What Kore does

Kore Infrastructure, LLC is a Delaware-registered private company developing and operating waste-to-power infrastructure based on its proprietary MX-1 Modular Pyrolysis Reactor (MPR), a continuous, oxygen-free, non-combustion thermal conversion platform. Each factory-built, skid-mounted module is designed to process approximately 24 tons per day of heterogeneous organic feedstock at process temperatures exceeding 1,000°F, producing a cleaned gas that feeds utility-grade generators (~1.5 MW per module) and a stable solid biocarbon co-product. Modules cluster into standardized ~25 MWe sites on roughly one-acre footprints, enabling replication across U.S. landfills as distributed, grid-tied generation.

The company operates a Build–Own–Operate (BOO) model, financing, permitting, building, owning, and operating plants at or near landfills and selling output to off-site power buyers through long-term or virtual (book-and-trade) Power Purchase Agreements. Revenue is structured across four illustrative streams: power sales (~50%), tipping fees from waste haulers under a Diversion-as-a-Service feedstock model (~30%), biocarbon sales (~15%), and carbon credits (~5%). Primary customer segments are landfill operators facing methane and diversion liabilities, and power buyers — particularly data centers, AI compute operators, utilities, and ESG-driven corporates — that need dispatchable, clean baseload power. A secondary segment is wildfire mitigation agencies converting hazardous biomass.

Kore has been developing its platform for more than 15 years (founder-led since circa 2008), achieved its first fully permitted commercial operation in August 2019 in the South Coast AQMD airshed with SoCalGas, and began energy production in 2021. In March 2026 it announced a strategic collaboration with The Shaw Group to scale deployment toward up to 1 GWe of landfill-derived dispatchable power by 2030. The company remains small (11–50 employees, single active commercial site), with cumulative disclosed exempt-securities and grant capital in the low single-digit millions through 2023.

Name

Kore

Legal name

Kore Infrastructure, LLC

Website

https://koreinfrastructure.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kore Infrastructure builds and operates modular, non-combustion pyrolysis plants that convert landfill-diverted organic waste into dispatchable baseload power and biocarbon, serving landfill operators, data centers, utilities, and wildfire mitigation agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste-to-Energy Generation

NAICS

Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators (562213), Biomass Electric Power Generation (221117)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

WtE Plant Development, EPC & O&M Services (Project delivery and operations) (EUAAAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Waste-to-Energy (Non-Hazardous Process Wastes) (EUACAIAI), Landfill Gas (LFG) Capture, Flaring & Energy Utilization (LFG-to-Electricity/RNG) (EUAIACAL)

Keywords

• Waste-to-power systems
• Modular pyrolysis reactors
• Landfill-to-energy conversion
• Biocarbon production
• Dispatchable baseload power

Headquarters

HQ city

El Segundo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Power Sales (PPAs): Electricity generation revenue from Build–Own–Operate waste-to-power plants, delivered to buyers (data centers, industrials, municipalities) through long-term or virtual Power Purchase Agreements (book-and-trade PPAs). Indicative share of revenue stack: ~50%.
2. Tipping Fees: Revenue from landfill operators and waste haulers paying Kore to take and process diverted organic waste feedstock via the Diversion-as-a-Service (DaaS) model. Indicative share of revenue stack: ~30%.
3. Biocarbon Sales: Revenue from sale of the solid biocarbon co-product (used as alternative daily cover, soil amendment/biochar, carbon removal, water filtration, construction, environmental remediation, industrial carbon inputs). Indicative share of revenue stack: ~15%.
4. Carbon Credits: Revenue from carbon-negative lifecycle outcomes sold into credit markets. Indicative share of revenue stack: ~5%.
5. Long-term Service Agreements / Site Lease: Long-term service agreements with landfill operators, including potential revenue share or site lease structures for on-site modular pyrolysis deployment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kore Infrastructure designs, finances, builds, owns, and operates MX-1 Modular Pyrolysis Reactor (MPR) waste-to-power plants at and near U.S. landfills, converting diverted organic waste under a Diversion-as-a-Service feedstock model into dispatchable clean baseload electricity and a stable biocarbon co-product. Kore sells that electricity to data centers, AI compute operators, utilities, and other power buyers via long-term and virtual Power Purchase Agreements, and earns tipping fees from waste haulers, biocarbon sales, and carbon credits as supporting revenue streams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MX-1: Modular pyrolysis platform (also referenced as Modular Pyrolysis Reactor / MPR) that converts landfill-diverted organic waste into dispatchable baseload power and stable biocarbon via non-combustion pyrolysis; Kore's core deployable technology product.

