Reverion
Reverion develops containerized, reversible solid oxide fuel cell power plants for biogas, enabling high-efficiency electricity generation, electrolysis, and carbon capture for agricultural biogas operators, utilities, and industrial customers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2021
- HeadquartersEresing, Germany
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Reverion does
Reverion is a German climate technology company founded in 2021 as a spin-off from the Technical University of Munich that develops and manufactures containerized, modular reversible solid oxide cell (rSOC) fuel cell power plants for biogas applications. Its product line consists of two biogas power plant models — the M-100/250 (100 kW electricity output, 250 kW electrolysis input, ISO 20-foot container) and the M-500/1250 (500 kW electricity output, 1,250 kW electrolysis input, ISO 40-foot container) — plus a hydrogen power plant with up to 75% round-trip efficiency for energy storage. The technology achieves a verified world record 74.2% electrical efficiency (September 2025), targets 80% in next-generation units, and is reportedly the first capable of utilizing 100% of input fuel gas. The systems can switch between electricity generation (gas-to-power) and electrolysis (power-to-gas) modes in under one minute based on electricity market prices, while capturing pure biogenic CO2 for storage or industrial use.
Reverion primarily serves agricultural biogas plant operators across Europe (approximately 20,000 existing sites), with additional reach into energy utilities, municipal facilities, industrial customers, and the Bavarian chemical industry (ChemDelta). Revenue is generated through hardware sales of modular power plants, electricity trading, gas marketing (biomethane, synthetic methane, green hydrogen), CO2 sales, verified carbon removal credits, and 20-year full-service maintenance contracts. First commercial units were delivered in early 2025, and the order book has grown to over $100 million in customer pre-orders, including 60 firm pre-orders and 120 letters of intent as of November 2025. Strategic distribution is delivered through direct enterprise field sales augmented by a partnership with Bilfinger for industrial installation services.
The company is venture capital-backed by a tier-one climate investor syndicate including Energy Impact Partners, Honda, the European Innovation Council Fund, Extantia Capital, UVC Partners, Green Generation Fund, Doral Energy-Tech Ventures, and Possible Ventures. Non-dilutive capital includes a €19.5 million European Innovation Fund grant (Project RESILIENCE), €3 million SPRIND funding, EIC Accelerator selection, and a $41 million offtake agreement with the Frontier coalition (backed by Google, Meta, McKinsey, H&M Group, Autodesk, and Workday) for 96,000 tons of permanent CO2 removal between 2027 and 2030. Headcount reached approximately 200 by March 2026, with the five co-founders (Dr. Stephan Herrmann as CEO, Felix Fischer as COO, Jeremias Weinrich as CPO, Maximilian Hauck as CTO, and Luis Poblotzki as CDO) supplemented by a newly appointed CFO (Andreas Aepli, formerly of Climeworks) for industrial scale-up.
Reverion firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Reverion
- Legal name
- Reverion GmbH
- Website
- https://reverion.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2021
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Reverion develops containerized, reversible solid oxide fuel cell power plants for biogas, enabling high-efficiency electricity generation, electrolysis, and carbon capture for agricultural biogas operators, utilities, and industrial customers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Reverion industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Biogas Power Generation Equipment
- NAICS
- Biomass Electric Power Generation (221117), Electric Power Generation (22111)
- SIC
- Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Fuel Cell CHP (SOFC/PEM—Natural Gas/Biogas/Hydrogen) (EUACAKAG)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Biogas Upgrading-to-Power (Biomethane-to-Power, Pipeline Injection + Power) (EUACAIAJ), Hydrogen & Derivative Fuels for Industry (H₂, Ammonia, Methanol) (EUABAJAC), Synthetic Methane (SNG/e-methane) Storage & Grid Injection Interfaces (EUAFAFAD), Biogas/RNG Plant Development, EPC & Project Delivery (EUAAAEAH)
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Where Reverion is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Eresing
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Reverion business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Modular Biogas Power Plant Sales: Sale of containerized, modular reversible power plants (M-100/250 and M-500/1250 models) to operators of agricultural biogas plants, energy utilities, and industrial facilities. First commercial units delivered since early 2025.
- Electricity Generation and Trading: Revenue from on-site power generation for self-consumption, feed-in to power grid, and trading on electricity markets. EEG (German Renewable Energy Sources Act) feed-in tariff eligibility. Dynamic switching to maximize profitability based on market prices.
- Gas Marketing (Methane and Hydrogen): Production and sale of biomethane, synthetic natural gas (SNG), and green hydrogen during periods of low or negative electricity prices. Gases can be fed into gas grid, stored locally, or used via CNG/LNG/hydrogen refueling stations.
- Carbon Removal Credits (Frontier Offtake): Sale of verified carbon removal credits under offtake agreements with Frontier coalition (Google, McKinsey, H&M Group, Autodesk, Workday). $41 million for 96,000 tons of permanent CO2 removal between 2027 and 2030.
