
Hybrid Renewables and the Future of Energy
Hybrid Renewables, a distributed clean energy company based in Minnesota, is answering this question in ways that delight both technologists and nature-lovers alike. By combining wind and solar at the community scale, Hybrid Renewables is showing us what it looks like when we design for abundance instead of scarcity, for creativity instead of constraint.

Natural Fiber Welding and the Future of Materials That Love All They Touch
Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) isn’t just imagining that world—it’s building it. With a platform of entirely biobased materials, this company is rethinking everything from shoes to steering wheels. No plastic. No toxins. Just radical design aligned with the cycles of life.

NovusCrete and the Future of Sustainable Concrete
"What if the materials we use to build not only last but also regenerate the world around us?"