Join the Cluster

Funded in part through a Contract with the U.S. Small Business Administration

WECAN, Washington Energy: Carbon Advancement Network, is led by the CleanTech Alliance and Momentum – each are experienced providers of entrepreneur education and support, and passionate about the clean technology sector.

WECAN will engage regional partners to strengthen the carbon capture, utilization, sequestration, and carbon materials ecosystem.

WECAN will provide small business support services including:

• Mentoring
• Customer Discovery/Matching
• Export Readiness Coaching
• Policymaker and Community Engagement Training
• State and Federal Grant Writing Assistance
• Lifecycle Analysis Support
• Support for Underserved Business Owners

Additional projects will include a Carbon Purchaser’s Alliance, growing an Industry Advisory Board, and collaboration on Joint Innovation Projects.

If you're interested in WECAN and the trainings, consulting, and network we are providing please fill out this survey to receive access to our online resource library, schedule a meeting with the WECAN team, and/or continue receiving updates on this cluster!

Small Business Training Series: 

Mastering Strategic Networking with Local Leaders Webinar

TOMORROW!

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM PST

Virtual

 

Join us for part two of our webinar series on networking with local officials! Momentum will be sharing tools for networking with elected officials and you’ll have the opportunity to build a strategic plan with the help of Momentum and peers. Come prepared for an interactive webinar to share your socialization ideas and questions!

• Federal Executive Order updates
• Presentation by Momentum's Strategist Expert, Scott Cox
• Break out rooms to build socialization strategy with Momentum team

CCUS Company Highlights

Emissol's DAC Breakthrough

Emissol, a cleantech firm, uses its DAC advancements to accelerate Africa's first DAC facility, Octavia's Project Hummingbird.



Emissol has created carbon removal technology that cuts the costs of traditionally expensive systems, while also solving time and space issues. Octavia is now pairing Emissol's tech with Kenya's geothermal power and unique geology to create a cleaner, more efficient DAC system. Octavia uses Kenya's abundant geothermal energy to power DAC and permanently store the carbon in porous basaltic rocks in Kenya's Rift Valley.

Octavia's cofounder and CEO, Martin Freimüller, says, "Working with Emissol has catalyzed our R&D process in maturing and optimizing our contactor-based DAC for deployment in our pilot project. By leveraging their expertise and integrating these advancements with Kenya's geothermal energy resources, we are poised to deploy the world's most cost-effective DAC technology here in Kenya."

Visit the Emissol Website for more information.

Learn more about Octavia here!

Your News Here!

We want to highlight the important work of our small business members and industry partners! To be included in our newsletter please email Program Coordinator, Teresa Gonzalez, teresa@cleantechalliance.org with your success story, carbon capture news, or WECAN experience!

Funding Opportunities

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Carbon Utilization Procurement Grants for Demonstration Grants Supporting the Procurement and Use of Carbon Conversion Products Derived from Anthropogenic Carbon Oxide Emissions

Stay tuned for a funding opportunities database from Momentum!

If you're interested in WECAN and the trainings, consulting, and network we are providing please fill out this survey to receive access to our online resource library, schedule a meeting with the WECAN team, and/or continue receiving updates on this cluster!