Cestore has been awarded SEK 400,000 in infrastructure innovation vouchers from Vinnova, enabling the development and verification of our first prototype for CO₂ conversion. Through this project, we will build and test a lab-scale prototype at KTH’s Granryd Laboratory, followed by third-party validation by RISE, www.ri.se. The target is to achieve an experimental proof-of-concept and reach TRL 4 for our electrochemical process that converts CO₂ into stable inorganic carbonate species and generates electricity from the process.
“This support allows us to take the crucial first step — to verify the foundation of our technology and build the prototype required for continued development. It reduces risk, strengthens our competitiveness, and accelerates our path toward an industry-relevant solution,” says Johanna Hultén, CEO and Founder of Cestore.
The funding is part of Vinnova’s innovation and infrastructure voucher program, designed to help early-stage deep-tech companies access laboratories, test environments and specialized expertise essential for technology validation.
Johanna Hultén och Johan Levander i arbete på KTH, där Cestore genomför första labbtesterna för sin nya elektrokemiska CO₂-omvandlingsprocess, med finasiering av Vinnova.