PRONOE

 ### EVENT ### PRONOE will present during the Advancing OceanCDR Conference in #Boston Tuesday-Thursday this week. Our CEO, Nicolas Sdez will have the honor and privilege to be the first speaker and open this industry conference with a presentation on a topic close to our hearts and one that doesn’t get talked about enough: Environment Impacts in the context of Ocean CDR. >> Monitoring, Modeling, and Measurements need to be broadened beyond ‘carbon accounting’ and encompass environmental impacts. << More specifically, we will discuss: •            Considerations for Ecotoxicity Assessment for Local Environmental Impacts in the context of Integration of OAE Processes with Coastal Industries, •            Usual and state-of-the-art techniques for testing, monitoring and modeling spatially and temporally distributed potential impacts, •            Dialogue on environmental control and protection between OAE companies, industry experts, policymakers, and institutions. Finally, we will discuss our differentiated solution for Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement from Coastal Outfalls. Following presentations carried out at the 2024 #EGU Conference and 2023 #IDA Conference, we will present the practical steps taken at PRONOE since inception to prevent and mitigate adverse environmental impacts, explore positive impacts, deploy best-in-class environmental monitoring, and proactively contribute to closing knowledge gaps.  We are excited by the quality of the speakers attending and look forward to connecting or reconnecting with peers, OceanCDR representatives and enthusiasts, scientists, investors, policymakers, and C-levels. See the full conference agenda: https://lnkd.in/euKtnwzb If you are attending the event, or are interested in meeting in Boston this week, don’t hesitate to DM us.   #CDR #OceanCDR #Environment 

### JUNE 2024 - PRONOE & INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS ### 📅 June 8th was the International Day of Oceans. Just 1 day every year. If we were to truly celebrate the Oceans for what they are and what they provide, we would celebrate: - From September 23rd, onwards for 27% of anthropic CO2 is permanently sequestered every year: . - From April 7th, onwards for 71% of Earth's surface is covered by Oceans. - From March 20th, onwards for 78% of Earth's animals call the Oceans home. - From January 26th, onwards for Oceans absorbed 93% of excess heat since the onset of the Industrial Revolution. 🔦 PRONOE won the Waves of Change Coalition's Tideline on #Biodiversity. Aimed at facilitating PoCs between coastal cities, ports, and utilities on our way towards #UNOC2025, the Tideline Startup Challenge generated opportunities in France and abroad across industries and utilities. e.g. Behind the friendly seagull, you can see #Biarritz 's beach being prepared to install the outfall of the city's marine heat pumps for district cooling. 🏛 After being laureate in 2023, PRONOE was also invited to assist to the final of the Monaco Ocean Protection Challenge. Congratulations on INNOV&SEA which won the prize this year! It was a great opportunity to reconnect with friends of the thriving Monaco's Ocean ecosystems, including the International University of Monaco, Institut océanographique de Monaco, Monaco Impact, and Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco. 🔔 Ocean thought leaders urge fellow #investors 'not to forget about the Oceans', an important opinion piece from Marie Ekeland, Nicolas Occhiminuti, Olivier Wenden, @Douglas Hensen-Luke, Anouk Veber, Christian Lim. See in English here: https://lnkd.in/eFkph8_n 📚 It's a busy month for CDR industry reports, these include : - State of CDR: https://lnkd.in/d97fNnEE - BCG's report on Demand Drivers for Durable Carbon Removal: https://lnkd.in/d42JG3eJ - Carbonfuture's guide on CDR Policy : https://lnkd.in/dmcQhkeb #TBT

### MEETUPs ### PRONOE will be pitching at Viva Technology on Thursday 23/05. For the first edition of #EuropeDeeptechMeetup, PRONOE has been selected as a Top 15 #Deeptech #Sustainability Startup by EuroQuity - Bpifrance and Les Deeptech 🚀. Other selected startups (Pre-seed to Series A) include: Renaissance Fusion, Genomines, Spark Cleantech, Aerleum, BlueNose, Bobine, Catsalyze, IRIDESENSE, Luchrome, P-layer SAS, REVOBIOM, Spectronite; Tellux, Wallace Technologies. See us in Hall 3, on the 16.30-18.30 CET time slot. And because good news seldom comes alone, we'll be pitching on the same day for the #DEMODAY of 21st by CentraleSupélec in STATION F. Please feel free to ping our CEO, Nicolas Sdez, if you'd like to meet at one of these events.

