If you are interested in aerogels, their applications, challenges and opportunities do check out a new technology briefing on aerogels by Springwise! It gives a great overview of the state of things. You can find the briefing at Springwise here. The article includes testimonials from fellow aerogel experts:Fabian Eisenreich of Eindhoven University of TechnologyErnesto Scoppola […]
Last week Marc and Dirk of the aerogel-it team had the pleasure to visit leading Chinese aerogel and thermal barrier manufacturer IBIH Advanced Materials. IBIH celebrated their their 10th anniversary and hosted the official opening of a brand-new joint international aerogel R&D center. Also present were Hamburg University of Technology president Prof. Dr. Andreas Timm-Giel […]
Last week, Marc and Dirk represented aerogel-it at a very special occasion: The inauguration of the new “CampusLab Circular Economy” at Hamburg University of Technology. This event formed part of the 1st Annual United Nation University Hubs Meeting. The inauguration was headed by TUHH president Prof. Dr. Andreas Timm-Giel and Vice President Prof. Dr. Irina […]
After his recent success with the bioaerogel, Alberto also single-handedly produced ~1000 liters of our next-generation silica aerogel at pilot scale on our plant at TUHH. This is a another major milestone for us. We have concentrated all of our 15-20 years of aerogel experience and chemical expertise into the design of this material. Our […]
Last week, Marc supported by Eduard and me pitched aerogels for slim construction at the REALPitches of the REAL ESTATE ARENA 2025 in Hannover! Marc highlighted how aerogel superinsulation materials can help to address pressing needs of the Construction industry: Lots of exciting proptech companies pitched over the course of the event: Important topics of […]
Last week, the aerogel-it team could celebrate reaching several milestones: Alberto has single-handedly achieved production of 1000 liters of cellulose aerogel beads at pilot scale using our pilot plant at Hamburg University of Technology! Why is this important to us? 1️⃣ It is likely the largest quantity of bioaerogel ever produced. Alberto may very well […]
Recently, Marc presented our aerogel-it activities and products at the meeting for CO2-optimized construction for roads and paved surfaces (CO2-optimiertes Bauen von Verkehrsflächen & Straßen). The meeting took place at the DBU Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt Umwelt in Osnabrück. Michael Hafemann and Mark Gieseke of Gieseke Gruppe expertly moderated the event after Prof. Markus Große-Ophoff of […]
We are very happy to share that the aerogel-it team has grown: As of January 2025, Eduard Siemens joined our team as new team member and Sales Director. In addition to being a Sales expert, Eduard is an experienced founder himself. He built a highly successful 3D-printing company, EWOQE, from scratch. With his business running […]
The aerogel-it team is very happy to be part of the BIOVIPWALL open call project funded by iClimabuilt, an EC Horizon Europe project. Prefab sandwich wall elements are interesting for both new construction as well as for serial renovation of existing buildings as they can be mass-produced in factories. This enables leveraging standardization and automatization […]
