Newlight Partners is a private investment firm that partners with founders and management to build and grow businesses.

Newlight Partners

Sagewind Capital LLC is a middle market, private equity firm founded in 2015 by Steve Lefkowitz. Our unique expertise is built on his 30 years of private equity investing and operating experience.  Sagewind Capital intends to build a concentrated portfolio of companies in key sectors that have the potential for organic growth and can serve as platforms for substantial value creation through a buy-and-build strategy of strategic acquisitions.  Since inception in 2015, Sagewind Capital has made five investments that collectively generate annual revenue of over $400 million, annual EBITDA of over $50 million and employ over 1,500 people.

Sagewind Capital

Irradiant Partners operates as an alternative investment manager focused on liquid credit, opportunistic credit, and renewable private equity and credit.

Irradiant Partners

Hannon Armstrong (NYSE: HASI) focuses on making investments in climate change solutions by providing capital to the leading companies in the energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other sustainable infrastructure markets. The company's goal is to generate attractive returns for stockholders by investing in a diversified portfolio of investments that generate long-term, recurring, and predictable cash flows from proven commercial technologies.

HASI

Bioenergy DevCo

BioEnergy DevCo is a full-service development company that develops, manages, and executes Anaerobic Digestion projects using BTS technology in the Americas. We bring together key stakeholders such as municipalities, large energy consumers, large waste generators, and soil blenders and distributors. Offering solutions to those who share goals of sustainable waste management, renewable energy production and use, and healthy soil management. By seeing challenges as opportunities, Bioenergy DevCo turns these goals into projects that have a positive return on investment, a net decrease in greenhouse gas emissions, a consistent supply of renewable natural gas, and a sustainable means of managing and recycling biodegradable wastes.

<div>Bioenergy Devco (BDC) is a Maryland-based leading global developer of anaerobic digestion facilities primarily targeting cities with waste issues, companies with sustainability goals, and energy companies. In terms of food waste, the company also collects and recovers a variety of feedstock, such as packaged food and post-consumer organics, fats, oils and grease, sludge from industrial food facilities, like dairy and poultry processors, and litter (chickens, cows, pigs, humans, and any other litter). The company uses its proven anaerobic digestion technology to convert the waste into renewable energy and creates two outputs; 1) natural gas 2) digestate, an organic waste amendment that can be used for both commercial and personal (home) purposes.&nbsp;</div>

Tech solutions for achieving global anti-wastage targets

Food Waste

Bioenergy Devco (BDC) develops anaerobic digestion technology, converting organic waste into renewable energy. The company produces natural gas and digestate, an organic waste amendment for commercial and personal use.

Reinforcing recycling, rerouting refuse, and reducing wasteflows

Waste Recovery & Management Tech

Bioenergy Devco is a global leader in the design, engineering, construction, financing, and operation of advanced anaerobic digestion facilities. The company's proven technology harnesses naturally occurring biological processes to recycle organic waste into renewable natural gas and nutrient-rich soil amendments. Bioenergy Devco's facilities employ anaerobic digestion, a process where organic materials break down in the absence of oxygen, producing clean-burning biogas and organic fertilizers.

HASI Invests in Bioenergy Devco's Growth of Anaerobic Digestion Facilities

Recycling Organics and Renewable Energy Solutions

Bioenergy Devco Hosts US Senator Cardin at Maryland Bioenergy Center

Renewable Gas Supplier – Bioenergy Devco

Bioenergy Devco Expands Executive Leadership Team to Meet Growing Market Demand for Anaerobic Digestion Technology to Sustainably Manage Waste Nationwide

BTS Biogas Announces Expansion of Services into North America

BIOENERGY DEVCO NAMED 2024 ENERGY COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Bioenergy Devco, growing anaerobic digestion company, names new CEO

Bioenergy Devco receives $30M investment as it ramps up US anaerobic digestion efforts

Bioenergy Devco Named 2024 Seal Business Sustainability Awards Winner

HASI Invests in Bioenergy Devco's Anaerobic Digestion Facilities

Established renewable energy technologies for a greener future

Current-gen renewables

Bioenergy Devco

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 Bioenergy Devco (BDC) is a Maryland-based leading global developer of anaerobic digestion facilities primarily targeting cities with waste issues, companies with sustainability goals, and energy companies. In terms of food waste, the company also collects and recovers a variety of feedstock, such as packaged food and post-consumer organics, fats, oils and grease, sludge from industrial food facilities, like dairy and poultry processors, and litter (chickens, cows, pigs, humans, and any other litter). The company uses its proven anaerobic digestion technology to convert the waste into renewable energy and creates two outputs; 1) natural gas 2) digestate, an organic waste amendment that can be used for both commercial and personal (home) purposes.&nbsp;
 
 
 &nbsp;As of March 2023, BDC has constructed over 250 anaerobic digesters globally and manages 150 facilities worldwide, and also has over 20 anaerobic digesters under construction in the US, including two in Delaware and Maryland.
 
