WE'VE SOLVED THE CARBON PROBLEM.
Hydrobe® has developed world-changing technology that harnesses microbiology to consume CO2 emissions at the source and recycle carbon into valuable industrial feedstocks and end products - namely lipids, proteins, sugars, biogenic feedstock and fertilizer.
One key output from our process is a low-cost lipid feedstock that is ideally suited to the HEFA method of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and biodiesel production.
A PROFOUND BREAKTHROUGH THAT ENABLES COST EFFECTIVE SAF AND BIOFUEL PRODUCTION FROM CO2 EMISSIONS AT SCALE.
The core discovery is a synergy between a specific combination of bacteria and microalgae in the absence of heat or pressure. This ecosystem fixes carbon without light energy, increasing lipid mass with minimal energy. Ultimately the microalgal cell wall is removed, converting cellulose into simple sugars. That process enables lipids to be extracted with minimal energy while the sugars are used to materially reduce the energy and land footprint required to grow microalgae at scale.
BIG CARBON CAPTURE ON A SMALL FOOTPRINT
Microalgae use photosynthesis to convert CO2 and H2O into lipids, sugars and other stores of energy. But growing microalgae has historically had two problems – the process is not scalable and extracting that stored energy is prohibitively energy intensive. Hydrobe® technology solves these two problems. High volume, small footprint photobioreactors need energy intensive artificial light. Sugars produced by the process make this viable by profoundly reducing the amount of external energy used per unit of biomass produced.
DON'T JUST CUT EMISSIONS. TURN THEM INTO COMMERCIAL GAINS.
Convert CO2 into lipids, a high-quality feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel, biodiesel and polymer production. The remaining biomass, rich in protein, is a valuable feedstock for livestock and human food production processes. Alternatively, this biomass has potential as a biogenic substitute for coal in industrial processes and energy generation. Biofertilizers and nutraceuticals are additional high value offtake opportunities.
RECYCLING CO2 WITHOUT CREATING NEW CO2
Hydrobe® uses algae adapted to high concentrations of CO2 (~10%) with tolerance for impurities. This suits direct consumption of flue gas from facilities like steel works, power plants and refineries. Hydrobe® photobioreactors are modular, with each unit working in an array. This suits small scale, low risk, piloting with modular scale-out to increase volumes of CO2 elimination and value generation.
THE MODULAR HYDROBE®
PHOTOBIOREACTOR.
Our technology has been designed to be deployed on site at high emissions facilities like steel works, power plants and refineries, taking a direct feed of carbon from flue gases. Hydrobe® photobioreactors are modular, with each unit working in array.
WE ARE PROVEN.
WE ARE FUNDED.
WE ARE READY TO WORK WITH YOU.
Our science has been peer reviewed, independently replicated, proven at 200 liter scale, and patented. We have significant commercial and academic partnerships. Our technical readiness level is TRL6.
We have constructed a 3,000 liter demonstration plant in Melbourne, Australia. Commissioning of this facility is on track to conclude by the end of 2024.
We are ready to talk to partners and customers to progress this potentially world-changing technology.
