 |
Top 10 Biofuel startups in USA
Oct 26, 2024 | By Alexander Gillet | 22 |
1
Funding: $281.2M
Fulcrum Bioenergy converts household garbage into low-carbon transportation fuels, including jet fuel, diesel, and ethanol.
Fulcrum Bioenergy converts household garbage into low-carbon transportation fuels, including jet fuel, diesel, and ethanol.
4
Funding: $174.9M
Solazyme is a synthetic biology company converting algal biomass into biofuels for the transportation, cosmetic and food industries.
Solazyme is a synthetic biology company converting algal biomass into biofuels for the transportation, cosmetic and food industries.
5
Funding: $90M
Sierra Energy’s blast furnace heats trash to 4,000 degrees and then harvests the gas to make plastics and fuel.
Sierra Energy’s blast furnace heats trash to 4,000 degrees and then harvests the gas to make plastics and fuel.
6
Funding: $74.9M
Virent Energy Systems is an energy technology company providing solutions that facilitate the renewable replacement of fossil fuels.
Virent Energy Systems is an energy technology company providing solutions that facilitate the renewable replacement of fossil fuels.
7
Funding: $28.8M
GreenFuel Technologies builds algae bioreactor systems, which use recycled CO2 to feed the algae, which is then converted into biofuels; it uses the containers to carefully control the algae’s intake of sunlight and nutrients.
GreenFuel Technologies builds algae bioreactor systems, which use recycled CO2 to feed the algae, which is then converted into biofuels; it uses the containers to carefully control the algae’s intake of sunlight and nutrients.
8
Funding: $28.6M
Sweetwater Energy is a company that produces concentrated sugar from multiple non-food plant materials.
Sweetwater Energy is a company that produces concentrated sugar from multiple non-food plant materials.
9
Funding: $7M
Inventure Chemicals develops an ethanol and biodiesel conversion process by using a variety of raw materials including algae and agribusiness waste.
Inventure Chemicals develops an ethanol and biodiesel conversion process by using a variety of raw materials including algae and agribusiness waste.
10
Funding: $4.5M
Blue Marble Biomaterials finds algae-infested polluted water systems, cleans up the environment, and turns the algae into biofuel.
Blue Marble Biomaterials finds algae-infested polluted water systems, cleans up the environment, and turns the algae into biofuel.