 
 In August 2019, BDC acquired BTS Biogas (a European leading anaerobic digestion facility operator) to expand its technology offering across North America. BDC&rsquo;s partnership (June 2020) with Cheepstake Utilities Corporation (a US-based diversified energy company) allowed them to expand its operations into the Delmarva Peninsula and collaborated on a project to generate renewable natural gas by utilizing excess organics in the poultry industry. The company is also in a 20-year agreement with livestock business Perdue (signed in 2019) to compost about 30,000 chicken litter per year in the town of Blade.&nbsp;
 
 
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 , Bioenergy Devco secured a USD 30 million investment from Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI), for its Maryland Bioenergy Center facility, in Jessup, Maryland.&nbsp;
 
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 Apeel Sciences produces edible coatings made of plant materials that extend the lifetime of fruits by 2-3x with the goal of preventing food wastages in regions where there is a lack of refrigeration. According to the company, US retailers that use Apeel experience a 50% reduction in waste alongside a 5%-10% growth in sales on average. As of July 2021, Apeel Sciences reported to have saved around 69 million pieces of produce from going to waste at retail stores by partnering with small family-owned farmers, local organic growers, grocery stores, and large food brands. As of August 2021, the company was offering its solution to a network of 30 suppliers and 40 retailers across eight countries, including the US, UK, Spain, Netherlands, and Kenya. The company focuses on expanding its market presence across North America and the EU. 
 
 
 The company&rsquo;s early years were supported by a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant of USD 100,000 in 2012 and Andreessen Horowitz, which led the company&rsquo;s 2016 Series B funding round. Celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and Katy Perry have also invested in Apeel.
 
 
 In May 2020, Apeel announced plans to expand to Sub-Saharan Africa, Central, and South America&mdash;all regions where food wastage is increasing. In May 2021, Apeel Sciences acquired startup Impact Vision for an undisclosed amount. Impact vision&rsquo;s technology allows suppliers to see inside their fresh produce and ultimately reduce post-harvest loss, optimize distribution, while continuing to extend shelf-life. 
 
 
 In August 2021, the company raised USD 250 million in a Series E funding round led by Temasek at USD 2 billion valuation. The company expects to use the funds to expand its product distribution across the US, UK, and Europe by accelerating deployment of its product across its existing supplier network and by partnering with 10 new suppliers by the end of 2021. The company also plans to use the funds to strengthen its data and insights offering and support its future acquisition plans.
 
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Apeel Sciences

Shelf Engine provides demand forecasting tools for perishable food items to reduce inefficiencies in the ordering system and minimize overall costs. According to Shelf Engine, more than 30% of highly perishable foods in grocery stores such as meat and vegetables expire before the sell-by date. Shelf Engine’s scan-based trade (SBT) technology guarantees sales and pays for any items that remain unsold. Via the SBT, Shelf Engine manages orders, pays vendors, and only charges the retailer for what sells while still paying suppliers for their full order and increasing its accuracy over time. Shelf generates revenue by charging a mark-up on the product from the vendor to the retailer.The pandemic benefited Shelf Engine as grocers found it difficult to manage orders during lockdown. In March 2021, Shelf Engine raised USD 41 million in a Series B funding round led by General Catalyst to further invest in its growing team of engineers, data scientists, and supply chain automation experts. As of March 2021, Shelf Engine operated in more than 2,000 grocery stores and claimed to increase profit margins by more than 50% by reducing food waste by as much as 32%.

Shelf Engine

Afresh began as a research project in 2017 to develop AI-powered software that optimizes the entire food supply chain. Specifically, the company offers an in-store solution for grocery stores that applies artificial intelligence to manage the freshness of food. According to the company, implementation of its technology has led to a 25%–45% reduction of in-store food waste and increased gross margin of fresh produce sales by 4 percentage points. The company generates revenue under a SaaS model. I n <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/16835">March 2023, </a>the company expanded into fresh departments, including meat, seafood, deli, and food service.Some of Afresh's key customers include Fresh Thyme Market, WinCo Foods, and Heinen’s. In 2019, the company also reported that it had established partnerships with three US grocery chains, each with more than 100 stores in operation. The company also collaborated with Bashas’ Supermarkets Inc. (a chain of grocery stores based in North America with over 100 stores) in September 2021 and New Season Market (a chain of 19 privately owned grocery stores) in October 2021 to pilot the “Afresh AI-driven software solution” at selected stores. In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/15786">January 2023 </a>, Afresh and Albertsons Companies announced the completion of an enterprise rollout of the Afresh predictive ordering and inventory management platform. As of January 2023, the company’s technology was deployed across 3,000 stores in 40 states in the US, and it also reported that it was able to triple its customer base in 2021. Afresh notes that it is on track to help retailers save 34 million pounds of food waste by the end of 2022.In August 2022, AFresh raised USD 115 million in a <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/12187">Series B </a>funding round led by Spark Capital. Following the USD 13 million funding round in November 2020, the company was valued at USD 100 million.

