Founded by Johns Hopkins materials scientist Jonah Erlebacher, ETCH, Inc. develops clean hydrogen and solid carbon from natural gas through its patented ETCH Process™. The process produces no carbon dioxide or toxic waste and uses no water, while scaling from distributed installations to utility-scale facilities. ETCH’s technology is designed to decarbonize existing industrial and power assets while creating usable solid carbon as a coproduct.
H QuestH Quest produces high-performance carbon materials from natural gas, with hydrogen as a co-product. Its stated focus includes carbon black and activated carbon, made through a zero-CO₂ production approach using domestic natural gas.PITTSBURGH, PA
Eco Energy International, LLCAs a joint venture of Energy Technologies Inc. and Bio Carbon Fuels, Eco Energy International develops modular systems that turn municipal waste and other carbon-based feedstocks into clean hydrogen and syngas. Its patented Base Facilitated Reformer captures carbon rather than releasing CO or CO2, while the company’s Total Recovery Facility concept separates recyclable materials and reduces reliance on landfills. The Mansfield, Ohio venture draws on ETI’s established power-equipment manufacturing operation and its portfolio of U.S. and international hydrogen patents.MANSFIELD, OH
Dimensional EnergyFounded in Ithaca in 2016, Dimensional Energy licenses catalyst and process technology that turns captured carbon and other waste feedstocks into low-carbon fuels and chemical products. Its DEFT Fischer–Tropsch and reverse water-gas shift technologies are backed by operating data from a Tucson pilot plant and an industrial CO₂ demonstration at a British Columbia cement plant, with support spanning project development through operations. The company also has four issued patents and 12 pending.ITHACA, NY
AlchemityAlchemity is developing modular, turnkey reactor systems that convert greenhouse gases and waste resources into cleaner fuels and chemicals. Based in College Park, Maryland, the company was founded by a team combining clean-energy deployment, Fortune 500 leadership, and three decades of energy research and product innovation. Its platform is designed for co-located production, with a roadmap from modular skids to larger integrated facilities.COLLEGE PARK, MD