Bjorn Brandtzaeg
Founder and CEO
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Our technology
Our first-of-its-kind energy technology is being piloted with the largest house builder in Norway. It is predicted to become the obvious choice for powering homes worldwide when large-scale manufacturing begins in 2027.
Our founder
Bjorn Brandtzaeg has previously founded two companies within the energy infrastructure space and has raised more than 1.3bn USD in investments.
In 2020, he was a visiting fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where Photoncycle was incubated. Bjorn is committed to making home-grown renewables consistently available and affordable globally.
Our board
Bård Mikkelsen
Previously President and CEO at Statkraft, the largest renewable energy company in Europe for nine years
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Professor Unni Olsbye
Professor of chemistry at the University of Oslo
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Erling Kopke Paulsen
Previously of VP Commercial Operations at Elkem Solar and Boston Consulting Group
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Teemu Mattila
Partner at Lifeline Ventures
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“Residential energy accounts for about 20% of total greenhouse gas emissions - Photoncycle has potential to bring that close to 0%”
“Photoncycle is one of those rare opportunities where ambition meets execution.”
“Photoncycle has the potential to revolutionize how we approach renewable energy, making European households energy self-sufficient.”
“Photoncycle is one of the most potent startups we have come across in the energy sector in the Nordics.”