Products and services

• MX-1 Modular Pyrolysis Reactor (MPR) Kore's proprietary oxygen-free, non-combustion thermal conversion module that turns landfill-diverted organic waste into a cleaned gas for utility-grade power generation and a solid biocarbon co-product; each module is designed to generate approximately 1.5 MW of clean baseload electricity at process temperatures exceeding 1,000°F with 24 TPD throughput, for replication in ~25 MWe clusters at landfill sites.
• Waste-to-Power Plants (Build–Own–Operate) Full Build–Own–Operate deployment service in which Kore finances, builds, owns, and operates clusters of MX-1 modules at and near U.S. landfill sites, delivering dispatchable clean baseload electricity to off-site buyers via grid-tied book-and-trade Power Purchase Agreements without requiring buyer on-campus construction.
• Diversion-as-a-Service (DaaS) Operational service in which Kore contracts and operates pre-cell organic diversion and feedstock logistics for landfill operators, providing guaranteed feedstock, spec verification, compliance reporting, and scheduling matched to waste-operator realities, underpinning the MX-1 BOO deployment model.

Quantifiable outcome

• Indicative lifecycle emissions of –132 g CO2e/kWh (carbon-negative) via third-party LCA/MRV (under NDA)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• The Shaw GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 March 2026Strategic collaboration announced on 2026-03-17 to develop landfill-based distributed power generation across the United States. The Shaw Group provides engineering, modular fabrication, installation, and commissioning support. Kore Infrastructure plans to generate up to 1 gigawatt of dispatchable clean power from U.S. landfill sites by 2030. The collaboration positions landfills as virtual power plants in constrained markets.
• SoCalGas (Southern California Gas Company)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Long-running collaboration: $1.5M grant from SoCalGas in 2016–2017 supported a renewable natural gas facility in downtown Los Angeles; Kore deployed a commercial-scale MX-1 module in downtown Los Angeles in collaboration with SoCalGas, demonstrating real operations over several years within the South Coast AQMD airshed. SoCalGas is also the host site for Kore's first fully permitted commercial facility (operations began August 2019, energy production 2021).
• South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2015Grant awarded in 2015–2016 to support Kore's development of non-combustion pyrolysis technology; Kore's MX-1 platform has been demonstrated and permitted within the SCAQMD airshed, providing a permitting precedent in one of the toughest U.S. air districts.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• Sierra Energy: Developer of modular waste-to-energy systems (FastOx gasifier) that convert municipal solid waste, biomass, and industrial waste into syngas for power and fuels. Closely comparable to Kore on feedstock, modular architecture, and waste-to-power value proposition, although Sierra Energy uses gasification rather than non-combustion pyrolysis.
• Brightmark Energy: Waste and energy development company that builds RNG and plastics-to-fuel projects from organic waste and dairy manure, selling electricity, RNG, and renewable fuels under long-term contracts. Directly comparable go-to-market (waste diversion + RNG/clean power) and offtake structure to Kore's DaaS plus PPA model.
• Anaergia: Public company (TSX: ANRG) building anaerobic digestion, organics diversion, and RNG facilities for municipal solid waste, food waste, and biosolids. Comparable on feedstock (organic waste), RNG output, and landfill-adjacent infrastructure economics.
• Ensyn: Pioneer of rapid thermal processing (RTP) pyrolysis technology that converts biomass and waste into liquid fuel and heat. Most directly comparable to Kore on the underlying thermal conversion mechanism (oxygen-free pyrolysis) and biocarbon/yield co-product economics, with a longer commercialization history but smaller current US footprint.
• Fulcrum BioEnergy: Developer of municipal solid waste-to-jet and diesel fuel facilities using a thermal conversion process. Comparable feedstock (MSW, landfill-diverted organics) and project-finance-heavy infrastructure model, though output is liquid hydrocarbon rather than dispatchable electricity and biocarbon.

Emerging players

• Cyclum Renewables: RNG developer converting livestock manure, food waste, and other organics into pipeline-quality renewable natural gas. Comparable on the landfill/organics-to-RNG feedstock pathway and on long-term contracted offtake economics, though smaller and earlier-stage than Kore's power + carbon-negative thesis.

Broad incumbents

• Bloom Energy: Solid-oxide fuel cell provider selling on-site, behind-the-meter clean power directly to data centers and large commercial buyers. Competes with Kore for the same hyperscaler/distributed-clean-power buyer pool, with a far larger installed base and balance sheet but a different technology pathway.
• Capstone Green Energy: Manufacturer of low-emission microturbines for distributed power and combined heat and power, including waste gas and biogas applications. Comparable on distributed, behind-the-meter power for industrial and landfill applications, though using combustion-based turbines rather than pyrolysis.

Regional players

• Aemetis: Public company (NASDAQ: AMTX) developing renewable fuels and biogas/RNG from agricultural waste and dairy manure, primarily in California. Comparable on the organic-waste-to-energy revenue model and California regulatory environment, with a more developed biofuels offtake book but smaller power generation focus.

Others

• Generate Capital: Infrastructure finance and operating partner backing distributed clean energy, waste-to-energy, and circular economy platforms. Comparable as a likely capital partner and competitor-of-capital for the same modular waste-to-power deal flow Kore targets via its Build-Own-Operate model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Kore_Infra
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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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