- CO2 Sales and Capture Services: Captured biogenic CO2 sold to downstream industries (beverage production, greenhouses, sustainable plastics manufacturing) or permanently stored via CCS. Liquefaction and compression for transport included.
- Full-Service Maintenance Contract: Comprehensive 20-year maintenance contract covering routine maintenance, repairs, fuel cell replacement, commissioning support, and decommissioning. Guarantees 20-year technical lifetime for the entire system.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Multi-year contract | Reverion M-100/250 - 100 kW biogas power plant in 20-foot ISO container |
| Unit Pricing | Multi-year contract | Reverion M-500/1250 - 500 kW biogas power plant in 40-foot ISO container |
| Subscription | Annual | Full-Service Maintenance Contract |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels7 records
Reverion product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Reverion develops and manufactures modular, container-based reversible solid oxide fuel cell power plants for biogas and hydrogen applications. Its systems deliver high-efficiency electricity generation (up to 80%), can switch to power-to-gas electrolysis to produce green hydrogen or synthetic methane, and capture biogenic CO2 for permanent storage or industrial sale. Product lines include the M-100/250 (100 kW) and M-500/1250 (500 kW) biogas units and a hydrogen power plant, sold to agricultural biogas operators, energy utilities, and industrial customers.
Product overview
Reverion develops and manufactures modular, container-based reversible fuel cell power plants for biogas applications. The product line consists of two biogas power plant models (M-100/250 at 100 kW and M-500/1250 at 500 kW) plus a hydrogen power plant. All systems use proprietary reversible solid oxide cell (rSOC) technology enabling dual-mode operation: gas-to-power for electricity generation with up to 80% efficiency, and power-to-gas for producing hydrogen or synthetic methane during renewable energy surplus. CO2 is captured as pure biogenic CO2 during operation, enabling carbon-negative power generation. The M-100/250 and M-500/1250 are differentiated by capacity and container size (20-foot vs 40-foot ISO standard). The hydrogen power plant specifically targets energy storage applications with 75% round-trip efficiency. Systems operate in autonomous mode, automatically switching operating modes based on electricity market prices via direct marketer integration.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Reverion M-100/250 Biogas Power Plant
Quantifiable outcome
- 80% electrical efficiency (vs. 40% for conventional CHP)
- +8 more outcomes
Companies that use Reverion
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Reverion technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
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AI maturity
App detail
Feature7 records
Reverion partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- District Administrator Daniela Groß / Landsberg District Economic Development OfficeminorLocal government support for Reverion's expansion search, with active assistance in finding suitable sites for production scale-up in the Landsberg district. District Administrator emphasized commitment to supporting the company's growth.
- BilfingercoreStrategic partnership with Bilfinger, international industrial services provider, to bring Reverion's modular fuel cell power plants to market at industrial scale. After pilot phase, Bilfinger teams provide pipeline construction, process technology component installation, special components and skid assemblies, instrumentation, and electrical engineering for skid production and biogas plant conversions.
- Bilfinger Engineering & Maintenance GmbHcoreEngineering and maintenance division of Bilfinger supporting skid production and conversion of existing biogas plants to Reverion's innovative technology.
- Bilfinger Life Science Automation GmbHcoreLife science automation division of Bilfinger contributing multidisciplinary teams to support Reverion's technology deployment.
- Technical University of Munich (TUM)coreReverion is a spin-off from TUM. Prof. Hartmut Spliethoff, Head of the Chair of Energy Systems at TUM, provided expert validation of Reverion's world record efficiency achievement. TUM is a key research partner in the Wasserstoff-Reallabor Burghausen project.
- Wasserstoff-Reallabor Burghausen Consortium (35 partners)coreReverion is lead project partner for the hydrogen production work package in this 4-year project with €50M+ budget (€39M from German Federal Ministry of Education and Research). Partners include TUM, Technische Hochschule Rosenheim, OTH Regensburg, Bauhaus Luftfahrt, Forschungsstelle für Energiewirtschaft, Wacker Chemie AG, OMV Deutschland, InfraServ Gendorf, Westlake Vinnolit, and others. Goal: transform Burghausen chemical site into one of Germany's largest green chemical sites.
- Landwärme GmbHcoreJoint XPRIZE project and CCS partnership. Together building the first economically viable facility for sequestration of biogenic CO2 for permanent storage at Landwärme's biomethane plant in Reimlingen, Bavaria. Reverion integrates solid oxide fuel cell technology with biogas upgrading to produce pure CO2 and either renewable electricity or green hydrogen. Project awarded 2022 German Gas Industry Innovation Award and expected to capture ~10,000 tons CO2 annually.