AFresh

UK-based Winnow Solutions identifies and measures waste in commercial kitchens. The company records the reason for the waste, calculates the value of the wasted food, and keeps track of this data in the cloud. The company’s self-titled product shares technology with autonomous vehicles, using cameras to record and learn about food being wasted and calculate the financial and environmental cost of this discarded food. Winnow Vision also provides a Waste Monitor solution to help kitchen staff track how and what food is wasted to adjust their spending on food ingredients and eliminate overproduction.Key customers and partnershipsWinnow’s customers include the catering company <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/5386">ISS</a> and hotels such as Accor, Fairmont, The Westin, Four Seasons, and Hilton Tokyo Bay. As of June 2023, Winnow claims that its AI solution has so far saved customers USD 174 million and cut 217,000 tons of CO2 emissions worldwide, equivalent to taking nearly 50,000 cars off the road for a year.Funding and financials<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/27315">In March 2024</a>, the company raised an undisclosed amount from ABC Impact to accelerate its expansion into the Asian market. Previously, In June 2023, the company raised USD 10 million in a Series C funding round led by ArcTern Ventures.

Winnow Solutions

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 Hazel Technologies is a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-funded technology company that develops a packaging which releases vapors that slow the aging process and prevent fungus or decay. Its solution is claimed to double the shelf-life of produce. Hazel operates a B2B business that targets large enterprises. The company has reported treating 700 million pounds of produce as of 2019, saving about 60 million pounds from going bad in 2019 alone. The company has a target to save one billion pounds of produce from going to waste by the end of 2021. Hazel operates in 12 countries including the US and Chile (entered in October 2020). 
 
 
 Hazel works with around 250 foodservice providers and produce companies including the likes of Sysco, Mission Produce, Zespri, Calavo, and Oppy. The company reported in 2019 that it plans to develop new products such as antimicrobial packaging for berries, grapes, and other fruit, and also expects to launch its shelf-life extension technology for meat products.
 
 
 Since 2016, the company has received a total of USD 1.5 million from the USDA to develop its technology. Hazel received the USDA funding in December 2020 for solving the problem of unwanted sprouting in potatoes. In April 2021, the company announced that it had closed a USD 70 million Series C financing round led by Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Technology Fund (Pontifax AgTech), and Temasek, to expand operations across Southeast Asia, Africa, and the EU. 
 
 
 
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Hazel technologies

Startups that prevent food wastage by prolonging the lifetime of food or better managing food production through the supply chain. Companies that develop products such as sanitizers, containers, and machines that allow food to stay fresh longer are included here. Startups that develop algorithms to determine food preservation strategies are also included.

These startups ensure work to reroute surplus food to different sets of end-users including charity organizations and consumers seeking discounted items. This segment mainly consists of on-demand online platforms that connect producers, retailers, and restaurants with consumers via mobile app.

Startups that recycle food waste for industrial uses such as soil enrichment.

Startups that recycle food waste into edible food and beverages.

Solutions that keep food waste out of landfills

Recycling and upcycling food waste to keep them out of landfills

IoT-enabled waste prevention techniques for purposes such as longer shelf-life and inventory management

Waste prevention analysis platforms use AI/ML

Bioenergy Devco (BDC) develops anaerobic digestion technology, converting organic waste into renewable energy. The company produces natural gas and digestate, an organic waste amendment for commercial and personal use.As of March 2024, BDC has constructed over 250 anaerobic digesters globally and manages 150 facilities worldwide, and also has over 20 anaerobic digesters under construction in the US, including two in Delaware and Maryland.In September 2023, BDC <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/21713">received permits</a> to construct an organic recycling facility at its Bioenergy Innovation Center in Delaware and expects to process 250,000 tons of organic poultry waste annually through anaerobic digestion and convert it into renewable natural gas (RNG).In August 2019, BDC acquired BTS Biogas, a European leading anaerobic digestion facility operator, to expand its technology offering across North America. Post-acquisition BTS Biogas operates as an affiliate company of BDC.&nbsp;Key customers and partnershipsIn June 2020, BDC partnered with Cheepstake Utilities Corporation to expand operations into the Delmarva Peninsula, generating renewable natural gas from excess organics in the poultry industry. The company partnered with <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/18117">Middlesex County Utilities Authority (MCUA</a>; April 2023) and City of Long Beach (February 2024) to construct an organic recycling facility.Funding and financialsIn <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/17199">March 2023</a>,&nbsp; Bioenergy Devco secured a USD 30 million investment from Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI), for its Maryland Bioenergy Center facility, in Jessup, Maryland.

