September 7th, 2022 – Pulaski, VA – MOVA, a ClimateTech company specializing in air filtration and emissions control technologies, has named John Schott as Chief Executive Officer. Schott, who previously served as MOVA’s Chief Operating Officer, succeeds the company’s founder Steve Critchfield, who will continue to serve as MOVA’s President and Chairman of the Board.

July 12th, 2021

August 6th, 2020 - MOVA has been selected for the first-ever Dominion Energy Innovation Center Accelerator Program. The 10-week program starts in September and will provide mentoring and education from the innovation center’s partner network, led by Dominion Energy.

Through research at Virginia Tech, the company tested its Panel Bed Filtration System’s ability to remove particulate matter and other pollutants from the air for applications including agriculture, fossil fuel energy production, shipping, and direct air capture. MOVA will now seek commercial partners to pilot test the technology.

MOVA Technologies Inc. recently completed its proof-of-concept testing of gaseous pollutants through the advanced propulsion and power lab at Virginia Tech, company officials announced Monday during a conference call.

This successful completion will allow the company to proceed with pilot projects for its panel bed filtration systems to remove air pollutants for commercial and industrial applications, including agriculture and fossil fuel energy production — like coal-fired power plants. The technology potentially has global applications.

The image of Southwest Virginia as a region reeling from the decline of the coal industry was earned fairly. But a newly formed organization, the Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority, is aiming to reshape the region’s energy economy using entrepreneurship and innovation. Formed by the action of the Virginia General Assembly in 2019, the authority named Mike Quillen, former CEO of Alpha Natural Resources as its first chairman. “This authority is going to think outside the box on energy projects that bring together innovative research, workforce development, and economic development under one umbrella,” Quillen said. “Our team is going to think creatively and strategically on how to pair renewable energy with job-creating projects.”

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A local company has created a way to harvest harmful pollutants from the air and turn them into recyclable material for profit. MOVA Technologies’ panel-bed filtration system is designed to help the environment and the economy. Last week, it passed its proof-of-concept testing, bringing it one step closer to market.

MOVA Technologies Inc., a Pulaski-based emerging technology company researching pollution control strategies for industrial emissions, today announced the successful completion of initial proof-of-concept (POC) testing of gaseous contaminants (CO2, SO2, NO) through the Advanced Propulsion and Power Laboratory at Virginia Tech.

A Pulaski-based company is poised to go commercial with technology that removes coal ash and other chemical pollutants from the air — in the process of extracting chemicals that can be recycled and sold for industrial use. A team of scientists at Virginia Tech has released a preliminary report confirming proof of concept, MOVA Technologies President Steven Critchfield said last week, and the final report is expected in about two weeks.

MOVA was recently in the news again. “A new project that could recycle harmful emissions from coal-fired power plants and other sources for reuse around the world is in development right now”

Onward NRV features MOVA’s progress and its significance for Southwest Virginia.

MOVA’s proof-of-concept testing at Virginia Tech continues to grab the attention of the NRV as development plans get put into action.

Congressman Morgan Griffith invited MOVA to present at the annual innovation showcase in Washington, D.C.

Bristol’s Herald Courier featured an opinion piece claiming MOVA’s success would be a significant economic victory across Southwest Virginia.