LICHEN ENGINEERING LIMITED

Lichen Engineering Limited is an Irish‑based research and development firm that tackles the looming thermodynamic limits of today’s AI‑driven data economy. By mimicking the highly efficient, self‑organising systems found in lichens, the company has created a suite of integrated technologies that combine energy generation, data handling and communications into a single, resilient architecture.

Their flagship offerings include the GreenBox Power Plant, a modular point‑of‑use generator ranging from 1 kW to 1 MW that can run on any fuel or concentrated solar heat at a projected cost of less than €0.04 /kWh and under €500 /kW installed. Complementing this is a Self‑Organising Network, a fractal mesh that delivers a “small‑world” internet of energy and information, enabling the so‑called Cool Planet Internet of Energy. Lichen Engineering also provides a Biomimetic logic platform that lifts energy‑use efficiency to over 200 % productive output with EROIs above 30 : 1,