Based in the UK, SEaB Energy provides clients with a waste to energy technology. The company sells two products called Flexibuster and Muckbuster that convert waste into energy. Flexibuster converts organic waste, while Muckbuster is designed to convert slurry waste. These are anaerobic digestion units which are containerized and can be easily bought and installed by any entity to get the required power Flexibusters are suitable for small and medium sized entities that produce between 500kg and 2,500kg of organic waste per day. As of June 2021, the company operates and manufactures its products in England, Portugal, and the USA.According to the company, one cubic meter of waste creates one household unit of electricity. The company helps customers by collecting a sample of their feedstock and estimates how much power its products can deliver by converting the particular type of feedstock. The company reports that its clients include fortune 50 companies, hospitals, non-profit organizations, property developers, and hypermarkets.Funding and financialsIn <a href="https://seabenergy.com/axon-partners-enagas-emprende-investment/">September 2022,</a> SEaB Energy raised an undisclosed investment led by Axon Partners Group to expand its solutions in Europe, Latin America and the US.

SeAb Energy

RoadRunner Recycling helps predict recycling plans for businesses (such as hotels, mills, warehouses) by using algorithms and Artificial Intelligence (AI). While helping them recycle their waste, the company also offers scheduled and one-off waste pickup services for businesses in the US.The company claims that the usage of its services has on average allowed a 16% saving in waste and recycling expenditures for customers and increased diversion from landfills by threefold.The company operates a shared-savings business model, where it generates revenue based on the level of the customer’s savings. As of October 2022, the company has diverted over 300,000 tons of material from disposal across 12,000 accounts, saving customers nearly USD 50 million on waste and recycling services.In October 2022, RoadRunner acquired Compology, the world's largest waste and recycling smart metering technology company.Key customers and partnershipsRoadRunner Recycling partnered with Avery Dennison (a label and packaging materials company) in September 2020 to launch a scalable matrix recycling program to help Avery’s <a href="https://www.packagingtechtoday.com/news-headlines/avery-dennison-launches-matrix-recycling-program-with-roadrunner-recycling/label-tape/">label</a> converters achieve their zero-waste-to-landfill goals. Some of the company’s key customers are Boxer Property, Forman Mills, and the PM Hotel Group.&nbsp;Funding and financials&nbsp;In its latest funding round in <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/14646">November 2022</a>, the company raised USD 20 million funding in its extended Series D round led by Fifth Wall. The funds were expected to support growth of the company's core business, expansion of enterprise offerings, and strengthening the investments in technology, thus improving sustainability in the real estate sector.

RoadRunner Recycling

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 AMP (
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 AMP Robotics) uses robots and AI to sort waste by type. Following the company&rsquo;s rebranding, it shifted focus from supplying sorting robots to building automated, facility-scale recycling solutions that incorporate AI and robotics. The company&rsquo;s AMP One-integrated sorting facility combines a number of AMP&rsquo;s modular solutions to deliver a material recovery facility (MRF) that requires no manual sorting. The facilities are able to autonomously sort multiple waste streams, including municipal solid waste, MRF residue, and mixed plastic waste into bales of materials.
 
 
 The modular solutions that make up AMP One include
 
 
 AMP Vision: 
 An AI-powered machine vision system capable of identifying over 50 categories of materials present in waste streams. The company claims it uses the world&rsquo;s largest real-world dataset for materials with over 75 billion data points.&nbsp;
 
 
 AMP Jet and Microjet: 
 An AI-based sorting system that leverages AMP Vision to identify materials and separates these two material streams simultaneously using two rows of 50 air nozzles. The system also uses AI to track the path of sorted materials and adjust jets. AMP Jet is claimed to be able to recover over 90% of target materials without human intervention. The Microjet is a compact version that can be mounted on the side of a conveyor belt.
 
 
 AMP Delta: 
 A robotic sortation system that uses AMP Vision to mechanically sort waste streams, reaching pick rates of over 80 items per mimute. Also available in Tandem (120 items per minute) and Compact (65 items per minute) variants.
 
