Genos Resources runs centralized biorefineries that convert Irish livestock manure into renewable electricity, green hydrogen, and low‑carbon fertiliser while capturing CO₂ for sequestration in the fertiliser product. Farmers supply manure under fixed‑price contracts, receive equity stakes, and access carbon‑crediting services, creating a circular carbon‑negative system. The generated energy and fertiliser are sold to the grid, transport sector, and agricultural markets.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Irish agriculture generates large volumes of livestock manure, creating waste management challenges and contributing to greenhouse‑gas emissions. Farmers lack on‑site solutions to convert this waste into usable energy, low‑carbon fertiliser, or captured CO₂, limiting progress toward national decarbonisation targets.
Solution
Genos Resources operates centralized biorefineries that ingest locally sourced livestock manure and process it through anaerobic digestion and thermochemical conversion to produce renewable electricity, green hydrogen, and low‑carbon fertiliser (NutriCarbon). The biorefinery stream captures CO₂ generated during conversion and sequesters it in the fertiliser product, creating a closed‑loop carbon cycle. Farmers participate in the Genos Green Deal by supplying feedstock, receiving equity stakes, and accessing carbon‑crediting services. All outputs—energy, fertiliser, and captured carbon—are sold to the grid, transport sector, and agricultural markets, enabling a circular economy for Irish farming.
Target Audience
Primary customers are Irish livestock farmers and agribusinesses seeking to monetize manure, reduce emissions, and obtain low‑carbon fertiliser, as well as renewable energy off‑takers and transport operators requiring green hydrogen.
Features
- Integrated biorefinery platform that combines anaerobic digestion, gasification, and combined‑heat‑and‑power (CHP) to generate electricity and heat from manure feedstock.
- On‑site CO₂ capture system that routes captured gas into the NutriCarbon fertiliser production line, achieving net‑negative carbon intensity.
- Large‑scale electrolyser units powered by biorefinery‑generated renewable electricity to produce green hydrogen for transport and farm equipment.
- Digital carbon‑audit platform that quantifies farm‑level emissions, validates carbon credits, and facilitates participation in the Genos Voluntary Carbon Scheme.
- Feedstock supply contract model that offers farmers a fixed price for manure, equity participation, and priority access to low‑carbon fertiliser.
- Commercial-grade renewable electricity export to the grid and direct supply to industrial off‑takers, with full metering and certification.
- Scalable modular design allowing additional biorefineries to be deployed across Ireland as feedstock availability expands.