Antora Energy

Yesterday, Antora co-founder and CEO Andrew Ponec took the stage at #BESummit24 to discuss three pillars of decarbonization: Discovery, Development, and Deployment. Alongside Mateo Jaramillo of Form Energy and Cody Friesen of SOURCE Global, Andrew detailed how breakthroughs are needed not just at the beginning stages, but at every step of the way.

This week, we’re thrilled to attend #BESummit24 alongside other climate leaders innovating towards a clean energy future. Thank you Breakthrough Energy for accelerating the path to decarbonize industry: https://lnkd.in/enGewgUn

Today, we’re proud to announce that Antora has been selected by ARPA-E for a $14.5M award to accelerate the launch of our combined heat and power thermal battery product. This funding unlocks commercial-scale manufacturing for Antora’s pioneering heat-to-power technology and paves the way for gigaton-scale decarbonization impact in the industrial sector. Over the past five years, Antora, supported by ARPA-E, has transformed thermophotovoltaic (TPV) technology into a reliable, scalable, and simple solution to convert heat to electricity with no moving parts—a job historically handled by complex and costly turbomachinery. Having demonstrated breakthrough heat-to-electric conversion efficiency and opened the world’s first dedicated manufacturing line for TPV, Antora is on a path to rapidly bring our combined heat and power product to market. As part of the award, Antora will work to ensure that its combined heat and power product fully addresses the needs of industrial and utility customers. Antora will partner with Con Edison, the utility that serves New York City and Westchester County, to help meet its ambitious clean heat and power goals for New Yorkers. In addition, Antora has signed a letter of intent with Shell to evaluate potential opportunities to deploy the product in industrial processes such as chemicals production. Learn more about this transformative funding: https://lnkd.in/e2anrUpv

“Earlier in my career, when I joined the field doing actual development, there was skepticism about whether a woman could be the lead,” shared VP of Commercial Development Nicole Geneau to Canary Media Inc. Read about how Nicole has overcome obstacles on the path to becoming a “clean energy Swiss Army knife”: https://lnkd.in/eSv7Raus

At Antora, we’re rapidly scaling our team to electrify some of the biggest industrial facilities on the planet. If you’re looking to make an impact on climate change, check out our open roles: https://t.co/A89mj8L7dG

“Last year was a record year for clean energy investment in the U.S. — and this year is off to an even stronger start.” According to a recent report by the Clean Investment Monitor, a joint project of the Rhodium Group and MIT’s Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, the manufacturing sector has seen the steepest rise in clean energy investment in recent quarters. Read more on the report in Canary Media Inc.: https://lnkd.in/eCMrF9a6

As Scott Kato transitioned from oil & gas into clean energy, he saw the sector shift from niche to ubiquitous. Now as Antora's Manager of Controls and Software, Scott sees opportunities for people of all backgrounds to be a part of the energy transition. “The clean energy industry has moved to wider and broader applications, anywhere from engineering jobs to technician jobs, to even administrative jobs, I would say the opportunities are out there.” Antora is moving full speed ahead to electrify industry in the United States and around the world. Ready to make an impact on climate change? Learn more about opportunities at Antora: https://bit.ly/44xGEYM

We’re thrilled to welcome Noah Long to Antora as Director of State and Regulatory Affairs. Noah brings two decades of experience in clean energy policy and strategy, including most recently at EDF Renewables, where he managed western state legislative and regulatory engagement. Previously, Noah spent over 15 years leading efforts at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to support ambitious state policies in power plant regulation, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and electrification. Noah holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School, an MSc in International Development and Environmental Policy from the London School of Economics, and a BA from Bowdoin College. Outside of the office, you can find Noah hiking, biking and skiing in the mountains of northern New Mexico, where he grew up and lives with his family. If you’re ready to do the most impactful and fulfilling work of your life on climate change, we’re hiring: https://bit.ly/44xGEYM

New from Bill Gates: how Antora’s thermal battery makes it possible—and profitable—to use excess solar and wind electricity to decarbonize industry. “When we started Antora Energy, we really looked for what the biggest challenge in energy is,” shares Antora co-founder & COO Justin Briggs. Watch how Antora is addressing the single largest source of global emissions: https://lnkd.in/enGewgUn

Decarbonizing industrial processes will require reliable clean energy that doesn't increase costs. Antora Energy’s thermal battery makes it possible—and profitable—to use excess solar and wind electricity to do just that.