SF Climate Week Highlights
Scanalytics was a part of the weeklong event at the intersection of climate action and innovation known as SF Climate Week in April 2024. Instead of a giant, soulless exposition hall in Orlando or Vegas, almost 18K people from 750 organizations joined in 350+ events spread throughout the city over 7 days. It showcased investors and start-ups, hikes and happy hours, breakfast presentations and evening DJ-ed meet-ups.
Scroll in to see Scanalytics smart flooring sample on the showcase table!
Scanalytics was featured at Third Derivative’s SF Mission-based event at the top of the week, engaging investors and start-ups over craft beers and Mission-style Mexican food. Throughout the week, there was something for everyone including beach trash clean-up’s, climate karaoke, fabulation workshops, and dozens of open forums. Many (if not most) of the events were funded by sponsors and therefore open to participants willing to sign in and show up.
We were introduced to a fascinating and wide range of new technologies including: cow vaccines to reduce their methane, um, gas, submersibles for carbon sequestration, hybrid planes for military and goods transport, green ammonia (Ammobia), deep sea nickel-harvesting robots, passive cooling technologies, delicious non-dairy cheeses, carbon negative textiles (Rubi) smart thermal batteries (Harvest Thermal) and many, many more. (Plus, we’d not fail to mention: smart flooring.) Yes, AI was also part of the conversation but more as a driver rather than its hyperbolic role as a disruptor or catch-all tagline.
Participants ranged across the entire value chain: corporates, students, start-ups, EPCs, bankers, government, philanthropy, investors - all looking to to deliver hope and solve problems, balance risk and return expectations to build new businesses, create new jobs, and harness the power of a green revolution.
Star-studded cast of government, corporate, policy, investors, and start-ups including DOE Head of Commercialization, Dr. Vanessa Z. Chan.
It was inspiring to see the idea of a sustainability movement evolve far from the dire gloom and doomsday clocks to showcase innovation, action, and creativity. US-based manufacturing and reduced carbon with technologies like smart flooring will help pave the way for a more prosperous, interesting, and abundant world. See you there, next year!