We are thrilled to introduce the seven startups joining our second CEEZER Carbon Coalition cohort! The following seven innovators are driving change in the voluntary carbon market and have been selected for 2024 Carbon Coalition program: – AirSmat Inc is an AI-driven Agtech democratizing the production of high-quality biochar to sequester carbon and improve the farmers' livelihood across Africa. – Heimdal is building novel limestone-based direct air capture units aiming to scale operations to 1,000,000 metric tons by 2027-2029. – PRONOE develops water treatment systems that integrate downstream of coastal industry, using the ocean's natural ability to capture and remove CO2. – RECOAL AG converts waste biomass into hydrochar, also known as Negative Emission Coal (NEC). A patented process ensures that the NEC permanently remains in underground vaults. – SeaO2 deploys direct ocean capture technology to sequester CO2 through a scalable and cost-effective electrochemical reaction. – Silica permanently sequesters CO2 and improves crop yields for smallholder farmers through enhanced rock weathering. – ZeroEx develops high-quality, regionally focused enhanced rock weathering projects to sequester CO2 and improve smallholder farmer livelihood. Through the Carbon Coalition, CEEZER provides early-stage project developers the resources and guidance needed to commercialize and create widespread impact. This de-risks early removal offtake, helping promising startups gain tangible commercial traction from large international buyers.

### ACHIEVEMENT ### We are humbled to announce that PRONOE was shortlisted as a Top 100 CDR project globally in the Finalist Round of the #XPRIZECarbonRemoval competition, a competition aimed at tackling the biggest threat facing humanity - fighting climate change and rebalancing Earth's carbon cycle. This announcement comes as a recognition of our differentiated, holistic approach to CO2 removal. The selection was made by top-tier international experts in carbon removal, after assessing 1300+ competing teams in a multi-year competition. PRONOE has been selected with 99 other projects from 25 countries, amongst 21 other ocean-based projects. We're delighted to join NetZero as the two sole #France -headquartered projects listed. Congrats to all teams who made this cut, and #encouragement to those who did not: let us carry on making a positive difference together! See the full list of selected projects here: https://lnkd.in/eVrkQDBa #CDR #OceanCDR #climatechangemitigation

### NEWS & SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTION ### Going beyond 'carbon-accounting' demystification in OceanCDR, contributing to environmental impact assessment. NEWS The field of OceanCDR is quickly evolving, in line with the best available science. This, of course, includes OceanCDR MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, Verification). OceanCDR is vast, and Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement is a whole world in and of itself - and we are delighted that the specific approach we follow from day 1 - working the Ocean Outfalls - has been reckoned as the one with the most robust MRV pathway. Isometric has just issued their #protocol for Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement from Coastal Outfalls for public consultation. Picking a line from Gabby Kitch (NOAA) during the EESI panel yesterday on 'Demystifying Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal' : " We'd like to see more studies on environmental impacts ". SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTION At PRONOE, we could not agree more, and we've been obsessed with bringing our contribution to the scientific discussion on environmental impacts of OAE. Our stellar CTO, Juan Buceta has been selected to present our work during the European Geosciences Union 2024 General Assembly. Within the theme 'Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal : Potential, Risks, and application", alongside leading international marine scientists, Juan will present on " Integration of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Processes with Coastal Industries: Ecotoxicity Assessment for Local Environmental Impacts " If you are attending the EGU 2024 in Vienna this Friday, and would like to connect, don't hesitate to ping Juan directly. See EGU 2024's mCDR agenda here : https://lnkd.in/eqfN9b-F Disclaimer: Our mission to restore the ocean's natural ability to permanently remove CO2 from the air requires us to approach the endeavor with profound humility. #oceancdr #cdr #environmentalimpacts