 
 AMP Vac:
 A belt-mounted vacuum array that removes and collects thin film that can be used for pyrolysis applications. It is able to collect up to 120 picks per minute.
 
 
 AMP Insight and AMP SmartTons
 : A real-time reporting tool and system for tagging sorted bales, which can specify the exact composition and purity of the recovered material.
 
 
 The company reports that its plants are able to handle between 15 and 100+ kilotons of waste annually. AMP also has turnkey plants available, and claims it can deploy custom-built plants in as little as nine months. As of February 2024, the company has more than 230 deployments in more than 80 facilities and robotic systems in over 20 states in the US, and in Canada, Japan, and Europe.
 
 
 In May 2023, the company unveiled a complete line of 
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 AI-powered automation solutions 
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 for materials recovery facilities (MRFs), including a new compact robotic sortation solution, AI-driven improvements in targeting and robotic gripping reliability, and integrated AI-powered facility solution.
 
 
 In November 2022, the company opened its new 84,000 sq ft facility in Louisville.
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 In September 2021, AMP installed its 
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 systems in the UK and Ireland with Recyco, a recycling and waste management business in Northern Ireland. In July 2023, the Kent County Department of Public Works (DPW) acquired three recycling robots from AMP Robotics. In March 2022, AMP extended its partnership with Evergreen, adding six robots in Riverside, California, and planned to add three more in Albany, New York, in addition to the existing six robots in Clyde. In June 2022, AMP expanded its partnership with its reportedly largest customer waste connections.
 
 
 Funding and financials
 
 
 In November 2022, the company raised USD 91 million in corporate equity in a 
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 Series C
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 funding round led by Congruent Ventures and Wellington Management. In May 2023, the company also raised an undisclosed amount from 
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 Microsoft&rsquo;s Climate Innovation 
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 Fund, bringing AMP&rsquo;s Series C round to a total of more than USD 99 million. The company intended to use the funds to retrofit existing recycling infrastructure with technology solutions, as well as develop new infrastructure using AI-powered automation.
 
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Redwood Materials was founded by Tesla’s former CTO to focus on e-waste recycling for remanufacturing and reuse. The company uses a proprietary technology to recover elements including cobalt, lithium, nickel, manganese and graphite from old battery cells (from vehicles and consumer electronics), which can be re-used for battery production.The company announced its first energy storage system recycling project&nbsp; in <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/23461">November 2023</a> — dismantling and recycling a 4MWh stationary storage substation in Kauai, Hawaii. In <a href="https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/redwood-materials-launches-pricing-tool-for-ev-batteries/">October 2023</a>, Redwood launched an online tool with advanced tracking and management systems for automotive dismantlers to value and sell recovered EV battery packs directly back to the company.&nbsp;In September 2023, Redwood Materials acquired <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/22008">Redux Recycling</a> to accelerate Redwood's expansion into Europe.Key customers and partnershipsThe company partnered with <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/5878">Ford </a>in September 2021 to build a closed-loop for battery recycling and create a domestic battery supply chain for EVs in the US. The company partnered with <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/11597">Volkswagen</a> Group (Audi’s parent company) in July 2022 and Lyft in <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/14863">November 2022</a>, to recycle batteries while expanding its presence in the US.In January 2023, the company partnered with <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/15516">Flite</a>, an Australian electric hydrofoil producer, to recycle end-of-life Flitecell e-foil batteries in the US. In April 2023, the company expanded its partnership with Volkswagen to launch a consumer recycling program for rechargeable devices and lithium-ion batteries. During the same period, the company partnered with e-bike manufacturer <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/18071">Rad Power Bikes</a> to launch an electric bike battery recycling program.In October 2023, the company partnered with <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/22440">Panasonic</a> to extracting high-purity nickel from end-of-life batteries and supplying it to Panasonic Energy, a subsidiary of Panasonic Holdings, by 2028. This partnership is preceded by the agreement to purchase cathode-active materials and copper foil for EV lithium-ion batteries in <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/14645">November 2022.</a>In November 2023, the company announced that it would supply cathode materials and copper coils for battery cells produced at Toyota’s North Carolina plant (due to go into production in 2025). This builds on Redwood’s initial partnership with <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/11217">Toyota</a> in June 2022, under which the company would refurbish/recycle batteries from hybrid vehicles.Funding and financialsIn August 2023, Redwood Materials raised more than USD 1 billion in a <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/21369">Series D funding</a> round to expand its capacity, grow the domestic battery supply chain, and enable its customers to purchase battery materials made in the US for the first time. In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/16272">February 2023</a>, the Department of Energy (DOE) committed a USD 2 billion loan to Redwood Materials to construct and expand its battery recycling facility west of Reno, Nevada.

