ABLC 2025 Sponsors – ABLC 2025 – Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference

Below is the ABLC 2025 sponsor list, to give you an idea of the sponsor roster.

CO Sponsorship

The Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy supports research, development, and demonstration of technologies aimed to enable the sustainable use of domestic biomass and waste resources for the production of biofuels and bioproducts.

BETO’s priorities are designed to:

Advance biofuel technologies for aviation, marine, off-road, and rail
Develop renewable chemicals and materials
Support utilization of diverse carbon resources in existing ethanol and petroleum infrastructure
Reduce costs of conversion pathways and feedstocks
Build demonstration-scale biorefineries to reduce risk and verify readiness for industry hand-offs
Establish regional resource hubs to support energy crop production

Meeting these priorities requires significant and rapid advances in technology development and innovation across the entire biomass-to-bioenergy supply chain.

Platinum Sponsor

Comstock Fuels delivers advanced lignocellulosic biomass refining solutions that produce renewable fuels at market leading yields and carbon intensities. Comstock Fuels licenses its solutions and plans to build a network of its own Bioleum Refineries, starting with its 75,000 TPY commercial demonstration facility in Oklahoma.

Iowa leads the way in the commercial scale-up of sustainable chemicals necessary to champion development in energy, feedstock, textiles, manufacturing, and transportation goods. Iowa’s central location, robust transportation infrastructure, highly educated and productive workforce, abundant raw materials, and pro-business state government contribute to the state’s success in the biofuels and biorenewables industry. These strategic advantages, combined with Iowa’s renewable chemical production tax credit program, provide an environment that supports innovation and growth. To learn more about Iowa’s business climate and bioeconomy, visit iowaeda.com.

Gold Plus Sponsor

Carbon Recycling International is the global leader in CO₂ to methanol technology, with over 200,000 tonnes per year of installed sustainable methanol production capacity. Our proven and patented ETL technology is the most efficient CO₂ to methanol synthesis process available in today’s carbon capture and utilization market. Our technology, services, and project development know-how enable our partners to produce sustainable methanol from carbon dioxide and hydrogen, at lower capital and operating cost than any other option on the market. We are realizing commercially-viable projects that contribute to decarbonisation on a global scale, supporting a renewable methanol market that is forecast to reach 400 million tonnes per year by 2050.

DG Fuels LLC is a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology and development company that combines green hydrogen production with very high carbon conversion rates in producing its zero emissions, drop-in jet and other high value fuels. The company’s proprietary approach results in lower carbon feedstock requirements, lower costs of production and greater scalability potential.

Ecostrat is the North American leader in assessing, developing, and optimizing biomass supply chains. Since 2008, our Biomass Advisory Group has carried out trusted supply chain due diligence and issued BDO Zone Ratings for hundreds of bioproject developers, capital markets, engineering companies, US National Labs, and economic development bodies.

Jenike & Johanson is the world’s leading company in powder and bulk solids handling, processing, and storage technology. Over the past 55 years, we’ve tested over 19,000 unique powders and bulk solids. We have a combined team experience close to 1,000 person-years in the field, and worked on more than 9,000 projects, giving our team the broadest real-world and in-depth experience in the industry to address a wide variety of bulk material handling and engineering needs.

Nexus PMG is a leading firm specializing in low-carbon infrastructure solutions, dedicated to building a better world by delivering innovative, sustainable projects. Operating at the intersection of project finance, development, and operations, they provide world-class advisory services, offering technical, operational, and financial diligence throughout every phase of large-scale infrastructure projects. Their seasoned team has a proven track record in managing high-profile EPC projects both domestically and internationally. Nexus PMG’s core services include advisory, due diligence, consulting, independent engineering, project management, front-end engineering, EPCM services, and operations and field services. With over a decade of expertise, they have supported the development and implementation of low-carbon projects across five continents, transforming complex waste streams into valuable resources such as green hydrogen, ammonia, renewable diesel, ethanol, sustainable aviation fuel, and renewable natural gas.

SunGas is a clean energy and technology solutions company enabling the production of renewable fuels and chemicals with its proven S1000 technology platform. The SunGas S1000 converts the energy contained in sustainably sourced biomass into renewable synthesis gas (syngas) required for production of low and negative carbon fuels at scale. The company assists clients globally to site its S1000 licensed technology, equipment and services package in their projects. Additionally, SunGas invests in developing its own renewable fuels production projects.

Founded in 1940, Topsoe is a global leader in developing solutions for a decarbonized world. Our mission is to combat climate change by helping our partners and customers in the world’s most challenging sectors. From zero-carbon chemicals to renewable fuels, we are uniquely positioned to aid humanity in realizing a sustainable future.

