Climate Curve

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How Project Affects Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions:

['Replaces/avoids GHGs (e.g., projects that replace sources of GHGs, such as the burning of fossil fuels for electricity, heat, transport, or other energy uses)', 'Reduces GHGs (e.g., projects that reduce sources of GHGs, such as through efficiency or other changes in consumption)']

Impact on Underrepresented Groups:

Heatrix empowers underrepresented groups in the climate movement primarily through leadership representation, inclusive organizational practices, and access to meaningful participation in industrial climate innovation.

Heatrix is founded and led by a female CEO with an international background in renewable energy and high-temperature systems, contributing to stronger representation of women in a sector that is traditionally male-dominated and underrepresented in climate technology leadership. This leadership directly shapes the company’s values, strategic priorities, and commitment to inclusion.

At the organizational level, Heatrix actively fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion through fair hiring practices and flexible working models. The company intentionally integrates young professionals and working students from local universities into its core technical and business teams, providing early-career talent with hands-on experience in applied climate solutions. This approach supports youth participation and skills development in the climate and industrial transition.

Through collaborations with local research institutes (ZARM, BIBA, IWT), universities (Bremen University), and the regional startup ecosystem in Bremen (Starthaus, Bremen Startups, hoi startup factory), Heatrix helps lower barriers to entry for underrepresented groups to engage in climate-relevant engineering, research, and entrepreneurship, strengthening both social inclusion and long-term climate impact.

Website:

https://www.heatrix.de

Mission Statement:

Heatrix's wants to accelerate the transition to a sustainable, carbon-neutral future by revolutionizing how process heat is provided for energy-intensive industries. We're committed to help industrial customers to reduce their emissions by replacing fossil-fuel-burners with our Power-to-Heat solution that harnesses renewable electricity and delivers continuous, clean and cost-effective process heat.