Redwood Materials

SmarterX (formerly Smarter Sorting) uses machine learning, algorithms, and a cloud-based platform to scan, identify, categorize, and sort chemical-containing products. This helps retailers and their suppliers get rid of unwanted chemicals, which Smarter Sorting will pick up to recycle instead of having them incinerated. The company also introduced a new regulatory platform in 2020 by partnering with a major retailer, to help retailers to ship and sell lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries sustainably, by providing them adequate support on regulatory requirements around li-ion battery products. The company provides its services in the USA and Canada.The company charges businesses a subscription fee per month based on the number of items they register for the sorting assessment.&nbsp;As of <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/12053">August 2022</a>, the company had secured over 1,600 consumer brands and partnerships with 24 national supermarkets and retailers, including Costco, Wegmans, and Albertsons Companies. They claim their technology can classify 2 million consumer products across 3,500+ data points and 150 million chemical compounds.Funding and financialsIn August 2022, the company raised USD 7 million in a <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/12053">funding round</a> led by Regeneration VC. This is an extension of the company’s previous funding round in <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/9315">March 2022</a>.

SmarterX

Startups offering platforms or software solutions incorporating technologies such as sensors, robotics, and AI to monitor and improve the waste collection process using several methods: identifying optimal waste collection time, connecting businesses and individuals with haulers, optimizing trash pickup routes, and increasing transparency in waste management throughout the production process.

Startups that separate waste by type, either by using robotics or analytics (AI, machine learning), to help streamline the recycling process.

Startups that develop recycling technologies or provide solutions such as AI-based online platforms or algorithm-based predictive solutions to primarily support businesses in their in-house recycling efforts.

Startups developing recycling technologies, including the pyrolysis process or a recycled propylene technology, to convert plastic waste into products such as pure propylene, recycled plastic, crude oil, and furniture.

Startups developing recycling technologies such as polymer recycling, flexible hydrothermal processing, etc., to recycle textile waste into products that include carbon neutral fiber or transform the waste into new products with greater value through upcycling technologies.

Startups developing recycling technologies such as lithium-ion battery recycling processes or a Magnet-to-Magnetä recycling process to convert electronic waste into products that include recycled batteries and cathode materials.

Startups developing recycling technologies to separate materials made by combining two or more materials with different properties (composite materials) and recycle them into secondary use raw materials such as aluminum, plastic, leather, and cardboard.

Startups using proprietary technologies to recycle waste (besides plastic, textile, and electronic waste) into harmless waste materials or into materials that can be used to make household goods, furniture, and construction material.

Startups using recycling technologies such as anaerobic digestion or a chemical process to convert waste into energy.

Reuses and recycles waste to keep them out of landfills

Solutions that aim to keep waste out of landfills

Provides sensor-based automated processes for waste management

Develops waste collection systems such as sensored bins, monitored waste collection, and on-demand waste collection

Waste management platforms use AI/ML for analysis and real-time updates

IoT-enable devices and platforms to manage waste and improve recycling rates

Bioenergy Devco is a global leader in the design, engineering, construction, financing, and operation of advanced anaerobic digestion facilities. The company's proven technology harnesses naturally occurring biological processes to recycle organic waste into renewable natural gas and nutrient-rich soil amendments. Bioenergy Devco's facilities employ anaerobic digestion, a process where organic materials break down in the absence of oxygen, producing clean-burning biogas and organic fertilizers.
Headquartered in Annapolis, MD, Bioenergy Devco has built over 250 anaerobic digestion facilities worldwide and currently manages more than 150 organics recycling and clean energy generation plants. Its anaerobic digesters mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from organic waste and dependence on fossil fuels.
In February 2022, Bioenergy Devco expanded its executive leadership team to meet the growing market demand for anaerobic digestion technology, appointing Sylvia Hendron as Chief Development Officer, Peter Ettinger as Chief Strategy Officer, and R. McClain Porter as Chief Commercial Officer.
The company's flagship facility, the Maryland Bioenergy Center in Jessup, began operations in 2022 and can recycle 110,000 tons of organics annually, producing approximately 312,000 MMBtu of renewable natural gas and 16,000 tons of fertile soil amendment. In March 2023, Bioenergy Devco secured a USD 30 million investment from HASI, a leading climate solutions investor, to accelerate the development of anaerobic digestion facilities across the US
In June 2024, Bioenergy Devco was named the Energy Company of the Year by the Sustainability Delivery Awards for its pioneering Maryland Bioenergy Center. The facility generated over 300,000 MMBtu to power over 7,000 homes and abated CO2 emissions equivalent to removing 19,000 gasoline cars annually.