### EVENT ### We at PRONOE are delighted to exhibit during ChangeNOW after being sponsored by the Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society (Mon 25/03 - Wed 27/03). PRONOE has also been selected as one of the #Top9 startups globally in the #OceanAndWater sector, and we will be pitching on stage at 10.00am on Mon 25/03, on the opening day of the event - a day dedicated to Oceans! While the oceans are (finally) getting (some) of the attention they deserve, the full realization of the key intertwined roles of the oceans and climate play remains limited. That's why we seized this opportunity to share the word on key topics such as ocean acidification, the role of oceans in climate, and their key role in climate change mitigation... in a fun way! Come and take a #quizz to test your knowledge on Climate Change Mitigation and win one Sustainable Surprise a day: Day 1 - Reduction of CO2 emissions - 🌫️ Day 2 - Restoration of ecosystems - 🌊 Day 3 - Removal of atmospheric CO2 - 🌀 👋See you at our booth! 🤫 We will also showcase what is (to our knowledge) the first live and visual experiment of Ocean Acidification and Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement. 🌍 ChangeNOW is THE LARGEST EVENT OF SOLUTIONS FOR THE PLANET, and on a mission to accelerate change by connecting innovators, investors, companies, media, and cities all around the globe so they can join forces. 🤝 INSEAD is an Academic Partner at the ChangeNow Summit [and has been for 6 years!] and they are running Impact Entrepreneurship Forum as a joint initiative of INSEAD Business & Society and Rudolf and Valeria Maag INSEAD Centre for Entrepreneurship thanks to a generous support of NEO Leaders.

### EXPOSURE ### PRONOE is delighted to have been selected amongst the #100 top innovators in 2024 by the French newspaper Le Point. Out of 500+ projects, the selection was made by an exceptional and diverse jury composed of 35+ inspiring leaders, inter alia : -       Alain Aspect, 2022 Nobel Price in Physics -       Olivier Andriès, CEO of Safran -       Laura Chaubard, Director of Polytechnique -       Marie Ekeland, founder of the VC fund 2050 -       Philippe Mauguin, CEO of INRAE -       Pascale Ribon, Director of Deeptech at BPI France -       Roxanne Varza, director of StationF PRONOE has been short-listed in the #GreenTech category together with outstanding startups, including MORFO, MECAWARE, CILKOA, Jimmy, ClimaMeter, Carbon Maps, Purenat, Unseenlabs, Extrachive, NcodiN, and Diam Concept. At PRONOE, we see this as a great opportunity to bring the topic of CDR and OceanCDR forward to a larger audience than the CDR echo chamber. On a different note, this was also a great opportunity to get brand new professional pictures of our stellar CTO Juan Buceta 😉

Press Release (2/21/2024) The Water Positive Think Tank (WPTT) welcomes Juan Buceta, Co-Foundeer and CTO of PRONOE. #climatechange, #Waterpositive, #agriculture, #environmentalconsulting,#waterpositive

### EVENT ### We are delighted to share that PRONOE was selected as one of the 5 finalists for the #BlueInvest Days competition in Category 1: Net Zero, Ocean Pollution, and Water Management Solutions! Have a look at our fellow ocean startup finalists: Finsulate BV, Hefring Marine, ICODOS, and Pinovo. Beyond the opportunity to showcase our project and get feedback from some of the most ocean-savvy investors in Europe 🌊 (including the EU 🇪🇺, and our friends from Norway 🇳🇴 and the UK 🇬🇧), this selection shows two things in our opinion: 🎯 STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT AT EU LEVEL Selection by the committee signals profound alignment with the EU strategic objectives linked to the oceans, the blue economy, Net Zero Goals, and water management solutions. The representation will include #DGMare executives. 💸 INVESTMENT APPETITE On top of the 50+ private investors, VCs, and funds represented at the event, EU institutional investors and Financiers will have representation, including the European Investment Fund (EIF) and European Investment Bank (EIB). The #EIB is actively looking to scale up technologies, projects, and infrastructures across Europe. We are looking forward to meaningful connections in the Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels! 📚🇧🇪 #blueeconomy #BlueInvestDays #EUGreenDeal #BeGreenGoBlue #ocean #cdr