Mitico and Heath Technologies, two startups active respectively in CO2 capture and hydrogen production solutions, are the two winning companies of HyAccelerator 2025 – Net Zero Revolution Call4Startup, the fourth edition of its corporate acceleration programme dedicated to pioneering decarbonisation technologies.
Launched as part of Snam’s broader innovation roadmap, the Net Zero Revolution Call4Startup attracted over 60 proposals from around the world. Following two months of collaboration – the Discovery Phase, featuring technical deep dives and mentoring sessions for four selected finalists – two startups have been announced as winners. The two awarded startups will now move forward in their acceleration journey, entering the Validation Phase. They will have the opportunity to develop pre-feasibility studies for real-world applications, supported by financial and technical resources from Snam and its partners. This will include access to experts’ guidance, tailored feedback and opportunities for interaction with industrial partners to explore potential synergies and development pathways.
Driving the future of decarbonisation: the winners Mitico is advancing the frontier of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) with a proprietary granulated potassium carbonate (K2CO3) sorption technology.
Heath Technologies is developing a hybrid water-splitting process that combines thermochemical and electrochemical steps (using the CuCl cycle) to produce hydrogen more efficiently and at lower cost than conventional electrolysis. Powered by medium-to-high temperature heat, this solution offers significant potential for industrial decarbonisation, especially in contexts where advanced heat sources – such as solar thermal or next generation nuclear technologies – can be leveraged to enable efficient and low-emission hydrogen production. This startup will be accelerated through the Horizon Europe project H2SHIFT (ID 101137953), with a test plan and prototype development to be carried out on the Testing Line No. 5 – 'Thermochemical Water Splitting' – in collaboration with Politecnico di Torino.