Terra Solar is an Irish renewable energy company dedicated to developing, financing, constructing, and operating utility-scale solar farms across the island of Ireland. The company partners with commercial enterprises and private landowners to identify suitable sites for solar development, subsequently guiding these sites through the planning, grid approval, and construction phases until they become fully operational solar farms.
Terra Solar's solar power projects harness one of the cleanest sources of energy, generating electricity without emitting any pollution during production or consumption. Compared to fossil fuel-based energy sources, solar generation exerts minimal environmental impact and can support biodiversity gain.
In August 2022, Terra Solar's 65MW Ballinrea solar project located between Carrigaline and Cork City was acquired by Danish energy company Ørsted. The Ballinrea project, expected to commence construction in 2024 and become operational by 2025, will power up to 16,000 homes upon completion.
In March 2023, Ørsted acquired Terra Solar's 160MW Garrenleen project in Carlow. This project will reach commercial operation in two stages, one in 2025 and the other in 2026.
In September 2023, Terra Solar formed a partnership with Ørsted to develop a solar portfolio of up to 400MW across Ireland. These projects align with Ireland's goal of achieving 8GW of solar energy by 2030 and are targeted for completion before that year.

Terra Solar

Alight is a leading solar developer and independent power producer in Europe. The Stockholm-based company develops, owns, and operates onsite and offsite solar projects across the region. Alight adopts a subsidy-free business model, offering solar energy to commercial and industrial customers through long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) at fixed prices.
Alight's core technology involves the development and construction of ground-mounted solar parks as well as rooftop solar installations for businesses. These systems generate clean electricity, enabling companies to switch to renewable energy sources. Alight retains ownership of the solar assets and sells the power directly to customers through PPAs spanning 10 to 20 years. This approach shields energy-intensive businesses from volatile electricity prices while providing access to sustainable energy.
By the end of 2024, Alight aims to have an installed solar capacity of one gigawatt (GW) across its operational projects, with plans to expand to five GW by 2030. A notable project in Alight's portfolio is the 100 MW solar park in Hultsfred, Sweden, developed jointly with Neoen for fashion retailer H&M Group. The company has also undertaken Sweden's largest co-located solar-plus-storage plant, a 12 MW facility in Linköping completed in December 2022.
In November 2022, Alight received a EUR 150 million investment from Dutch firm DIF Capital Partners, enabling the accelerated buildout of its solar project pipeline across the Nordics and Europe. This transaction also facilitated Alight's transition into an independent power producer, with plans to retain ownership of future solar assets.
Key customers and partnerships
Alight's customer base primarily comprises large corporations and energy-intensive businesses operating across various industries. Notable clients include fashion retailers H&M Group and Kingspan, financial institution Swedbank, automotive manufacturer Toyota, and food distributor Martin & Servera.
In December 2022, Alight partnered with French renewable energy company Neoen to jointly develop and own the 100 MW Hultsfred solar park in Sweden, secured through a power purchase agreement with H&M Group. This project represents the largest solar PPA contracted in Sweden to date.
Building upon this collaboration, Alight and H&M Group signed additional PPAs in January 2024 for the construction of three solar parks in Blekinge, Södermanland, and Halland, with a combined capacity of 23 MW. These projects are expected to be operational by early 2025, further strengthening Alight's partnership with H&M Group in delivering renewable energy solutions.

Alight

Terra-Gen is a leading independent provider of end-to-end renewable energy project development, financing, and operating capabilities in the US. The company specializes in utility-scale wind, solar, and energy storage projects across diverse technologies. As of March 2024, Terra-Gen operates approximately 2.4 GW of wind and solar assets, along with 5.1 GWh of energy storage facilities across 32 renewable power sites in the country, predominantly in California and Texas. Terra-Gen has a proven track record, having successfully developed over five GW of wind, solar, and energy storage projects, and operating and maintaining over 2.7 GW across 27 projects.
In March 2024, Masdar, a clean energy company based in the United Arab Emirates, acquired a 50% stake in Terra-Gen from Energy Capital Partners (ECP). The strategic investment aims to accelerate Terra-Gen's growth and expand its presence in key markets, leveraging Masdar's expertise in funding, developing, owning, and operating clean energy projects globally. The acquisition positions Terra-Gen for continued success, building on the significant growth and transformation achieved under ECP's ownership.

