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Dayton, Ohio — 2 July 2024 — Tallgrass, along with Kanin Energy, are pleased to announce their collaboration with Samuel EPC (Samuel) on an innovative waste heat to power project in Ohio. This project is expected to provide ~10 MW of around-the-clock, carbon-free energy in 2025.
July 2, 2024
Tallgrass Expands its Innovative Team to Advance Waste Heat to Power Decarbonization Projects
First waste heat application of this scale to produce decarbonized energy at a near match in the U.S. for nearly a decade.
APRIL 22, 2024
First of its Kind Partnership Delivers a Waste Heat to Power Project That Will Reduce the University of Dayton’s Carbon Footprint by More Than 70%
July 12, 2022
Kanin Energy Enters Agreement with Tallgrass to Develop Waste Heat to Power Clean Energy Projects
Waste heat for the projects will come off the back of compressor stations from the Rockies Express Pipeline—one of the largest natural gas pipelines in the U.S.
JULY 12, 2022
Tallgrass, Kanin Energy to Develop Waste Heat to Power Projects
Awards
Kanin Energy is thrilled to announce that our CEO, Janice Tran, has been recognized with the Houston Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business, Outstanding Business Leader in Energy award. This accolade highlights her contributions to the energy industry and her commitment to driving sustainable solutions.
August 29, 2024
Kanin's CEO Wins Houston Business Journal's Outstanding Business Leader in Energy Award
Kanin’s CEO, Janice Tran, was amongst seven Early Achievement Award winners from CPA Alberta, which aims to recognize CPAs who have had their accounting designation for 10 years or less and have contributions or achievements worthy of recognition.
March 22, 2023
Kanin’s CEO Amongst 2023 CPA Achievement Award Winners
Kanin’s CEO, Janice Tran, was nominated as one of 18 candidates for the 2023 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award.
July 13, 2023
Kanin’s CEO, Nominated for UCLA 2023 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award
Special thanks to Haskayne School of Business for featuring, Janice Tran, as a Big Ideas Bold Leaders award recipient.
December 2, 2022
Kanin’s CEO Receives Big Ideas Bold Leaders Award
At Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship’s pitch competition, Kanin was awarded, one of ten awards as “Most Promising Startup in 2022”.
Special thanks to Janice Tran and Dan Forget, for representing Kanin at Rice!
September 16, 2022
Kanin Wins Rice Alliance Award
Thanks to Young Women in Energy (YWE) for awarding Kanin’s CEO, Janice Tran as a 2021 YWEAward winner!
Since 2014, this Awards Program has shone a spotlight on more than 70 women’s contributions to and accomplishments in Alberta’s energy industry.
March 11, 2022
Kanin Wins Young Women in Energy Award
Kanin has won the “People’s Choice Award” for the virtual summer summit at Plug and Play Energy! The summer summit featured 154 startups that have graduated from nine industry focused innovation programs including Mobility, Real Estate & Construction, Internet of Things, Energy, Insurtech, Travel & Hospitality, FinTech, Health, Enterprise Tech startups.
June 30, 2021
Kanin Wins the People’s Choice Award at Plug and Play Energy
FEATURES
Hart Energy proudly announces honorees for Oil and Gas Investor’s 2023 Forty Under 40 recognition program, which includes, Kanin Energy’s CEO and Co-founder, Janice Tran.
October 17, 2023
Kanin’s CEO Included in Hart Energy’s Forty Under 40
Special thanks to Foresight Canada for recognizing Kanin as one of Canada’s 50 most investible cleantech ventures who are moving the needle towards a net zero future.
November 8, 2023
Kanin Recognized by Foresight Canada List of Most Investible Cleantech Ventures
Listen to Decarb Connect’s Podcast episode to learn about a decarbonization solution for industrials looking to effect change in the short term. Janice Tran, Kanin’s CEO, talks with Alex about how waste-heat-to-energy can act as in-road for industrials seeking to decarbonize.
