Delivered by the Net Zero Technology Centre
TechX | Demo Day 2026
After 14 weeks in the TechX Accelerator, our 2026 startup cohort will unveil their pioneering clean energy solutions to an audience of investors, industry leaders and energy stakeholders.
Join us for the TechX Accelerator 2026 Demo Day, an inspiring celebration of innovation, ambition, and progress.
Our 2026 cohort of startups will take the stage to pitch their ventures, showcase their technologies, and share the journey that has brought their ideas to life.
Following the pitches, we’ll recognise outstanding achievements at our TechX Graduation celebrating excellence, impact, and innovation across the cohort.
After the awards, guests are invited to stay and celebrate with our founders, mentors and partners. Enjoy the opportunity to connect, reflect on the achievements of the programme, and mark the culmination of an exceptional accelerator journey.
- 1300: Guest Arrival
- 1330: Welcome Speeches
- 1350: Live start‑up pitches from the TechX Accelerator 2026 cohort
- 1450: Technology showcases and product demonstrations
- 1530: Awards recognising standout teams and innovations
- 1600: Networking, celebration, and refreshments to close the evening
Be part of a defining moment for these start‑ups and help celebrate the future they are building.
- Date: 11th June
- Time: 13:00 – 17:00
- Location: Net Zero Technology Centre, 20 Queens Road, Aberdeen
Eight startups were selected for the 2026 TechX Accelerator, sharing £400,000 to develop clean energy technologies that speed up the transition to net zero and create new economic opportunities in Scotland and beyond.
The cohort spans innovations in geothermal baseload power, low-carbon component manufacturing and floating offshore wind simulation using machine learning.
Renewables and grid
Hydrogen and alternative fuels
Carbon capture, utilisation and storage
Industrial decarbonisation
Renewables and grid
Hydrogen and alternative fuels
Carbon capture, utilisation and storage
Industrial decarbonisation
Meet our 2026 TechX cohort driving clean energy innovation
HexSeed Technology
HexSeed Technology
Production of industrial diamonds using captured Co2 to combat thermal management in electronics.
PROBLEM
Carbon removal is vital for Net Zero, but today it’s too costly to scale. Most CO₂‑based products still depend on a green premium, limiting adoption. Meanwhile, industries relying on carbon‑based materials face rising environmental impacts and fragile supply chains.
SOLUTION
HexSeed is a CCU-integrated producer of high-value supermaterials, converting CO₂ into materials where cost and performance drive demand. By adapting existing processes, we produce low-carbon lab-grown diamonds that will enhance the performance of semi-conductor power devices used in datacentres, telecommunications and EVs.
Hypanode
Hypanode
Fuel cell technology combining the power density of a jet engine with the efficiency of a battery.
PROBLEM
High‑performance motion and power systems still depend on heavy materials and generate significant emissions, creating a trade‑off between capability and environmental impact.
SOLUTION
Hypanode’s fuel cell technology combines the power density of a jet engine with the efficiency of a battery.
ISONIK
ISONIK
Ultrasonic ice prevention technology for wind turbines and critical infrastructure.
PROBLEM
65% of wind farms globally experience icing issues, losing up to 20% AEP. Traditional ice protection systems are energy-intensive, expensive, and often ineffective.
SOLUTION
ISONIK uses sound waves to prevent ice build-up, offering a solution that is energy efficient, price competitive, and non-toxic. Our transducers are retrofitted inside the blade and are capable of ice detection and blade health monitoring.
MetaSenz
MetaSenz
Light-based nanosensor technology for inherently safe hydrogen sensing.
PROBLEM
Hydrogen is difficult to handle safely. It is highly leak‑prone, invisible, and can create dangerous conditions if not detected quickly. As hydrogen production, transport and storage expand, the lack of reliable real‑time leak detection creates safety risks that could slow the growth of the hydrogen economy.
SOLUTION
MetaSenz have a real‑time safety system that can detect hydrogen. By identifying leaks instantly and enabling rapid response, it reduces operational risk and protects infrastructure and people.
Micro Thermal Energy
Micro Thermal Energy
Off-grid on-site modular compact geothermal baseload power system.
PROBLEM
Access to clean, reliable baseload power is limited because most renewable options are intermittent, and traditional geothermal requires rare high‑heat geology and deep, costly drilling. Many regions lack a flexible, small‑footprint solution that can be deployed close to where energy is needed.
SOLUTION
A compact underground system that turns shallow geothermal heat into steady, clean electricity, installable almost anywhere with a small footprint.
Orchid Solar
Orchid Solar
Novel solar thermal concentrator delivering >500°C heat without fossil fuel usage.
PROBLEM
Industries that require high‑temperature heat still rely heavily on fossil fuels because most renewable systems can’t reach >500°C. This creates a major emissions gap that require intense, continuous heat and there are few clean alternatives.
SOLUTION
Orchid Solar use a solar concentrator that focuses sunlight to generate industrial‑grade heat above 500°C, replacing fossil‑fuel burners with a clean, high‑temperature thermal source suitable for heavy industry.
StrainWorks
StrainWorks
Low-waste, low-energy manufacturing of ultra-lightweight bearings
PROBLEM
Conventional bearing production is heavy, energy‑intensive, and carbon‑intense, and current machining-based methods can’t easily make lightweight, low‑carbon components at scale.
SOLUTION
StrainWorks delivers a step-change in making bearings: in our novel manufacturing process, the final bearing is weight optimised for the loads it will actually experience in service. This reduces bearing weight and cuts material use, energy consumption, and embodied emissions, all while reducing processing steps to enable high-volume production at scale.
Xmoor
Xmoor
Machine learning-driven floating offshore wind simulation and design optimisation platform.
PROBLEM
Floating offshore wind is slow and costly to design because current simulation and optimisation tools are complex, time‑intensive, and limit rapid, low‑cost development.
SOLUTION
Xmoor provide a machine‑learning platform that rapidly simulates and optimises floating offshore wind designs, cutting the time, cost, and complexity of engineering high‑performance floating wind projects