Folivora Energy
Founded 2023
Our goal is to achieve sustainability and energy efficiency not at the expense of economic benefit and through high infrastructural investments, but through intelligent, data-based virtual energy system cybernetics. As a spin-off of the Technical University of Darmstadt, we have already dealt with governance issues of complex systems in various research projects over the past years. Our conclusion: Regardless of whether it is an industrial park, a housing estate, an urban grid or a balancing group – wherever energy is stored and/or exchanged and energy (money and CO2) flows are to be controlled, a central, omnipresent and intelligent decision maker is needed. For complex energy systems, there are a vast number of operational decision alternatives that are constantly changing due to altering environmental conditions. In order to find the economically or ecologically best decision out of this multitude of alternatives at any time, it is necessary to employ methods of applied mathematics.
InnoShiftIng
Founded 2023
Multi-speed transmissions can significantly increase the overall efficiency of electric drives compared with single-speed transmissions for the same driving performance. Some vehicle manufacturers have already recognized this potential and responded by introducing electric multispeed transmissions. However, these use shifting systems that are largely derived from conventional transmissions. InnoShiftIng is developing a shifting system explicitly for use in electric multi-gear drives, which will allow vehicle or drive manufacturers to realize significantly cheaper, more compact and more efficient electric multi-gear drives. The shifting system thus contributes significantly to the reduction of CO2 and pollutant emissions as well as the use of energy and resources in both vehicle production and use.
ABP
Founded 2016
Adaptive Balancing Power (ABP) is a leading developer and manufacturer of highly efficient flywheel energy storage systems. These high-performance electrical storage systems are used in applications that require a large number of daily cycles with high power output, such as stabilising the grid, increasing the resilience of industrial power grids, data centres and hospitals, maintaining voltage and recuperation in electrified public transport, and ultra-fast charging of electric vehicles. ABP's high-performance storage systems are manufactured in Germany with the added value of mechanical engineering based here. Compared to other storage technologies, they are particularly environmentally friendly and durable with a service life of 1,000,000 cycles and 25 years, require little maintenance and are almost completely recyclable. ABP has already received several awards for its pioneering and green technology, most recently the Hessian State Prize for Energy 2024.
COMPREDICT
Founded 2016
COMPREDICT develops software-based virtual sensors for the automotive industry. The technology enables vehicle manufacturers and suppliers to replace physical sensors with software and accurately determine vehicle states and component loads without additional hardware.
Based on physics-based models and machine learning methods, COMPREDICT’s virtual sensors calculate critical parameters such as component loads, temperatures, wear and remaining useful life in real time using existing vehicle data. This allows vehicle functionality to be expanded through software while reducing hardware costs, system complexity, and packaging space in the vehicle.
COMPREDICT thereby creates a new software-defined sensing layer in vehicles that transforms existing vehicle data into precise state information and enables new applications – from durability monitoring and predictive maintenance to data-driven vehicle development.