August 18, 2022
Kanin Featured in Decarb Connect Podcast
Special thanks to Harvard Business School for featuring Kanin’s CEO, Janice Tran, in the latest episode of Climate Stories. The piece captures a variety of points, ranging from Kanin’s announcement with Tallgrass Energy, the risks associated with starting a company during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as her role as an educator in carbon mitigation.
July 26, 2022
Harvard Business School Features Kanin
Kanin has made it on to the Cleantech Diamond list! We have been selected for the 2021 top picks globally for early-stage, next generation impactful climate companies! What an honor to be a part of this innovative group leading the way in climate tech.
March 2, 2021
Kanin Featured on the Cleantech Diamond List
Kanin has just been featured in Forbes with a special highlight on our CEO Janice Tran! We are so thrilled to see a spotlight on innovation within heavy industry, one of the largest emitting sectors of CO2.
April 8, 2021
Kanin Energy and CEO Janice Tran Featured in Forbes
Thanks, Avatar Innovations for inviting Kanin Energy’s CEO, Janice Tran, as a speaker. Register here to join the Avatar Program 2023 and hear from global changemakers building the new energy future. Registration closes on January 20, 2023.
January 24, 2023
Kanin Energy’s CEO Featured as Avatar Ignite Speaker
Kanin has been named on Cleantech Group’s 2023 Cleantech 50 to Watch. The Cleantech 50 to Watch is an annual list of top global early-stage private companies showcased for their excellence in sustainable innovation.
October 11, 2023
Kanin Named on the 2023 Cleantech 50 to Watch
Join Kanin’s CEO, Janice Tran, on Monday March 10th at 11:30 am CT as she participates in SXSW’s panel discussion on The Future is Female: Triumphs of Women in Tech
March 10, 2023
Kanin Featured on SXSW Panel Discussion
On Wednesday, April 5th, Kanin’s CEO, Janice Tran, will participate in Climate Transformed’s “40 Women Leaders in Climate”.
The presentation will cover Janice’s journey in the climate world and overlook Kanin’s innovative business model.
April 4, 2023
Kanin’s CEO Featured in Women Leaders in Climate
Kanin Energy has been recognized as a global heavy industry leader in 2022 by StartUs Insights. About StartUs Insights: An innovation intelligence company on the mission to map the world’s information on innovation, emerging companies, and technologies.
September 9, 2022
Kanin Recognized as Global Heavy Industry Innovator
Canada Venture News has highlighted Kanin Energy as an Alberta-based CleanTech Startup that is Influencing Canada’s Sustainable Future.
Below is a quote from the source article. Read the full article here.
April 4, 2022
Kanin featured on panel discussion at 11th Annual Climate Symposium
Check out, CEO & Co-Founder, Janice Tran in Axios’ Climate Deals newsletter as an expert voice.
For more, short and concise information on the environmental world, subscribe to their newsletter.
April 29, 2022
Kanin Featured in Axios’ Climate Deals Newsletter
Kanin Energy has been recognized as a global waste management leader that will impact oil and gas companies in 2022 by StartUs Insights. About StartUs Insights: An innovation intelligence company on the mission to map the world’s information on innovation, emerging companies, and technologies.
December 7, 2021
Kanin Recognized as Global Waste Management Leader
October 30, 2020
Kanin’s CEO Recognized by Foresight for Women Leading Cleantech
PANELS & PRESENTATIONS
Kanin’s Chief Development Officer, Dan Fipke, and Director of Business Development, Dan Forget, will be participating in Greentown Labs Climatetech Summit in Houston, TX on November 1st.
November 1, 2023
Kanin Showcased at Greentown Labs Climatetech Summit
Kanin’s CTO, Jake Bainbridge, will present at GTEN on Tuesday, October 17th at 10:30 am MT at the Fairmont Banff Springs on Decarbonizing Heavy Industry and Increasing Grid Stability through Waste Heat to Power Solutions.
October 10, 2023
Kanin Presenting at GTEN
Kanin’s CEO, Janice Tran, was featured on a panel discussion hosted by HX Ventures at Venture Houston 2023.