Gold Sponsor

Aether Fuels is a climate technology company revolutionizing sustainable fuel production for hard-to-abate sectors like aviation and shipping. Founded in 2022, the company leverages its proprietary Aether Aurora technology to efficiently convert waste carbon (e.g., CO₂, CO) into high-quality liquid fuels. With near-ideal carbon conversion efficiency, Aether’s technology is cost-effective and scalable, addressing the growing demand for sustainable fuels driven by global decarbonization goals. Backed by $34 million in Series A funding and strategic partnerships, Aether Fuels aims to help industries achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, delivering impactful solutions for a greener, more sustainable future.

Gevo’s mission is to transform renewable energy and carbon into energy-dense liquid hydrocarbons. These hydrocarbons can be used for drop-in transportation fuels such as gasoline, jet fuel and diesel fuel, that when burned have potential to yield net-zero greenhouse gas emissions when measured across the full life cycle of the products. Gevo uses low-carbon renewable resource-based carbohydrates as raw materials, and is in an advanced state of developing renewable electricity and renewable natural gas for use in production processes, resulting in low-carbon fuels with substantially reduced carbon intensity.

SynPet is a Belgian based chemical plastics recycling company building a commercial plant in Antwerp. Our advanced technology uniquely recycles all carbon-containing waste, organic and petroleum-based, into valuable products without pretreatment. By integrating multiple techniques we transform contaminated mix plastics into quality intermediates for the petrochemical industry, we call it Circular Naphtha Substitute. This circular economic model reduces landfill and incineration, minimizes environmental pollution, and reduces need for new oil and gas extraction, contributing to a sustainable future.

Silver Sponsors

ABB is a technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. The company’s solutions connect engineering know-how and software to optimize how things are manufactured, moved, powered and operated. Building on more than 140 years of excellence, ABB’s ~105,000 employees are committed to driving innovations that accelerate industrial transformation. www.abb.com

Ariel Green provides Technology Performance Insurance for the clean energy industry, deploying capital through customized risk management solutions. Our team brings deep expertise and a collaborative approach to developing insurance products that enable clean energy projects to secure financing, get built, and operate successfully. Learn more at www.arielgreen.com.”

Castlerock Green Energy, LLC is a renewable energy developer co-founding biofuel plants across the U.S. with Ensyn Corporation, utilizing exclusive technology to replace fossil fuels with sustainable alternatives, aiming to redefine the energy landscape for future generations.

Ensyn produces biocrude from forest and agricultural residues using its proprietary thermal technology. Ensyn’s biocrude has been in commercial production for over 30 years for the generation of food ingredients, natural chemicals and heating fuels. Ensyn is now building out production capacity of renewable heating fuels, led by projects in Maine, USA and Nova Scotia, Canada.

Global Bioenergies fights global warming by substituting products of fossil origin with products of natural origin. The cosmetics players are our first customers. By 2027, we will be operating our innovative process in a large-scale plant. By 2030, we plan to become a leader in the huge emerging market for SAF.

ICF is a global consulting and technology services provider. Since 1969, government and commercial clients have worked with ICF to overcome their toughest challenges on issues that matter profoundly to their business. ICF combines technical expertise, policy development and market analysis to provide comprehensive services to lenders, developers, and renewable operators to enable their future success.

Johnson Matthey (JM) is a global leader in sustainable technologies, specializing in catalysis, precious metals, and advanced materials. With a strong commitment to innovation and sustainability, JM develops cutting-edge solutions for cleaner air, efficient energy, and circular economies, driving progress in decarbonization and resource efficiency across diverse industries worldwide.

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2021 sales of $31 billion. We offer a broad array of gases, technologies, and services to help our customers succeed while helping to protect our planet. For over 100 years, Linde has been a pioneer in air separation technologies. Now Linde is among the leaders in developing syngas reforming, low carbon hydrogen, and electrolysis technologies.

We create Bio Solutions to Better Our World by serving innovators in the biofuels, advanced proteins, and RNG markets. A leader in bioprocessing, Merrick provides multi-discipline services from FEL through commissioning. We have served clients for more than 65 years and maintain 25 offices in the US, Canada, Mexico, and UK.

Special Session Sponsor

Founded in 1957, the National Corn Growers Association represents nearly 40,00 dues-paying corn farmers nationwide and the interests of more than 300,000 growers who contribute through corn checkoff programs in their states. NCGA and its 50 affiliated state organizations work together to create and increase opportunities for corn growers.

