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Top 58 Waste-to-Energy startups
Nov 20, 2024 | By Alexander Gillet | 19 |
These startups develop new waste energy technologies such as anaerobic digestion, gasification, pyrolysis, plasma arc gasification, refuse-derived fuel, landfill gas recovery, waste-to-hydrogen, bioreactor landfills, incineration with energy recovery, microbial fuel cells, etc
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Country: Austria | Funding: €2B
Wien Energie is responsible for ensuring the reliable supply of electricity, natural gas and heating.
Wien Energie is responsible for ensuring the reliable supply of electricity, natural gas and heating.
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Country: New Zealand | Funding: $1B
By recycling carbon from industrial off-gases; syngas generated from any biomass resource (e.g. municipal solid waste (MSW), organic industrial waste, agricultural waste); and reformed biogas, LanzaTech can reduce emissions and make new products for a circular carbon economy.
By recycling carbon from industrial off-gases; syngas generated from any biomass resource (e.g. municipal solid waste (MSW), organic industrial waste, agricultural waste); and reformed biogas, LanzaTech can reduce emissions and make new products for a circular carbon economy.
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Country: Canada | Funding: $871.5M
Enerkem is a cleantech company transforming waste into transportation biofuels, renewable chemicals and everyday products.
Enerkem is a cleantech company transforming waste into transportation biofuels, renewable chemicals and everyday products.
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Country: USA | Funding: $430M
Vanguard Renewables is a national leader in the development of organics-to-renewable energy projects.
Vanguard Renewables is a national leader in the development of organics-to-renewable energy projects.
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Country: USA | 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.
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Country: Spain | Funding: $168.2M
Plastic Energy offers a sustainable solution to help prevent plastic pollution by transforming previously unrecyclable plastic waste into and optimal feedstock for making clean recycled plastics or alternative law-carbon fuels.
Plastic Energy offers a sustainable solution to help prevent plastic pollution by transforming previously unrecyclable plastic waste into and optimal feedstock for making clean recycled plastics or alternative law-carbon fuels.
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Country: Canada | Funding: $96.8M
Anaergia converts the biogenic portion of organic waste into renewable natural gas for distribution in municipal power grids or for fleet vehicle fuel. Its proprietary technologies are being used in more than 1,600 renewable-energy projects around the world for municipal, industrial, commercial and agricultural markets.
Anaergia converts the biogenic portion of organic waste into renewable natural gas for distribution in municipal power grids or for fleet vehicle fuel. Its proprietary technologies are being used in more than 1,600 renewable-energy projects around the world for municipal, industrial, commercial and agricultural markets.
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Country: USA | 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.
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Country: USA | Funding: $81.3M
Utility’s hydrogen production systems are based upon our proprietary high-temperature electrolysis processes that convert water into high-purity hydrogen. Our cutting-edge techniques are centered around high-efficiency, environmental-sustainability, and low-cost.
Utility’s hydrogen production systems are based upon our proprietary high-temperature electrolysis processes that convert water into high-purity hydrogen. Our cutting-edge techniques are centered around high-efficiency, environmental-sustainability, and low-cost.
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Country: Israel | Funding: $71M
Blue Sphere develops waste-to-energy plants that generate biofuels from food and farm waste. These biofuels are then sold to local utility providers that utilize them to power steam turbines for electricity production.
Blue Sphere develops waste-to-energy plants that generate biofuels from food and farm waste. These biofuels are then sold to local utility providers that utilize them to power steam turbines for electricity production.
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Country: USA | Funding: $64M
M2X Energy has developed a technology to capture methane from gas flare sites and convert it to liquid methanol, which can then be transported and used in low-carbon fuels and other materials.
M2X Energy has developed a technology to capture methane from gas flare sites and convert it to liquid methanol, which can then be transported and used in low-carbon fuels and other materials.
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Country: Canada | Funding: $40.8M
Nexterra delivers advanced gasification systems to self-generate clean, low cost heat and power using waste fuels.
Nexterra delivers advanced gasification systems to self-generate clean, low cost heat and power using waste fuels.
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Country: USA | Funding: $36.8M
Raven is a producer of green hydrogen and synthetic fuels using organic waste.
Raven is a producer of green hydrogen and synthetic fuels using organic waste.
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Country: USA | Funding: $36.9M
Zeno is developing next-generation radioisotope power systems that generate carbon-free, resilient power for decades. It also has an Air Force contract to build a satellite powered by nuclear waste
Zeno is developing next-generation radioisotope power systems that generate carbon-free, resilient power for decades. It also has an Air Force contract to build a satellite powered by nuclear waste
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Country: Canada | Funding: $33.4M
Woodland Biofuels develops technology ti produce cellulosic ethanol from waste biomass, such as wood chips and agricultural waste.
Woodland Biofuels develops technology ti produce cellulosic ethanol from waste biomass, such as wood chips and agricultural waste.
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Country: Israel | Funding: $32.3M
Homebiogas is anaerobic digesters that convert kitchen waste and animal manure into cooking gas and liquid fertilizer.
Homebiogas is anaerobic digesters that convert kitchen waste and animal manure into cooking gas and liquid fertilizer.
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Country: Germany | Funding: €28.5M
Orcan Energy is a waste heat recovery tech company developing ORC platform technology to produce mechanical energy and electricity.
Orcan Energy is a waste heat recovery tech company developing ORC platform technology to produce mechanical energy and electricity.
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Country: USA | Funding: $28.7M
WasteFuel Agriculture is focusing on ways to create a waste-to-energy infrastructure where farmers can tap new business opportunities.
WasteFuel Agriculture is focusing on ways to create a waste-to-energy infrastructure where farmers can tap new business opportunities.
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Country: Canada | Funding: $22.7M
Moment Energy develops clean, affordable, and reliable energy storage by repurposing retired electric vehicle batteries.
Moment Energy develops clean, affordable, and reliable energy storage by repurposing retired electric vehicle batteries.
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Country: USA | Funding: $22M
Enexor BioEnergy developed a small-scale, renewable energy system that converts organic and biomass waste into clean electricity as well as hot and chilled water. This combined heating and power system has broad applications for commercial, industrial and institutional use.
Enexor BioEnergy developed a small-scale, renewable energy system that converts organic and biomass waste into clean electricity as well as hot and chilled water. This combined heating and power system has broad applications for commercial, industrial and institutional use.
