What Kew Technology does

Kew Technology is a UK-based sustainable energy solutions company that develops and deploys proprietary advanced gasification technology to convert waste and low-grade biomass into low-carbon syngas and renewable fuels. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Birmingham, the company operates its own commercial-scale Sustainable Energy Centre in Wednesbury — a £35m+ facility and the first waste gasification plant in the UK to receive an end-of-waste permit — as both a working asset and a global centre of excellence for technology demonstration. Its core technology is built around a patented Equilibrium Approach Reformer and a high-pressure process design that requires 8–10x less steel and refractory mass per plant than atmospheric designs, and is delivered through three modular product lines: XTH (non-reformed syngas for direct combustion in kilns, boilers and furnaces, >80% feedstock-to-syngas efficiency); XTE (clean, tar-free reformed syngas with carbon-capture readiness, >70% efficiency); and XTF (upgraded to rDME, hydrogen, diesel, distillates and sustainable aviation fuel, >50% feedstock-to-fuel efficiency). Modular units scale from 20,000 to over 400,000 tonnes per annum of feedstock processing capacity.

The company serves two primary customer bases. The first is energy-intensive industries (glass, steel, pulp and paper) that deploy Kew's modular units on-site as industrial co-location solutions to displace natural gas and reduce process emissions; the flagship engagement is the MADE for Glass project with NSG Group's Pilkington UK, targeting a 21–30% site emissions reduction by 2030. The second is the advanced fuels / off-grid energy market, accessed principally through the Circular Fuels Ltd joint venture (with Dimeta, itself a JV between SHV Energy and UGI International), which is developing the Arboretum UK rDME plant at Teesside (50,000 tpa rDME from ~250,000 tpa waste) alongside subsequent projects in Europe and USA. Revenue is generated through technology licensing and deployment fees, comprehensive project development and delivery services delivered through Special Purpose Vehicles, ongoing technical and O&M services, and Renewable Obligation Certificates from power generated at its own plant. Funding to date has been predominantly grant-based (ETI 2015, BEIS NZIP 2021–2022, £5m BEIS GGR 2022, ~$5.6m DESNZ 2023), supplemented by over £35m of capital deployed into the Sustainable Energy Centre. Kew employs 51–100 people and is led by founder-CEO Dr. Kamal Kalsi alongside a senior team spanning investment, operations, technology, commercial, and ESG/policy functions.

Name

Kew Technology

Legal name

KEW Technology Ltd.

Website

https://kew-tech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kew Technology is a UK-based sustainable energy company that deploys proprietary advanced gasification technology to convert waste and biomass into low-carbon syngas and renewable fuels for energy-intensive industries and advanced fuels markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste-to-Energy / Advanced Gasification Technology

NAICS

Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (3241), Industrial Gas Manufacturing (32512), Industrial Gas Manufacturing (325120), Basic Chemical Manufacturing (3251), Biomass Electric Power Generation (221117)

SIC

Miscellaneous Products Of Petroleum & Coal (2990), Petroleum Refining (2911)

akta.pro primary industry

Waste Gasification (MSW/RDF/biomass-to-syngas) (EUAAAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

E‑Fuels & Synthetic Hydrocarbons (e‑kerosene, e‑diesel, e‑gasoline, e‑methane) (EUABAIAA), CO₂‑Derived Synthetic Fuels for Aviation & Marine (SAF e‑fuels, e‑ammonia/e‑methanol bunkering pathways) (EUABAIAH), Hydrogen & Derivative Fuels for Industry (H₂, Ammonia, Methanol) (EUABAJAC), Biomass Combined-Cycle & Advanced Power Plants (e.g., BIGCC) (EUAAAGAF)

