learn about the most exciting companies and research organizations advancing the clean energy transition and the fight against climate change. The Showcase includes booths hosted by cutting-edge climate and energy startups. The startup representatives interact with conference attendees and display their tech in action. Based on previous years, we anticipate over 700 professionals, investors, entrepreneurs, researchers, and students will attend.   Today, we will be highlighting some of the amazing companies and research organizations we will be hosting this year! Thank you Alsym Energy, Context Labs BV, ElectricFish, Clay,  Sesame Sustainability, Ekidos Agrivoltaics, Emvolon, Feon Energy, Inc., Copernic Catalysts, Greentown Labs, Ento, Clean Crop Technologies, Inc., AeroShield Materials, the US Department of Energy, GreenLIB, Boston Atomics, Active Surfaces, NONA Technologies, florrent and Found Energy for your involvement in this year’s #MITEnergyConference! 📆 March 11th and 12th, 2024 📍The Westin Copley Place, Boston 🎟️ Tickets at: https://lnkd.in/e6ZqbgS (https://lnkd.in/e6ZqbgS) #MIT #MITEnergy #MITEnergyConference #MITEC #EarlyBirdSpecial #CleanEnergy #Sustainability #CleanEnergyTransition #Engineering #Research #Energy #Design #CommunityDevelopment #RenewableEnergy #ZeroEmission #GlobalSustainability #SustainableInvesting #ClimateAction #Innovation

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