Ocean Business b2match 2025

10 Apr 2025 | European Way, United Kingdom

Achim Hoffmann

Founder

ocane Ltd

London, United Kingdom

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Climate Tech Start-up focussing on Ocean Energy System to be deployed in global warm currents. Current Target pilot location: Gulf of Mexico/Gulf Stream

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ocane Ltd

ocane Ltd

Start-up / Entrepreneur

Sevenoaks, United Kingdom

ocane leverages ocean heat and acidity to release H2 and CO2 from flowing warm ocean currents, low cost and unlimited scalability. The concpet includes offshore conversion to Methanol as Marine Transport Fuel and feedstock for onshore SAF production. We are looking for organisations interested in supporting our journey to run - as the next step - offshore gas release pilot trials and start planing the FOAK. This includes offshore research agencies, marine engineering companies as well of offshore process engineering companies. We are also looking for Marine Logistics companies with an interest in green Methanol for MOUs as a stepping stone towards offtake agreements.
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About me

Climate Moon Shot Builder, Engineer, Fixer, Passionate about Water and all its secrets

Achim, the ocane founder, has been active in the Entrepreneurial Cleantech sector for more than 20 years building an electroyser and a biofuel start-up. For 9 years he was a VC Investor and business builder for UK FTSE250 listed IP Group, an early stage VC focussed on University Spin-outs. Prior to this as a Strategy Consultant with McKinsey (Duesseldorf and London) he supported clients mainly in Oil&Gas. Achim launched his career as R&D Engineer and specialist for water and ion separation tech at a Cleantech Fraunhofer Institute. He received a Dr degree in Chemical Engineering from Dortmund and Diploma from Karlsruhe University. Achim also holds an MBA from Kellogg. He has dual nationality, UK and Germany, and is a certified SCUBA Instructor.

Skills

  • Water Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Chemical Engineering
  • business building
  • Funding
  • Strategy

Interests

  • Engineering Partners for TRL6 - TRL9 deployments
  • Offshore Construction Materials
  • Regulatory Support

Marketplace (2)

  • Investment

    WaterWattS

    Tackeling Carbon, Ocean Heat and Energy Transition with a symbiotic and enabeling formula.

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    Achim Hoffmann

    Founder at ocane Ltd

    London, United Kingdom