Shift Energy designs and builds waste‑to‑renewables biorefineries that convert municipal solid waste into drop‑in sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel meeting ASTM specifications.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Municipal solid waste is increasingly directed to landfills, creating environmental liabilities and missing opportunities to produce low‑carbon fuels. At the same time, the transportation sector seeks drop‑in renewable fuels that meet existing engine and fuel‑specification standards without costly infrastructure changes.
Solution
Shift Energy designs and develops waste‑to‑renewables biorefineries that convert municipal solid waste into premium renewable fuels such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel. By integrating commercially proven, industrial‑scale technologies, the company creates drop‑in fuels that meet or exceed ASTM specifications, allowing immediate use in commercial aviation, cargo, defense, and diesel fleets. The biorefinery concept also generates renewable chemicals and electricity, turning a waste liability into a diversified clean‑energy asset while eliminating the need for landfills.
Target Audience
Primary customers include airlines, cargo and defense operators requiring sustainable aviation fuel, diesel transport and infrastructure companies, and municipalities or government agencies seeking to replace landfill disposal with renewable fuel production.
Features
- Proprietary biorefinery design that processes municipal solid waste into SAF and renewable diesel at industrial scale
- Use of mature, commercially validated conversion technologies with no experimental risk
- Production of drop‑in fuels meeting ASTM D7566 (SAF) and ultra‑low‑sulfur diesel specifications, compatible with existing infrastructure
- Integrated generation of renewable chemicals and electricity as co‑products
- Zero‑landfill approach that fully eliminates solid waste through conversion to energy and materials
- Engineering and project development services from concept through commissioning, based in the United States