Infinium’s proprietary technology can enable organizations to meet carbon reduction goals by accelerating the transition away from fossil-based fuels. The Infinium Electrofuels™ process converts renewable power into green hydrogen, then uses this green hydrogen and waste carbon dioxide to produce net-zero carbon fuels. These fuels may be used in today’s plane, ship and truck fleets without changes in infrastructure.
Nearly a quarter of global carbon emissions stem from the transportation sector, posing a significant challenge in industry efforts to reduce emissions. New business mandates that include corporate climate commitments and ESG investing are increasing the demand for low-carbon transportation alternatives. Other solutions, such as electrification, carbon offsets, carbon capture and hydrogen fuel cell technology are part of the solution but do not fully address transportation’s carbon reduction needs.
Infinium’s Electrofuels™ are “drop-in” replacements for traditional petroleum-derived products. Infinium’s fuels enable commercial transportation industry and logistics operators to make an immediate impact on carbon reduction targets without capital and time intensive upgrades to transportation infrastructure.
“We’re thrilled to be working with Amazon and MHI to demonstrate the commercial impact of our technology.” said Robert Schuetzle, CEO of Infinium. “Backing from the largest hydrogen-focused venture capital firm, AP Ventures, as well as support from Neuman & Esser, an international compressor solutions provider with headquarters in Germany and the Grantham Environmental Trust is a huge vote of confidence for the promise of electrofuels and our technology’s ability to scale in order to meet today’s urgent climate challenges. We expect that current projects under development will be the first broad-scale utilization of electrofuels by commercial vehicles, harmonizing hydrogen utilization and waste carbon capture.”
“AP Ventures is pleased to have led this funding round for Infinium’s breakthrough electrofuel production technology. We are delighted to welcome Infinium to our existing portfolio of hydrogen related technology companies. We look forward to sharing AP Venture’s experience, expertise and network within the global hydrogen economy to deploy Infinium’s commercial systems and create further value for the company”, says Andrew Hinkly, Manging Partner, AP Ventures.
"Amazon created The Climate Pledge Fund to support the development of technologies and services that will enable Amazon and other companies to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement 10 years early—achieving net-zero carbon by 2040,” said Kara Hurst, Vice President of Worldwide Sustainability at Amazon. “Infinium’s electrofuels solution has real potential to help decarbonize transport that carries heavier loads and travels long distances, including air and freight, as well as heavy trucks."
“It is increasingly important to continue our efforts towards developing solutions that drive global carbon neutrality goals,” said Yoshihiro Shiraiwa, Chief Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America. “We are confident in the progress we will make together with this group of industry leaders.”
About Infinium
Infinium offers an electrofuels solution to decarbonize the transportation sector using today’s infrastructure. Infinium’s Electrofuels™ are a net-zero carbon alternative to existing liquid fuels that can immediately “drop in” and be used in plane, ship and truck fleets. For more information, visit www.infiniumco.com.
About AP Ventures
AP Ventures is headquartered in London and manages venture capital funds with a global mandate to invest in pioneering new technologies and businesses which aim to solve global challenges such as renewable energy integration, resource scarcity and rapidly changing demographics.The existing portfolio is focused on the hydrogen value chain and includes investments in Altergy Systems, ERGOSUP, Greyrock Energy, HPNow, HyET, Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies, Insplorion, Plug Power and ZEG Power.
AP Ventures is led by Andrew Hinkly (Managing Partner) and Kevin Eggers (Partner). Investors include Anglo-American Platinum, Impala Platinum, the Mirai Creation Fund, Mitsubishi Corporation, Plastic Omnium, the Public Investment Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation. More info: www.apventures.com
About Amazon Climate Pledge Fund
In June 2020, Amazon announced The Climate Pledge Fund to support the development of sustainable and decarbonizing technologies and services that will enable Amazon and other companies to meet the goals set by The Climate Pledge. This dedicated investment program—with an initial $2 billion in funding—will invest in visionary companies whose products and solutions will facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy. More info at: https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/about/climate-pledge-fund
About Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is one of the world’s leading industrial firms with 80,000 group employees and annual consolidated revenues of around 38 billion U.S. dollars. For more than 130 years, the company has channeled big thinking into innovative and integrated solutions that move the world forward. MHI delivers innovative and integrated solutions across a wide range of industries from commercial aviation and transportation to power plants and gas turbines, and from machinery and infrastructure to integrated defense and space systems. More info at: https://www.mhi.com/
About the NEUMAN & ESSER GROUP
The NEUMAN & ESSER GROUP (NEA), founded 1830 in Aachen, Germany is a leading manufacturer of compressor solutions including piston compressors and diaphragm compressors, sealing elements for oscillating and rotating systems and offers comprehensive services for NEA brand and 13 OEM legacies. Its products serve all major applications in the Oil & Gas markets, Chemicals & Petrochemicals Industries, Food & Beverages, Renewable Energy and H2 Economy including H2 Mobility. The company group, with its workforce of 1,200 employees worldwide, consists of three holding companies in Germany, the USA and China, four production sites in Germany and 19 companies for sales and system engineering as well as service facilities at 10 strategic locations around the globe. More info at: https://www.neuman-esser.de/en/
About The Grantham Environmental Trust
The Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental Trust was formed in 2005 by Jeremy Grantham, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Strategist of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo (GMO) and his wife Hannelore.More info at: http://www.granthamtrust.org/
