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Int'l Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo
Connecting Emerging Ethanol Start-ups with Capital
On Wednesday, June 11th, the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo will be hosting two 90-minute pitch sessions for startups in the ethanol industry. All pitches will be open-door. Each finalist will receive 10 minutes to pitch, followed by a 10 minute Q&A session with a panel of judges and other investors in attendance.
The six companies selected to give an in-person pitch at the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo are:
- Skyven Technologies
Skyven Technologies works with industrial manufacturers by recovering waste heat to produce clean, emissions-free steam using their Arcturus steam generating heat pump. Skyven’s proven Energy-as-a-Service model allows industrial manufacturers to improve efficiencies and reduce operating costs without the upfront capital expenditure.
- XTS Energy
XTS is currently developing a project using alcohol to jet technology (“ATJ”) to meet the growing demand for clean transport fuels by building, owning and operating the infrastructure to produce 30 million gallons per year of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (“SAF”) and Renewable Diesel using ATJ technology with low carbon ethanol as a feedstock.
As SAF is critical to aviation’s net-zero emissions goal by 2050, XTS’s project will help bridge supply gaps while meeting carbon reduction targets in a market projected to demand 120 billion gallons of SAF per year. Strategically positioned to leverage U.S. economic incentives and compliant with the strictest regulations in the EU, U.S., and Asia, XTS presents a compelling investment opportunity in clean fuel solutions for sustainable aviation and regulatory compliance.
- Terragia Biofuel, Inc.
Terragia is developing innovative biotechnology to convert cellulosic biomass (the parts of plants that have evolved over time to be recalcitrant and hard to break down) into ethanol. Terragia’s novel approach, a combination of better biology and consolidated processing, unlocks that potential, providing a liquid fuel alternative that is not only more sustainable than fossil fuels but cost competitive as well. Integration of Terragia’s technology in corn ethanol plants will increase ethanol yields and enhance coproduct value while improving sustainability metrics.
- Celluol
Waste biomass, such as agricultural residues, has unrealized potential to be a critical feedstock in the production of net-zero fuels and chemicals. Current solutions for the conversion of these residues have faced technical challenges due to the difficulty and cost in the crucial step of degrading this biomass into utilizable free sugars. Celluol has engineered a bacterium that can directly degrade and ferment waste biomass into ethanol using a one-step process similar to how we make beer or wine.
This breakthrough directly addresses the challenges encountered by current cellulosic conversion technologies, simplifying the process and making it significantly less expensive.
Celluol’s simpler and cheaper process can be rapidly deployed, starting by co-locating at first generation ethanol plants that currently use corn or sugarcane and have abundant biomass wastes. By further capturing and converting the CO2 produced during the fermentation process into ethanol, Celluol’s technology has the potential to decrease the amount of land required for sustainable biofuel production by up to three times.
- The Pennycress Company
The Pennycress Company bioengineers and sells pennycress seeds so farmers and biorefineries can increase profits and ecosystem health. They connect the supply chain from farmers to commodity traders who process the seed to be used in numerous products from cooking oil to sustainable aviation fuel. While growing on farmers' fields, pennycress sequesters carbon, increases biodiversity, and protects topsoil.
- G2B BioSolutions Aps
G2B BioSolutions Aps is committed to transform food waste to higher value products like bioethanol , high protein for aquafeed along with CO2 capture using our innovative technology SustainMax to create a strong circular bioeconomy. G2B BioSolutions is now ready for commercial scale up.
Interested in becoming an Angel Investor?
Looking to invest in up-and-coming technologies, solutions or services in the ethanol industry? Consider attending our pitch day as an investor.
On Wednesday, June 11th, the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo will be hosting two 90-minute pitch sessions for startups in the ethanol industry.
To apply to sit in the room as an investor, you will need to meet the following criteria:
- The federal securities laws define the term "accredited investor" in Rule 501 of Regulation D, in part, as: "a natural person who has individual net worth, or joint net worth with the person's spouse, that exceeds $1 million at the time of the purchase [of securities], excluding the value of the primary residence of such person, or a natural person with income exceeding $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with a spouse exceeding $300,000 for those years and a reasonable expectation of the same income level in the current year."
- Individuals who represent an investment firm or state enterprise may also qualify. Consult your advisors to determine your status as an accredited investor.
All pitches will be open door.