Our Portfolio

Due to rising living standards and continued economic development, global energy demand is anticipated to increase by 50% over the next 25 years. Although meeting this scale of growth will be challenging, the task is compounded by the need to develop cleaner and more secure energy sources for the future.

We believe these factors create unprecedented opportunities across all sectors of the energy industry from new means of electricity generation and alternative fuel sources to enhanced hydrocarbon recovery. In addition, we see a growing need for new energy services, infrastructure and intelligent systems to efficiently distribute and manage these sources.

Although broad in scope and scale, the efficient use of resources is central to long-term economic development, corporate profitability and environmental wellbeing. In many ways, resource efficiency can be viewed as an alternative energy source with vast unrealized potential.

We believe that the application of new technologies and business models can create value for those who enable the efficient use of resources. Some areas where improved efficiency can create meaningful impact and value include industrial processes improvements, waste recovery, water infrastructure and building systems.

Effective transportation is the backbone of our increasingly interconnected world. As the automobile enters its second century of adoption, it confronts global markets eager for transportation alternatives and technologies to enable a variety of propulsion alternatives.

In this context, RockPort sees opportunity in both the personal and mass transportation sectors that encompasses drive trains, energy storage and conversion systems, and alternative fuels. In addition to vehicles, we see opportunity in services, infrastructure and business models that capitalize on the changing dynamics of transportation scalable for the 21st century.

The scientific advancements of the past 50 years have transformed our basic understanding of the physical world. As demonstrated by the semiconductor revolution, this increased fundamental understanding can result in profound impact at the most macro scales.

Whether enabling increased efficiency, reduced cost, or completely new value propositions, RockPort sees high potential in advanced materials to impact a diverse range of industries and to enable completely new markets. Energy, electronics, chemicals, and engineered materials are just a few of the areas we view as promising.

Existing buildings are responsible for over 40% of the world’s primary energy consumption, making this seemingly innocuous infrastructure the largest energy use category. Efficient building practice not only unlocks significant economic value, but properly engineered environments also increase occupant comfort and productivity.

RockPort believes that advancements in building science, design, and information technology can meet the world’s increasing awareness of the costs associated with traditional building systems and the potential of alternate approaches. Building markets are diverse and complex, but we see opportunity in solutions such as new materials, services, information systems and energy efficiency.