Khasma Capital (fka Nexus Development Capital)

PROJECT FINANCE PANEL: STATE of THE ART FUNDING and CONTRACT STRUCTURE for RENEWABLE FUELS and CHEMICAL PROJECTS The Workshop Session on Friday, November 22, from 10 AM to 11:30 AM at the 4th Annual 2024 AFCC Global Biobased Economy Conference & Exhibit, November 20-22, 2024 in Washington, D.C. This panel will discuss the most unique, challenging and state of the art renewable fuels, chemicals and bio-based products funding and tax structures for each of commercial, municipal, corporate and non-traditional debt, equity, grant and insurance in light of the $800 million+ climate and energy funding and long-term tax incentives under the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). More: https://lnkd.in/ec2Rjd-D AssuredPartners Barclays Khasma Capital (fka Nexus Development Capital) Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP New Energy Risk Mark J. Riedy, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP; Mela Buzzetta, PE, MBA, Southwest Airlines; Ashlynn Horras, P.E., Khasma Capital (fka Nexus Development Capital); Kenneth Hill, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE); David Livingstone, Barclays; W. Bruce Murray, Jr., CIC, TRA, MBA, AssuredPartners NewEngland; George Schulz, New Energy Risk #biotechnology #biobasedeconomy #alternativefuels #renewablefuels #chemicalindustry #energy

At the end of September, we hosted the first-ever FOAK Pitch Night at NYCW. The turnout was AMAZING - thanks to everyone who came. We had a packed room. Five groundbreaking companies presented their FOAK projects in 5-minute pitches, followed by 10 minutes of live feedback from key FOAK community stakeholders. It was a bit of an experiment for us, and we’re thrilled to report that it was a success. Here are the innovative projects that pitched: - Cemvita Inc.: Producing bio-oil from waste carbon sources with a 230 bbls/day sustainable oil production plant. - Anovion Technologies: Low-carbon synthetic graphite production with a $1B, 40k tpa facility in Georgia. - Heirloom: Direct air capture (DAC) using crushed limestone with a 17k t/yr facility in Louisiana. - Tandem PV: High-efficiency silicon-perovskite solar panels, scaling to a commercial facility that will come online next year. - Living Ink : Producing carbon black pigment from biomass waste with a $1M, 180 MT/yr plant. The feedback covered a range of financial and technical topics, from matching timelines with capital, improving cost efficiency, and honing market focus to improving downstream integration, handling O&M challenges, and securing necessary product certifications. We’re already planning the next event with improvements like longer pitch times, structured feedback, and more audience engagement. We’ve got a list of eager startups ready to pitch, so if you want to help make that happen, reach out! Special thanks to our sponsors for making this event possible: - Climate Finance Solutions - helps FOAK projects secure grant funding - Fluor Corporation - designs and builds the world’s toughest projects and supports the FOAK climate tech ecosystem as a scaleup and EPC thought partner - Khasma Capital (fka Nexus Development Capital) - deploys catalytic capital to empower development teams and accelerate the construction of low-carbon infrastructure, including FOAK projects. - Locke Lord LLP- full-service law firm that supports investment and capital raise transactions and commercial contracting related to FOAK projects in climate tech, energy transition and sustainable infrastructure. - Mark1 - a developer-as-a-service for capital intensive, FOAK climate technologies. - New Energy Risk - offers performance insurance solutions for FOAK projects. - The Schmidt Family Foundation - building catalytic solutions for FOAK projects with philanthropic capital.  - Technip Energies - leading engineering & technology company for Energy Transition. - Trellis Climate - impact-first catalytic capital program enabling FOAK projects. - JF Strategies - building the FOAK community & FOAK-related programs. - V1 Climate Solutions - supporting startups raising capital for FOAK projects & firms exploring solutions to the FOAK gap through financial and strategic consulting. Let’s keep the momentum going and make FOAK pitching the norm! #FOAK #ClimateTech #NYCW #Startups #Innovation

Calling all FOAK climate companies and partners 📣 We are excited to share our guide on resources for FOAK project preparation and development. This guide features readiness checklists, accelerators, workshops, project databases, and more—designed to help accelerate the deployment of first-of-a-kind climate projects. We invite you to explore and leverage these resources 📚 : https://lnkd.in/grRursf8 #FOAK #ClimateStartups #ClimateTech

Today, we celebrated the launch of the world's first entirely hydrogen-powered commercial ferry. Sea Change is owned by SWITCH Maritime LLC, and was developed by the company with support from a grant provided by the California Air Resources Board. The demonstration service is made possible thanks to sponsorships from a group of partners including Chevron New Energies; the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District; and United Airlines. The service will be operated by San Francisco Bay Ferry’s contract operator, Blue & Gold Fleet.    Partner leadership joined local officials Rep. Kevin Mullin, CA-15, Rep. Jared Huffman, CA-2, California Sec. of Transportation Toks Omishakin, San Francisco Supervisor Matt Dorsey, and San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu to acknowledge this enormous milestone toward efforts to decarbonize the maritime industry.   Sea Change will offer free transportation between Pier 41 and the Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal Friday-Sunday beginning Friday, July 19. Press Release: https://lnkd.in/g8yXKjtj