Energy & Materials

Recent historical events are opening an unprecedented opportunity to change the shape of the energy market. Alternative energy consumption shows tremendous growth and even greater potential. CMEA's energy venture capital funding is looking beyond simple execution plays in the energy space. Our energy practice develops those technologies that combine scientific breakthroughs from a variety of disciplines, ranging from energy and materials to biotech and information technology. We see a variety of forward-looking opportunities in this category.

Future Fuels

significant transportation cost reductions
biologically optimized production processes
hybridized agricultural feedstocks
novel catalyst complexes
equipment/instrumentation

Premium power

advanced batteries
ultra capacitors
kinetic energy storage equipment
power electronics and associated software

Alternative generation technologies

fuel cells
photovoltaics
wind, tide, wave, thermoelectrics
Stirling engines
co- and tri-generation equipment
advanced fission, fusion, and bulk energy storage

Energy Intelligence

automation equipment
modeling and prediction software
ruggedized sensors
real-time analysis equipment
communications equipment

Energy Efficient Products

high-efficiency lighting
high-efficiency engines and motors
solid-state refrigeration
low-power electronics
energy recapture
energy harvesting