Special Session Seminar Sponsorship

Axens (www.axens.net) is a group providing a complete range of solutions for the conversion of oil and biomass to cleaner fuels, the production and purification of major petrochemical intermediates, as well as natural gas treatment and conversion options. The products and services offered are technologies, equipment, furnaces, modular units, catalysts and adsorbents and related services, including technologies for the production of 1G and 2G fuels, chemicals, plastics recycling, and carbon capture. The Axens technology portfolio includes Futurol^TM cellulosic ethanol, Atol^® ethanol dehydration, Alcohol to Jet, Vegan^® lipid conversion to renewable diesel and SAF, BioTfuel^® for the fuel chain of process to gasify solid biomass and convert to drop-in fuels via Fischer-Tropsch, butadiene via the BioButterfly collaboration with Michelin, and our partnership with Anellotech for the production of cellulosic aromatics and fuels blendstocks.

Combined Joint Corporate Support

Corporate and Organizational Support Sponsors

The Advanced Biofuels Association is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association representing more than forty companies from the U.S. and around the world who supply low-carbon liquid fuels to the U.S. ABFA is the leading voice for advanced biofuels before the U.S. federal government.

Barclays Investment Bank offers advisory, financing, and risk management services to corporations, governments, and institutions globally. Its expertise spans mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital markets, and strategic risk solutions. The bank also provides comprehensive market insights and research across various sectors and economies.

Faegre Faegre Drinker is a law firm designed for clients. With more than 1,200 experienced attorneys, consultants and professionals in 20 locations, we have the strength to solve your most complex transactional, litigation and regulatory challenges wherever you need us. We partner with clients ranging from emerging startups to multinational corporations, delivering comprehensive and customized advice that advances your most ambitious business objectives.

Kilpatrick is a multi-practice international firm of more than 680 attorneys, with 23 offices. Our attorneys work with forward-thinking clients to solve their most critical business matters. The firm’s energy practice has extensive experience in every aspect of energy and infrastructure development and finance and collaborates with firm-wide teams to tap into Project Finance, Construction & Infrastructure, Private Placement, Private Equity, and Intellectual Property knowledge.

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in 42 countries, the Firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.

New Energy Risk (NER) enables project financing for breakthrough technologies by transferring technical risk from capital to the insurance markets, reducing cost of capital and accelerating time to market. Applying proprietary models and processes, NER utilizes technology performance data from pilot and demonstration-level facilities to analyze risk and can provide risk mitigation that addresses technology performance and reliability, commercial factors, and credit issues. Working with global A- rated insurers, including AXA XL (S&P AA-), NER customizes insurance products designed to secure client financing or backstop product warranties, often for the very first facility. NER-supported projects span a wide range of sectors and geographies, with over $4 billion in deployed capital and a decade of experience.”

The most significant corporations, institutional investors, asset managers, private equity firms, and governments around the globe recognize RBC Capital Markets as an innovative, trusted partner with an in-depth expertise in capital markets, banking, and finance.

Shaw Projects & Modules, a business unit of The Shaw Group, is a premier provider of engineering, procurement, fabrication (EPF), and project services. Formed through the combination of Chemex Global, KPE, and Shaw’s modular fabrication facility in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Shaw P&M delivers comprehensive project solutions from concept to completion

Coffee Break Sponsor

Among the ideas that inspire and drive Bechtel, none may be more powerful than the belief that tomorrow is ours to build. Our future depends on the world’s ability to meet fast-evolving energy needs. Increasingly complex challenges demand innovation, collaboration, and diverse skills, and Bechtel is purpose-built to tackle them.

Lanyard Sponsor

Ecostrat is a North American leader in assessing, developing, optimizing, and managing biomass supply chains.Since 2008, our Biomass Advisory Group has prepared over 250 Biomass Supply Assessments and Market Studies for leading project developers, power utilities, financial institutions, investment funds, engineering companies, US National Labs, Governments and First Nations across North America.

Tote Bag Sponsor

BioVeritas exists to decarbonize what fuels human progress, beginning with SAF. Through our proprietary process, we unlock more feedstocks and use less energy to deliver superior carbon intensity. We are SAF, unconstrained

Exhibitors

ARA is globally recognized for innovation and technical excellence in high temperature, high pressure water technologies. Our commercially proven, single-step HCU Pretreat technology removes inorganic contaminants from fats, oils, and greases while maintaining nearly 100% yield of the valuable feedstock molecules used to produce renewable diesel and SAF.

CORYS has been supplying training and engineering simulators for more than 55 years to the Process Industries in support of all types of oil, gas, & chemical projects and sites. We are also the world’s largest supplier of Transportation and Power simulation. We offer innovative and high-tech solutions (Dynamic Modelling, Extended Reality, Cloud, Artificial).

Federal Appraisal is a recognized national leader in the field of real estate and business appraisals. The company specializes in commercial properties, as well as energy, utility, and infrastructure businesses. They provide expert valuation services for complex assets related to financing, tax matters, legal disputes, and investment activities, helping clients navigate multifaceted challenges with accurate and reliable assessments. Their expertise extends to various industries, delivering high-quality results for a wide range of commercial and business purposes.

