Catalyst x Energy Tech Innovations with Shell & Technip Energies

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​About the Event

​Join us at The Ion to kick off Go Make 2026, an open-innovation program with Shell Catalysts & Technologies (Shell) and Technip Energies focused on catalytic solutions for industrial decarbonization and the energy transition! 

​Why catalysis? Because these processes—the foundation of industrial chemistry—are largely fossil-based and energy-intensive, making catalysts a critical lever for reducing emissions and enabling more efficient, low-carbon production.

​Catalyst x Energy Tech Innovations will feature leaders from Shell and Technip Energies (Wei Cai, Chief Technology Officer, Technip Energies, and Dr. Selda Gunsel, Chief Technology Officer, Executive Vice President, Shell), pitches from the Go Make 2026 startup cohort, and networking with this select group of startups developing breakthrough catalytic technologies across the energy and chemical industries:

• Biosimo makes scalable biochemicals from ethanol that match petrochemical cost, performance, and industrial manufacturing scale.
• Catalyxx transforms bioethanol into drop-in, cost-competitive, carbon-negative chemicals.
• HydGene produces low-carbon hydrogen and industrial chemicals from waste biomass using a modular biocatalyst platform designed for distributed deployment.HydGene produces low-carbon hydrogen and industrial chemicals from waste biomass using a modular biocatalyst platform designed for distributed deployment.
• TreaTech turns waste into renewable gas, water, and minerals through catalytic hydrothermal gasification.
• Universal Fuel Technologies develops a chemical technology for profitable decarbonization of fuels and chemicals based on a multifunctional catalyst.

​Following the speaking program, please join us for networking, drinks, and food with Houston’s bright carbontech, energytech, and climatetech ecosystems.