The startup has developed a proprietary gasification process that converts residual biomass and waste into high-quality syngas for electricity generation and the production of hydrogen, ammonia, and biofuels. This technology eliminates the need for landfills by enabling cost-effective conversion of low-value feedstocks at a distributed scale.
Funding
$2.3M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Landfilling non-recyclable solid waste contributes to pollution and global carbon emissions, while incineration is unsuitable for smaller-scale, distributed projects or hydrogen production. The transition to net-zero energy requires renewable electricity and green hydrogen to replace fossil fuels.
Solution
Wildfire Energy offers Moving Injection Horizontal Gasification (MIHG) technology, a patented gasification process that converts a wide range of carbonaceous waste feedstocks, including municipal solid waste, mixed plastics, and agricultural waste, into syngas. The MIHG technology is designed for smaller scale, distributed projects and does not require pre-treatment of the feedstock. The resulting syngas can be used to generate electricity via gas engines or separated and purified into hydrogen for use in fuel cell vehicles and industrial applications. The MIHG process can be integrated with material recovery facilities to increase waste recycling and support a circular economy.
Target Audience
Target customers include local councils, private waste operators, general industry, agriculture & farming, and asphalt plants.
Features
- Batch process eliminates the need for feedstock pre-treatment and complex feeding mechanisms
- Processes a wide range of variable feedstocks, including commercial & industrial waste, construction & demolition waste, and municipal solid waste
- Integrated pre-drying for wet feedstocks
- Modular MIHG plants are scalable from 4 ktpa to over 50 ktpa processing capacities
- Can be configured for continuous electricity production of up to 0.5 MWe per 5 ktpa of feedstock
- Achieves carbon-negative emissions when processing general wastes destined for landfill