GTI Energy is a premier research and development organization driving advancements in low-carbon energy solutions. With a strong focus on hydrogen innovation, methane emissions reduction, and carbon management, GTI Energy collaborates with global partners to create scalable, sustainable technologies that enable a cleaner, more efficient energy future.

Hexas is a biomaterials company specializing in sustainable, plant-based raw materials like XanoFiber™, derived from XanoGrass™, to replace wood, food crops for fuel, and fossil-based materials. Their innovative solutions support industries such as energy, packaging, and textiles, promoting regenerative practices while ensuring cost-effective, high-quality alternatives to traditional resources.

The Biomass Feedstock National User Facility located at Idaho National Laboratory, features $15 million of upgraded equipment including expanded preprocessing capabilities coupled with intelligent automation; tools to advance our fundamental knowledge of feedstock variability and material handling; and capabilities to improve feedstock quality for sustainable aviation fuel and renewable chemicals.

We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 28,000 people performing diverse, complex and mission-critical roles in 34 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver..

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company. We are committed to assisting our customers to decarbonize their operations. Whether you are in the chemicals, refining, or energy sectors, our syngas production and processing technologies, combined with Linde Green™ atmospheric gases and low-carbon hydrogen, can help you achieve your production and sustainability goals.

Next Rung Technology is an engineering and consulting company focused on commercializing emerging technologies. We offer hands-on engineering design, project execution (all FEL stages), business analyses and strategies to teams of all sizes on projects of all scales. Our design approach creates flexible facilities that work Day 1 and Year 2 by understanding technology readiness, variability, risk management and effective to get our clients “Execution Ready”.

Founded by a group of startup veterans, we are passionate about solving scaleup challenges with innovative technology design. Moving from the bench top to pilot plants, demonstration scale facilities and first of a kind (FOAK) commercial projects is our primary focus. We differentiate ourselves in our strategies and experience working with technologies that are still evolving while answering the imperatives of scale.

Next Rung has been helping companies since 2017 across a range of emerging technologies including: industrial fermentation and alternative proteins, biomanufacturing, sustainable chemicals and materials, renewable energy, water and wastewater. We pride ourselves on adaptable engineering support that is customized to each partner and project, from pre-seed startups to established companies. Learn more about our tools and services at www.nextrungtechnology.com.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is DOE’s premier R&D laboratory dedicated to technology development for the bioeconomy. NREL partners with industry to develop sustainable and cost-effective processes and technologies for conversion of biomass and other renewable feedstocks to fuels, chemicals, and bio-based materials.

Phoenix Lender Services simplifies SBA and USDA lending with expert underwriting, closing, servicing, and liquidation solutions. Backed by a seasoned team and a history of $31 billion in financing, PHX empowers lenders to navigate complex government-backed loan programs efficiently, ensuring small businesses gain access to the capital they need.

RCM Thermal Kinetics is a pioneer in the bioeconomy sector focused on bolstering clients’ competitive advantage. We are dedicated to delivering our patented energy efficient designs and tailored solutions to meet the needs of our diverse clientele across various industries. We prioritize our clients’ needs, offering cutting-edge thermal solutions that enhance their sustainability and reliability, all while increasing value for our customers. RCM Thermal Kinetics’ distillation, dehydration, evaporation, and crystallization equipment are used throughout the renewable and bio-based fuels and chemical processing industries, and our lab testing services help derisk projects across the globe. RCM Thermal Kinetics remains committed to driving progress through engineering.

Where others see waste, at Synata Bio, we see opportunity. CO2 and off-gases are viewed as harmful and useless byproducts, but they are valuable resources to us. We are on a crusade to challenge and change the status quo, repurposing gases rich in carbon into building blocks to drive the global transition to low carbon fuels and circular products.

The International Alternative Fuel Technology Center at Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®) assists clients with developing and evaluating alternative fuels from source through production to real-world use. SwRI is a non-profit, independent research and development organization with 75 years of experience with fuels and engines. For more information, please visit https://iaft c.swri.org

Teikoku’s fluid handling solutions ensure emission-free operations, giving plant management assurance on regulatory compliance and peace of mind. Unlike other pumps, canned motor pumps offer true secondary containment, aligning with Below Zero initiatives from feedstock treatment to finished fuel while delivering the highest levels of safety and reliability.

The DOE Bioenergy Research Centers (BRCs) work to break down barriers to a domestic bioenergy industry. The four centers strive toward the common goal of accelerating improvements and scale up of advanced biofuel and bioproduct production processes. The BRCs seek to partner with industry to move their innovative science forward.

Zeton is the recognized world leader in the design and fabrication of lab scale systems, pilot plants, demonstration plants and small modular production plants. An employee-owned company, Zeton’s mission is to help our customers scale their process technology. Since 1986, Zeton has completed over 1000 projects in 45 countries.