We work with a future mindset, as we are always ready for potential developments and changes.
The Vopak Ventures investment arm is a corporate venture fund that supports the company’s strategic priorities with an overweighting of investments in “Accelerating toward new feedstocks” venture. This is reflected in the three investment themes:
- New energies, feedstock and sustainability: “products and flows of the future”
- Operational excellence and asset management: “optimizing the way we work”
- Platforms, data and digital: “connecting supply chains”
Our current portfolio
New Energies, Feedstocks & Sustainability
With this fund, we focus on funding ventures facilitating new sustainable solutions in areas such as zero emission fuels, green feedstocks, recycling solutions and flow batteries etc.
Electricity Storage
Energy Dome is a provider of large scale and long duration energy storage, enabling the utilization of renewable energy by rendering solar and wind power dispatchable through CO2 Battery.
Battery storage
Enspired is a service provider for optimizing commercial power assets. They are AI powered, providing trading strategies based on data and cutting edge technology to maximize profitability while minimizing emissions.
Hydrogen
HyET Hydrogen is a leading SME in the field of electrochemical hydrogen compression. HyET has introduced a commercially viable Electrochemical Hydrogen Compressor.
Plastic Recycling
Xycle is committed to build a plant in the Netherlands with the goal of converting plastic waste into high quality feedstock to contribute to the circular economy.
Plastic Recycling
Infinity Recycling's goal is to promote a circular plastic economy. They invest in advanced recycling technologies to convert plastic waste into virgin-grade commodities.
Hydrogen
HSL Technologies develops innovative methods for safe hydrogen transport and storage. Two innovative chemical processes are developed for charging and releasing hydrogen in and out of the carrier.
Hydrogen
The LOHC technology of Hydrogenious is a solution for a variety of applications in hydrogen logistics, as it enables the safe and easy hydrogen-handling by storing hydrogen in a liquid.
Electricity Storage
Elestor is working toward minimizing electricity storage costs as it is often a barrier to the energy transition. To do so, they are introducing large-scale cost-effective HBr storage technology.
Operational Excellence & Asset Management
With this fund, we look into funding ventures close to our terminal operations who could work with us in continuously striving to make our activities more efficient, effective and as safe as possible.
Digital inspections
Falcker is an expert in drones and robotics. Autonomous unmanned vehicles (UAV) help to gain inspection data from hard to reach or unsafe areas.
Wastewater treatment
Aquacycl changes the way wastewater is managed. By offering module on-site systems to test high-strength organic waste streams, energy-neutral wastewater treatment is being realized.
Platforms, Data & Digitalization
With this fund, we identify opportunities of funding on ventures that employ data and new digital technologies in efforts to improve our service towards customers, while improving and supporting operations and reducing the environmental footprint.
Port call reporting services
Teqplay helps manage port operations easily. They provide port call reporting services for real-time insights and predictions to make the best informed decisions.