Keywords

• Waste-to-energy technology
• Advanced gasification systems
• Industrial co-location solutions
• Renewable fuel production
• Carbon capture technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Technology Deployment and Licensing: Kew Technology deploys its proprietary modular advanced gasification units to industrial clients through project development and technology deployment agreements. Revenue is generated through technology licensing and deployment fees for industrial co-location solutions.
2. Technical and O&M Services: The company provides technical services including operator training, remote condition monitoring support, and ongoing operations and maintenance services post-installation of technology.
3. Project Development Services: Comprehensive project development services spanning business case analysis, contracting strategy, planning and permitting, infrastructure funding, and project delivery through Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs).
4. Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs): The commercial-scale plant generates Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) accredited electricity from syngas production, providing revenue stream from renewable energy certificates.
5. Joint Venture Project Development: Through Circular Fuels Ltd joint venture, Kew Technology develops commercial rDME production plants, generating revenue from project development and equity in production facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kew Technology develops and deploys proprietary advanced gasification technology that converts waste and low-grade biomass into clean, tar-free hydrogen-rich syngas, used to produce low-carbon heat, power, hydrogen, and renewable fuels including rDME, diesel, and sustainable aviation fuel. Its offering centres on three modular product configurations (XTH, XTE, XTF) that can be deployed either on-site at energy-intensive industrial facilities as a natural gas substitute or scaled up into commercial advanced-fuel production plants through the Circular Fuels Ltd joint venture with Dimeta.

Product overview

Kew Technology offers a proprietary modular advanced gasification technology platform deployed through three distinct product lines: XTH (Anything to Heat) for direct combustion syngas, XTE (Anything to Equilibrium) for clean reformed syngas with carbon capture capability, and XTF (Anything to Fuels) for advanced fuel production. These modular units can be deployed individually for industrial co-location applications or configured in parallel for bulk fuel production. The platform is anchored by the company's Sustainable Energy Centre, a commercial-scale demonstration plant in the Midlands, UK. Supporting the core technology, Kew provides comprehensive services including technical deployment, operations and maintenance, and full project development and delivery. The company also develops specific projects including the MADE for Glass industrial co-location solution and the Arboretum rDME production facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• XTH Modular Platform (Anything to Heat) Non-reformed syngas module used for direct combustion applications such as kilns, boilers, and furnaces. Achieves feedstock to syngas energy conversion efficiency of greater than 80%, displacing 4.5 to over 45 million m3/yr of natural gas. For energy-intensive industrial customers seeking drop-in fossil fuel replacement.
• XTE Modular Platform (Anything to Equilibrium) Reformed syngas module producing clean, tar-free syngas with stable composition. Achieves greater than 70% feedstock to syngas energy conversion efficiency, is carbon capture ready, and displaces 5.5 to over 55 million m3/yr of natural gas. For industrial co-location and downstream fuel synthesis applications.
• XTF Modular Platform (Anything to Fuels) Advanced syngas upgrading module producing renewable fuels including rDME, hydrogen, diesel, distillates, and sustainable aviation fuel. Achieves greater than 50% feedstock to fuel energy conversion efficiency and is carbon capture ready. For advanced fuels producers, renewable liquid gas distributors, and transport fuel off-takers.
• Industrial Co-location Solution Patented modular advanced gasification solution that converts waste or biomass feedstocks into low-carbon syngas deployed directly at industrial sites, providing drop-in replacements for natural gas, heavy fuel oils, and coal in kilns, boilers, and furnaces. For energy-intensive industries (glass, steel, pulp and paper) seeking on-site decarbonisation.
• Advanced Molecules Solution Modular solution for producing clean energy fuels including rDME, hydrogen, rMethane, transport fuels, sustainable aviation fuels, and chemical production feedstocks (methanol, ammonia, naphtha) from waste and biomass feedstocks. For renewable fuel off-takers, gas grid operators, and chemical producers.
• Technical Services Experienced technical team providing support for deployment of advanced gasification technology into customer projects or existing manufacturing sites. For industrial clients deploying Kew's modular gasification units.
• Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Services Dedicated operations and maintenance team providing operator training at commercial-scale facilities and remote condition monitoring support post-installation of gasification technology. For customers operating Kew's deployed units.
• Project Development and Delivery Services Comprehensive infrastructure project development services spanning business case analysis, contracting strategy, planning and permitting, infrastructure funding, and project delivery through Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) management through construction, commissioning, and operations. For industrial clients and partners deploying waste-to-energy solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• GHG savings of generally greater than 65%, and up to 100% depending on feedstock and CCUS application
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• NSG Group (Pilkington UK Ltd / NGF Europe Limited)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Strategic partnership for the MADE for Glass project - developing an Industrial Co-location solution providing on-site syngas as pressurised natural gas substitute to reduce carbon-intensive natural gas consumption at NSG Group glass manufacturing sites in St Helens. The project is funded by BEIS NZIP Industrial Fuel Switching programme and is classified as one of NSG Group's Transformation Projects targeting 30% site emissions reduction by 2030.
• DimetacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Joint venture (Circular Fuels Ltd) with Dimeta for development of commercial rDME (renewable and recycled carbon dimethyl ether) production plants. Dimeta is itself a joint venture between SHV Energy and UGI International. The partnership is developing the Arboretum UK project at Teesside to produce 50,000 tpa rDME from 250,000 tpa of waste using KEW's proprietary advanced gasification technology.
• SHV EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Strategic partnership through Dimeta joint venture for rDME production. SHV Energy is one of the world's largest LPG distributors and views KEW's technology as an important efficient route to valorise waste into sustainable energy, supporting ambitions to be a leader in sustainable energy.
• Circular Fuels LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Joint venture between Dimeta (SHV Energy/UGI International) and KEW Technology established to develop construction-ready rDME production plants using KEW's proprietary advanced gasification technology. Currently developing Arboretum UK project at Teesside, with subsequent projects under development in Europe and USA.
• RenFuD (Japan)supportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership for single-stage slurry-phase synthesis technology for rDME production. Unlike conventional two-step methanol intermediate DME synthesis, this single-step approach provides ground-breaking process efficiency and economics suited for decentralised bulk fuel production at off-grid locations.
• BEIS (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)supportingOthersGovernment funding partner through multiple innovation programmes including NZIP Industrial Fuel Switching, H2 BECCS Innovation, Greenhouse Gas Removals programme, and support for industrial cluster decarbonisation projects.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Linde: Linde is one of the world's largest industrial gas companies with deep capabilities in hydrogen production, air separation, and clean energy infrastructure. Adjacent incumbent to Kew in the industrial gas / hydrogen space, but operates at vastly larger scale and offers overlapping capabilities as part of a broader portfolio.
• Air Products: Air Products is a global industrial gas and hydrogen giant with active e-fuels and gasification programmes. Comparable as an established incumbent in the industrial hydrogen and gas supply markets that Kew's XTE module and CCH2 add-on compete in, with much broader scale and capital access.