September 20, 2023
Kanin’s CEO Featured on Venture Houston Panel Discussion
About Greentown Labs: Greentown Labs is the largest climate tech start-up incubator in North America. It aims to bring together, members, partners, and staff toward a common mission, the climate crisis through entrepreneurship and collaboration.
Kanin Wins Pitch Competition at Greentown Labs
Want to learn more about how Kanin decarbonizes projects in the United States and leverages tax equity incentives? Kanin’s Director of Business Development, Dan Forget, will be on a panel presentation discussing this topic at Decarbonisation’s Leaders Network on Thursday, June 29th at 12 pm MT.
June 28, 2023
Kanin Featured on Panel Presentation Through Decarbonisation’s Leaders Network
At this expo, Plug and Play will showcase top innovators across several industry verticals; Kanin will be showcased in the sustainability cohort. Join Kanin’s team from May 29th to 30th at Plug and Play Alberta’s Expo in Calgary, Alberta.
May 15, 2023
Kanin Featured in Plug and Play Alberta Spring Expo
Join Kanin’s team at the Global Energy Show in Calgary, AB, from June 13th to 15th at the BMO Centre in Calgary, Alberta.
On Tuesday, June 13th Kanin’s CEO, Janice Tran, will be featured at a Young Women in Energy panel discussion on Women Leading the Charge: Shaping the Future.
June 12, 2023
Kanin Participating at Global Energy Show
Join Kanin’s CEO, Janice Tran, for Elevate Your Mind hosted by CPA Alberta on May 12 in Edmonton!
She’ll be part of a panel with fellow Achievement Award winners to discuss their unique paths to where they are now as CPAs. Learn more, here.
May 9, 2023
Kanin’s CEO Featured on CPA Panel
Join Kanin’s CDO, Dan Fipke, and Kanin’s Director of Commercial Development, Grant Freudenthaler, next week at the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA)’s Spring Summit in Seattle, WA, from May 9th to 11th, 2023.
May 3, 2023
Kanin Featured at CEBA Summit
Special thanks to Houston Energy Transition Initiative (HETI) for the featured article that highlights how Kanin Energy started, the background of the founders, and why setting up a Houston office was vital to moving forward with the energy transition.
April 26, 2023
Kanin Featured in HETI Article
Be sure to catch Kanin’s CEO, Janice Tran, pitching at the Houston Energy Transition Initiatives (HETI) Energy Ventures Pitch Competition at 10 am at General Assembly on the third floor of CERAWeek.
March 8, 2023
Kanin Participating in HETI Energy Ventures Pitch Competition at CERAWeek
Special thanks to CERAWeek for inviting Kanin’s CEO, Janice Tran, the opportunity to present on “Using Business Model Innovation to Unlock Opex Savings & Decarbonization Wins” on Tuesday, March 7th at 2 pm CT.
January 23, 2023
Kanin to be Featured in the Innovation Agora Pod program for CERAWeek 2023
Join Kanin’s team this week at Carbon Capture Canada, in Edmonton, AB.
Dan Forget, Director of Business Development, and Juan Marin, Project Engineer, will be available on September 20th and 21st to discuss WHP’s compatibility with carbon capture systems.
September 19, 2022
Kanin Presenting at Carbon Capture Canada
VERGE 21 invited, Janice Tran, to speak about “Redesigning VC for Women and BIPOC Founders”.
Kanin Energy is proud to be a woman and minority founded company, which values understanding barriers to entry that exist in the clean energy world. Kanin’s team aims to reimagine the workforce with a diverse lens and understand what barriers exist.
October 26, 2021
Janice Tran, Panelist at VERGE 21
Kanin Energy’s very own, Janice Tran, is among a handful of panelists that will discuss their takes on the critical role of women-led firms in the energy transition, for Columbia’s CGEP Women Entrepreneurs and Clean Energy Infrastructure discussion.
Register, here.
February 15, 2022
Kanin on Panel to Discuss Women Entrepreneurs and Clean Energy Infrastructure
