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WEcircleValley Kickoff Conference in Osnabrück
This week, we had the pleasure of participating in the WEcircleValley Kickoff Conference in Osnabrück. It was an inspiring event dedicated to accelerating innovation in circular economy, sustainable materials, and bio-based industrial solutions. During the conference, our Sales Director Eduard presented the latest developments in our next-generation aerogel technologies, including biomineral silica aerogels and cellulose-based […]
First strategy team meeting Q1 2026
What happens when two outstanding minds join a team that is already moving at full speed? At the start of 2026, we got to find out. In January, we were very happy to welcome Finn and Erik to our R&D team. Since then, they’ve been doing fantastic work alongside Alberto—pushing our already high R&D velocity […]
Talk on Aerogel Materials at Hochschule Osnabrück
Recently, Dirk had the opportunity to give a talk on aerogel materials at Hochschule Osnabrück. This talk was part of the lecture series “Materials in Future Technologies” by Prof. Dr. Markus Susoff and Prof. Dr. Svea Petersen. 👩🎓👨🎓 It doesn’t happen often that the team can step out of the day-to-day work to talk about […]
Start of C-Factory Project
Start of the C-Factory project – a major milestone for climate-friendly construction! C-Factory is designed to become the worldwide first carbon concrete plant for CO2-storing prefab components, backed by around EUR 14 million in funding from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and running through the end of 2029. The project builds on […]
Rethinking Interior Insulation: Why Aerogel Is Becoming a Game Changer in Energy Renovation
The buildings in Europe are an energy problem — and at the same time a huge opportunity. 75% of the existing building stock is considered energy inefficient. At the same time, EPBD regulations, the EU taxonomy, and rising financing costs are increasing the pressure on property owners. Energy-efficient renovation is no longer optional. It has […]
Meet the team … Eduard Siemens. Sales at Champions-League Level
Since January 2025, Eduard has been part of our team as Director of Sales. Together with our CEO Marc, he is driving our aerogel business forward. Why Champions League? Because this is not about standard products. Rather, we deal with innovative high-performance materials. It is a highly international market that is technologically demanding and the […]
Successful test in aerogel insulation render within EASI ZERo project
Last week Marc and Dirk took part in the joint Winter Workshop of the EASI ZERo and INBUILT Projects at the Leipfinger-Bader site in Pfeffenhausen close to Munich. It was an important milestone for the aerogel-it team. The main focus for the team was aerogel insulation render. This product class is becoming one of the […]
Real-Life Example: The Triesch Residence, Berlin.
The climate change as well as surging energy prices create a pressing trend towards more energy efficiency in buildings to lower carbon dioxide emissions and energy consumption for heating and cooling. While essential from the sustainability point of view, the drive towards more energy efficiency has a well visible and undesirable impact on building aesthetics: […]
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