Scale indicators16 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Reverion competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Bloom Energy: Bloom Energy manufactures solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power systems for commercial and industrial customers, targeting electricity generation with high efficiency. It is the most direct technology peer to Reverion, operating at significantly larger scale with publicly traded status, and competes for the same SOFC-based distributed power generation opportunity.
- Sunfire: Sunfire develops SOEC and SOFC electrolyzer and fuel cell systems for green hydrogen, e-fuels, and reversible power applications. It is a direct German peer to Reverion, sharing the reversible solid oxide cell technology stack and targeting overlapping industrial decarbonization customers, particularly in the German hydrogen economy.
- Ceres Power: Ceres Power is a UK-based SOFC technology developer that licenses its steel-plate SOFC stack technology to OEMs and partners for stationary power and hydrogen applications. It is comparable to Reverion as a competing SOFC technology platform targeting the same distributed generation and sector-coupling use cases.
Emerging players
- Mainspring Energy: Mainspring Energy develops fuel-flexible linear generator technology for distributed power generation from renewable and waste gases, including biogas. It targets the same customer pain points as Reverion — displacing conventional gas engines at lower emissions and higher efficiency — using a different but adjacent technology approach.
- Climeworks: Climeworks operates direct air capture (DAC) facilities selling permanent carbon removal credits to corporate buyers including Frontier. Reverion's new CFO came from Climeworks, and the two companies are connected through the Frontier offtake ecosystem, making Climeworks a relevant peer in the broader carbon removal market even though the underlying capture technologies differ.
- Heirloom Carbon: Heirloom Carbon is a DAC carbon removal technology developer that also supplies permanent CO2 removal credits via offtake agreements with Frontier. It is comparable to Reverion as a fellow Frontier-backed carbon removal provider targeting the same voluntary CDR buyer base, though using a different (limestone-based DAC) capture approach.
Broad incumbents
- INNIO (Jenbacher): INNIO's Jenbacher brand manufactures gas engines for combined heat and power (CHP) and small power producers, including biogas applications. It is the incumbent technology that Reverion's rSOC power plants directly displace at agricultural biogas sites, making it the most relevant competitive baseline.
- MAN Energy Solutions: MAN Energy Solutions supplies large-bore gas engines, turbomachinery, and CHP systems used in biogas and industrial power generation. It competes with Reverion in the broader distributed biogas power market as a well-established European manufacturer with deep service-network reach.
- Caterpillar (Gas Power Generation): Caterpillar produces gas generator sets and CHP systems widely deployed at agricultural biogas plants and industrial facilities globally. It represents the incumbent benchmark that Reverion's higher-efficiency rSOC systems aim to displace in the existing biogas fleet retrofit market.
- Siemens Energy: Siemens Energy is a major supplier of power generation equipment, grid technologies, and increasingly hydrogen solutions. While not a direct competitor in small-scale biogas fuel cells, it is comparable as a broad incumbent in the German/European energy equipment market with overlapping industrial decarbonization and hydrogen customers.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses2 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
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Reverion leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
Reverion funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds6 records
Investors18 records
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Reverion M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Reverion
What does Reverion do?
Reverion develops and manufactures modular, container-based reversible solid oxide fuel cell power plants for biogas and hydrogen applications. Its systems deliver high-efficiency electricity generation (up to 80%), can switch to power-to-gas electrolysis to produce green hydrogen or synthetic methane, and capture biogenic CO2 for permanent storage or industrial sale. Product lines include the M-100/250 (100 kW) and M-500/1250 (500 kW) biogas units and a hydrogen power plant, sold to agricultural biogas operators, energy utilities, and industrial customers.
Is Reverion a public or private company?
Reverion is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Reverion founded?
Reverion was founded in 2021. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Reverion based?
Reverion is headquartered in Eresing, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Reverion make money?
Six revenue lines are on record. Modular Biogas Power Plant Sales are the primary driver. The others are electricity Generation and Trading, gas Marketing (Methane and Hydrogen), carbon Removal Credits (Frontier Offtake), CO2 Sales and Capture Services and full-Service Maintenance Contract.
Who are Reverion's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Bloom Energy, Sunfire and Ceres Power. Emerging players are Mainspring Energy, Climeworks and Heirloom Carbon. Broad incumbents are INNIO (Jenbacher), MAN Energy Solutions, Caterpillar (Gas Power Generation) and Siemens Energy.
Does Reverion have an API?
No public API is recorded for Reverion.
What industry is Reverion in?
Reverion's product category is Biogas Power Generation Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUACAKAG, Fuel Cell CHP (SOFC/PEM—Natural Gas/Biogas/Hydrogen), with a secondary code of EUACAIAJ, Biogas Upgrading-to-Power (Biomethane-to-Power, Pipeline Injection + Power). Its NAICS code is 221117 and its SIC code is 4991.