NANOPLUME

NANOPLUME is an advanced biomaterials company registered in 2025 and based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, with a second office in New York, United States, and built out of the Carbon13 sustainable venture builder. The company was created to replace fragile, energy-intensive aerogel insulation with a biomass-based aerogel that keeps the material’s insulating performance while adding strength and reusability.

Its bio-aerogel is produced from recycled organic feedstocks using a green manufacturing process supported by multiphysics simulation software, which the company states cuts production time, cost and energy use compared with conventional aerogel manufacturing. Target customers include cold-chain healthcare logistics, where the material insulates drone-delivery cargo boxes for vaccines and biological samples, and the built environment, for retrofit and new-build insulation projects.

1. Bio-aerogel material: Biomass-based aerogel that is stronger and more reusable than conventional fragile aerogels.

2. Green manufacturing: Production process aimed at lower cost, time and energy use versus standard aerogel methods.

3. Multiphysics-guided design: Simulation software used to tune material structure for target applications.

4. Cold-chain cargo insulation: Lightweight insulating boxes developed for drone delivery of vaccines and biosamples.

5. Built-environment insulation: Material formulated for retrofit projects, new homes and micro-homes.

6. Recycled feedstock: Aerogel produced from recycled organic biomass rather than virgin raw materials.