Aspiring Materials in the media

Latitude Media | These startups are mining cobalt from unusual places

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Chris Oze, Aspiring Materials co-founder and chief science officer, told Latitude Media that the company’s technology stems from the desire to make the most out of limited resources. 

Caffeine Daily | Aspiring Materials wants to decarbonise the world by turning waste rock into economic gold

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Aspiring Materials is paving the way for transformational change in how we handle mining waste, turning it into valuable outputs which can underpin sustainable industrial practices, unlock further green innovation and help New Zealand strengthen its reputation as a cleantech leader.

95bFM | Treating wastewater to store ocean carbon w/ University of Canterbury academics, Aspiring Materials team members Dr Matt Watson and Dr Simon Reid

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Following a scientific paper published in Science Advances suggesting ground olivine could soak up tonnes of carbon dioxide when added to oceans, two of our scientists explained why that approach can lead to unintended consequences. 

Mining Technology | Aspiring Materials expands to US to enhance domestic critical mineral supply

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Aspiring Materials, a company specialising in the extraction of critical minerals, has announced its expansion into the US market.

The Press | Unlocking the key to capturing carbon | The Press

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A simple rock holds the key to power a phone, colour a bowl, pave a road and even help curb climate change - and one Christchurch geologist is extracting the elements to make this happen.

BusinessDesk | Christchurch cleantech Aspiring Materials launches pilot plant, moves ‘at pace’ towards commercialisation (paywalled)

A Christchurch cleantech startup that has developed a carbon-free way of processing critical minerals from a common rock has launched its pilot plant.

NBR | Cleantech startup Aspiring Materials gains backing from Elemental (paywalled)

Aspiring Materials announced as one of 16 global start ups to join Elemental Impact, a non-profit investor in climate technologies.

BusinessDesk | Carbon Catch-up: 'Who pays?' – The economics of carbon capture tech (paywalled)

CEO Mark Chadderton shares his experience at Aspiring Materials in the challenges to raise NZ capital for clean tech startups.

BusinessDesk | The New Zealand cleantech companies trying to impress South Korea (paywalled)

Aspiring Materials' CEO Mark Chadderton joined a NZTE delegation to South Korea to explore ways the NZ cleantech sector can support the manufacturing nation to decarbonise.

Stuff | The ordinary rock we drive on holds a planet-saving secret

It’s used as cheap gravel on roads, but the unassuming rock olivine could also clean up factories and suck a greenhouse gas from the air. Stuff's Forever Project looks at how this low value rock could hold the secret to how we decarbonise heavy industries. 

RNZ |  Kiwi start-up accepted into global sustainability programme

Our CEO Mark Chadderton talks with Todd Zaner on RNZ Nights programme about why Aspiring Materials' stands apart from all other available carbon sequestration technologies.

BusinessDesk |  Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy backs Aspiring Materials (paywalled)

The founders of a Christchurch startup developing carbon sequestration technology have been named as fellows for Breakthrough Energy, an initiative started by Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

BusinessDesk |  Elon Musk spotlight on Christchurch carbon capture tech (paywalled)

Aspiring Materials is just one of 10 global start ups to be profiled in a short film funded by the Musk Foundation's XPRIZE accelerator platform Carbon Removal competition.

Dynamo Energy Hub  |  Aspiring Materials selected as one of 10 'cutting edge cleantech' businesses set to revolutionise the energy industry.

The fourth annual whitepaper 'Cleantech Innovation, Collaboration, and Climate Action', by Dynamo Energy Hub and UBS, profiles Aspiring Materials' mineralisation process potential for industrial decarbonisation. 

Foodmag.com |  PepsiCo announces winners of inaugural APAC Greenhouse Accelerator Program

Selected as just one of two New Zealand start ups to join the PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator program (APAC region), Aspiring Materials joins a four-month business optimisation program to accelerate their growth.

TVNZ |  Breakfast News

Our work on olivine and climate-change technology is featured on the  morning news program (time stamp 41:30).

xprize.org  |  Meet the Competitors in the $100M XPRIZE Carbon Removal

Aspiring Materials is honored to to be selected by XPRIZE as one of its Carbon Removal Top 60, "a group of the most promising carbon removal teams and solutions in the competition so far."

Stuff  |  From pseudo-volcanoes to carbon-sucking rocks. Can technology fix the climate?

RNZ  |  Marscrete: Building on Mars

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scoop.co.nz  |  Aspiring Materials Raises $1m From Icehouse Ventures For Carbon Capture Tech

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stuff.co.nz  |  Scientists devise method to combat climate change using common NZ rock

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TEDx Occidental College  |  Changing the concrete paradigm

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