Emerging players

• Carbon Clean: Carbon Clean specialises in industrial-scale post-combustion carbon capture solutions (point-source CCUS). Comparable to Kew's carbon-capture-ready XTE/XTF configurations and CCH2 add-on module — both pursue modular, scalable approaches to industrial decarbonisation and CCUS integration.
• Anaergia: Anaergia converts organic waste and biogas into renewable energy and fuels using anaerobic digestion and biogas upgrading. Adjacent to Kew's waste-to-energy gasification platform, with partial overlap in feedstock (organic waste) and end-markets (renewable gas / fuel) but a different underlying conversion technology.

Direct peers

• HIF Global: HIF Global produces e-fuels (e-methanol, e-gasoline, e-SAF) by combining green hydrogen with captured CO2 — overlapping with Kew's Advanced Molecules solution targeting methanol, ammonia, and SAF. Both pursue large-scale fuel offtake partnerships with industrial and transport customers.
• Infinium: Infinium (formerly Greyrock Energy) produces e-fuels including e-diesel, e-SAF, and e-naphtha from green hydrogen and captured CO2. Directly comparable to Kew's XTF pathway for advanced renewable fuels serving trucking, aviation, and chemical customers.
• Sunfire: Sunfire produces e-fuels (e-diesel, e-kerosene, e-gasoline) via Power-to-X pathways combining electrolysis with Fischer-Tropsch or co-electrolysis. Comparable to Kew's XTF and Arboretum UK project in producing synthetic hydrocarbon fuels for hard-to-abate sectors.
• Enerkem: Enerkem operates a proprietary thermochemical gasification platform that converts non-recyclable waste into biofuels and renewable chemicals. Closely parallel to Kew's waste-to-syngas platform, with both targeting municipal and industrial waste streams for fuel and chemical production.
• Velocys: Velocys develops Fischer-Tropsch gas-to-liquids technology for converting syngas and biogas into sustainable aviation fuel and diesel — closely aligned with Kew's XTF module and F-T diesel demonstration. Both are UK/US-headquartered and pursue modular plant designs for distributed fuel production.
• LanzaTech: LanzaTech operates a carbon capture and gas fermentation platform that converts waste gases and biomass into fuels and chemicals — directly comparable to Kew's waste-to-syngas-to-fuels pathway. Both target hard-to-abate sectors with proprietary conversion technologies and licensing-driven business models.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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