We actively identify, develop and deploy AI-driven solutions that transform how our businesses operate. From intelligent automation to predictive analytics, and more recently physical robotics-based AI, we continually seek to harness the power of artificial intelligence to drive efficiency, reduce friction, and generate lasting structural value across our portfolio and beyond.

Innovations that make mineral extraction cleaner, safer, and more resource-efficient — and that responsibly close the loop once extraction concludes. We are interested in novel processing chemistries, reduced-footprint extraction methods, tailings management, and post-mine reclamation technologies that meet the growing demand for critical minerals without the legacy environmental cost.

We have developed a green energy & storage technology stack that delivers concentrated base-load equivalent power. Our Teams continue to R&D technologies that generate, store, convert, or deliver energy from renewable sources. We are also focused on the infrastructure required to move that energy efficiently at scale, seeking innovations that reduce transmission loss, integrate distributed generation, and bridge the gap between energy production and end use.

Engineering and ecological solutions that restore degraded, contaminated, or otherwise unproductive land to productive or natural use. This includes remediation of industrial sites, post-extraction restoration, and technologies that stabilize and rehabilitate land at scale — turning liability into recoverable asset.

Advanced polymer and resin systems derived from biological feedstocks or designed for end-of-life recyclability. We seek materials that deliver the performance characteristics of conventional petrochemical polymers — adhesion, durability, thermal resistance — while offering measurably improved environmental profiles and industrial applicability.

Technologies that improve the sustainability, yield, and resource efficiency of food and water systems. From precision agriculture and closed-loop aquaculture to water treatment and purification, we back solutions that protect freshwater resources, reduce chemical inputs, and help feed growing populations with a smaller environmental footprint.