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Chiron Energy is an independent Italian group that develops, builds, and operates state-of-the-art renewable energy plants and infrastructure with a very low environmental impact. The company specializes in constructing and commissioning incentivized photovoltaic plants across various regions of Italy, including Veneto, Lombardy, Piedmont, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Established in late 2020 by Mario Pesaresi and his son Paolo, Chiron Energy has rapidly emerged as one of the leading solar developers in the Italian market. The company has an authorized pipeline of over 250 MWp of greenfield solar projects and has already secured financing for several projects through green loans from lenders like UniCredit.
In November 2021, Chiron Energy concluded the authorization processes for six photovoltaic plants in northern Italy with a total capacity of 25 MW. These plants, scheduled to become operational in 2024, are expected to produce 100% renewable energy, avoiding the release of approximately 9,500 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually.
In June 2022, the company issued a EUR 5 million ESG-linked minibond with a bullet maturity of December 31, 2026, fully subscribed by the Progetto Minibond Italia fund. This minibond provides rate benefits linked to Chiron Energy's sustainability and ESG rating, supporting the company's ambitious growth and investment plans.
In April 2023, Chiron Energy secured a EUR 17 million green loan from UniCredit to fund the construction and commissioning of four new renewable energy production plants with a total installed capacity of over 19 MWp. Once operational by November 2023, these plants are expected to produce around 27 GWh of electricity annually, covering the needs of approximately 9,000 Italian households while avoiding emissions of over 14,000 tons of CO₂ equivalents per year.

Chiron Energy

Silicon Ranch is a Nashville-based independent power producer specializing in solar energy, battery storage, and carbon solutions. The company owns and operates all its projects across the US and Canada, with a contracted portfolio exceeding five gigawatts. Silicon Ranch pioneered a transformative approach called Regenerative Energy, which incorporates regenerative agriculture practices to restore soil health, promote biodiversity, and improve water quality on the same land where it generates renewable energy.
In 2022, Silicon Ranch installed nearly 700 megawatts of new solar capacity, setting a company record while maintaining its unblemished track record of successfully delivering every contracted project since its inception in 2011. The company signed contracts for over 1,100 megawatts of additional solar and battery storage projects last year, further expanding its multi-gigawatt pipeline.
Silicon Ranch's unique business model involves purchasing land for its facilities and committing to long-term ownership, fostering deeper connections with local communities. The company has deployed significant investments totaling approximately USD 1.5 billion for over one gigawatt of solar capacity across Georgia in partnership with the state's electric cooperatives. In 2021, Silicon Ranch acquired Clearloop, a platform that enables businesses to offset their carbon footprint by directly investing in new solar projects.
To support domestic manufacturing and lower its carbon footprint, Silicon Ranch has secured supply agreements with First Solar for 4.7 gigawatts of thin-film solar modules, 1.5 gigawatts of Nextracker solar trackers, and partnered with SOLARCYCLE for recycling damaged panels. The company's solar facilities have generated substantial tax revenues for host communities while creating thousands of construction jobs.
Key customers and partnerships
Silicon Ranch has established strategic partnerships with utilities, electric cooperatives, and corporate offtakers across its multi-gigawatt portfolio. Notable utility partners include the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Mississippi Power, United Power Cooperative, and Green Power EMC, a renewable energy supplier for 38 Georgia electric cooperatives.
Major corporate customers span diverse sectors, with Silicon Ranch providing renewable energy and carbon solutions to Meta (formerly Facebook), Nike, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Volkswagen, and Rivian Automotive, among others. As of January 2024, Silicon Ranch has 16 operational solar projects totaling 630 megawatts for Meta in Georgia and Tennessee, with several additional facilities under construction.

Silicon Ranch

Manufacture solar panels, inverters, and other equipment for both residential rooftops and utility-scale solar projects

Develop, operate, and maintain solar power plants, excluding solar+storage and community solar project developers and operators

Develop, operate, and maintain solar power plants along with BESS

Facilitate solar power generation through shared solar or solar garden projects and operate on a subscription-based model

Manufacture wind turbines, towers, blades, and other related systems for wind power generation

Develop and operate onshore wind power projects

Manufacture hydroelectric turbines and develop and operate hydropower plants

Develop and operate facilities to convert organic waste streams into renewable energy

Facilitate the buying and selling of renewable energy certificates, contracts, and credits between producers and consumers

Set-up and maintenance of renewable energy systems for residential, commercial, and industrial applications

Provides current-gen renewable energy sources for sustainable energy consumption

Maryland-based company Bioenergy Devco (BDC) has received permits to build an organics recycling facility in Delaware. The facility will include an anaerobic digestion system, a wastewater pretreatment system, and a biogas upgrading plant. BDC expects the facility to process 250,000 tons of organic poultry waste annually, converting it into renewable natural gas (RNG) through anaerobic digestion. In addition to RNG, the facility will also produce compost for agricultural use in the region. The approval from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control allows BDC to start construction on the facility.

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