PROPRIETARY TECH: A PROVEN, PATENTED SOLUTION

CONVERTING BIOWASTE TO GREEN MOLECULES FOR A POST FOSSILCARBON ECONOMY

Informed by 15 years of research and development, our breakthrough technology converts non-recyclable, sustainably sourced waste wood into ultraclean synthesis gas ("syngas"). This syngas is the key to producing green energy molecules like hydrogen, methane, and methanol that have multiple critical applications in the green economy. With this approach, we not only address the soaring demand for advanced biofuels and green molecules, but also prevent the planet-warming pollution released by the incineration of waste wood, as we capture all of the excess carbon in the biowaste that would otherwise be emitted through combustion or decomposition.

OUR PROPRIETARY SYSTEM

WE CONVERT WASTE WOOD TO HYDROGEN, METHANE, AND METHANOL, WITH COMPLETE CARBON CAPTURE

We use thermochemical conversion to generate ultraclean syngas from biowaste. A significant advance over legacy gasifiers designed to break down coal yet poorly suited to biowaste, our patented approach modifies a traditional “downdraft” gasifier to boost both uptime and profitability.

In low-oxygen conditions, the feedstock—in the form of chips or chunks—is partially oxidated and converted to biochar, which exits through the bottom of the low-cost reactor. As the syngas travels through the bed of char, complex molecules are cracked in-situ by the biochar, so the syngas emerging from the reactor is extremely clean. Small remaining amounts of particulate matter and other impurities are removed by scrubbing the gas with water. The residual “biochar” permanently sequesters carbon and, when added to soil, can boost plant growth and enhance crop yields.

We’ve collaborated with leading engineering firms and catalyst companies to develop processes by which the primary components of the syngas we generate —hydrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and methane—can be converted to more hydrogen, methane, methanol, and captured carbon dioxide.

CARBON CAPTURE

WE HAVE TO GO NEGATIVE TO GET TO NET ZERO

According to a 2021 United Nations report, reaching the climate goals set forth in the Paris Agreement will require a concerted and accelerated effort to capture carbon emissions. We’ve focused our R&D to develop technology that is optimally suited for complete carbon capture. Remember, trees are nature’s original direct air capture innovation. We just need to convert the temporary carbon storage in waste wood to permanent carbon sequestration. We can store the CO2 permanently and safely in the soil (as biochar) or underground (as CO2). We can also provide the captured CO2 to partners that need CO2 for their core processes, such as e-fuels, greenhouses, cold storage, and of course breweries. By 2030, we plan to capture over one million tons of carbon dioxide annually.

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HYDROGEN

Large heavy industries like steel and fertilizer production will need clean hydrogen to decarbonize. Heavy transport sectors like aviation and trucking will need hydrogen as well.

METHANE

Methane is the primary molecule in natural gas. Our bioLNG will power big cargo ships and long-haul heavy-duty trucks. Our biomethane can reduce the natural gas need in households and industrial grids.

METHANOL

Methanol is a versatile molecule with numerous modern applications. Some cargo ships will go green via biomethanol. Methanol is also a key input into chemicals and fuel blending.

SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL

Decarbonizing aviation is one of the biggest challenges in the energy transition. Our hydrogen and green carbon can serve as the foundation for drop-in sustainable aviation fuels.

ONGOING INNOVATION

WE VIEW INNOVATION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AS CORE TO WHO WE ARE

The applications for our technology in a net zero world are as vast as today’s decarbonization challenges. For example, with the ability to produce pure hydrogen and pure carbon dioxide, we have the opportunity to combine them into sustainable aviation fuel. Airbus plans to power planes using hydrogen by 2035. "We don’t need to change the laws of physics to go with hydrogen," Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury has said. "Hydrogen has an energy density three times that of kerosene—it is made for aviation." As we continue to develop our technology and expand its applications, we are focusing on developing our own Fischer-Tropsch approach that can produce the full complement of carbohydrates, including sustainable aviation fuel. We are also collaborating with major catalyst companies to produce advanced biofuels that can be "dropped in" as an easy substitute for fossil fuels in non-electric vehicles.