ESG Clean Energy

What ESG Clean Energy does

ESG Clean Energy, LLC is a privately held West Springfield, Massachusetts-based company (11–50 employees) that develops distributed natural gas power generation systems with integrated carbon capture. Its core platform combines the Inverted Brayton Cycle for power generation with a patented two-step carbon capture process: an advanced ceramic membrane first removes water from the exhaust stream (demonstrated at >99% efficiency), after which solid adsorbers (zeolite, metal-organic frameworks) capture CO2, achieving 100% CO2 removal in testing. The waste heat from generation also drives water distillation, yielding USP-grade distilled and deionized water as a commercial byproduct.

The company operates a 4.4MW gas-fired power generation plant in Holyoke, Massachusetts (Plant H1) that sells electricity to the local grid and currently produces more than 12,000 gallons of distilled/deionized water per day, with capacity for up to 15,000 gallons/day at full output. Revenue streams include wholesale water sales (275-gallon totes, bulk up to 4,000 gallons, on-site tanks, private labeling), electricity sales, planned CO2-to-commodity conversion (compressed CO2, ethanol, hydrogen, diesel exhaust fluid), and technology licensing. Its patented technology has been exclusively licensed to Viking Energy Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Camber Energy (NYSE: CEI), for deployment across Canada and multiple U.S. locations. ESG serves industrial, manufacturing, and utility customers with stated target use cases including data centers, plastics recycling operations, microgrids, stranded natural gas wells, and pure-water buyers.

ESG's go-to-market is enterprise field sales via phone, email, and quote-based pricing, supported by a direct wholesale water distribution channel in Massachusetts. The technology stack rests on 8+ issued patents plus a newly filed water removal patent, with international patents exclusively licensed in from Scuderi Group, Inc. Founder and President Nick Scuderi leads the company. Only $600,000 of equity funding (raised in January 2019) is disclosed, and no revenue figures have been publicly reported.

Name

ESG Clean Energy

Legal name

ESG Clean Energy, LLC

Website

https://esgcleanenergy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ESG Clean Energy, LLC develops natural gas power generation systems with patented carbon capture technology, producing distilled water as a byproduct. It operates a 4.4MW plant in Holyoke, MA, sells wholesale water industrially, and licenses its technology to Camber Energy's Viking Energy Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Capture Power Generation

NAICS

Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (221112)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Gas-Fired Power Plant Development & IPP Ownership (Greenfield/Brownfield) (EUACABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gas-Fired Combined-Cycle with Carbon Capture (CCGT+CCS/CCUS) (EUACABAE), Pre-combustion Capture (Syngas Shift + Physical Solvents: Selexol/Rectisol) (EUABAGAD)

Keywords

• Carbon capture systems
• Distributed power generation
• Natural gas energy
• Distilled water production
• Clean energy technology

Headquarters

HQ city

West Springfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electricity Generation: Large-scale electricity output generated efficiently from natural gas, LNG, or biogas. Power sold to local electrical grids.
2. Distilled and Deionized Water Sales: Water removed from exhaust stream and distilled for commercial sale. Production capacity of up to 15,000 gallons per day at full operational capacity. Sold in 275-gallon totes, bulk quantities up to 4,000 gallons, and via on-site tanks.
3. CO2-Based Commodities: Captured carbon dioxide converted into valuable commodities including compressed CO2, ethanol, hydrogen, and diesel exhaust fluid for commercial sale.
4. Technology Licensing: Licensed patented technology to Viking Energy Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Camber Energy, for exclusive use in Canada and multiple locations in the United States.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ESG Clean Energy develops and operates distributed power generation systems that produce electricity from natural gas, LNG, or biogas while capturing nearly 100% of CO2 emissions through a patented two-step water-removal and solid-adsorbent carbon capture process. As a byproduct of power generation, the company produces and sells USP-grade distilled and deionized water in totes, bulk quantities, and on-site tanks to industrial and manufacturing customers. Captured CO2 is converted into commodities such as compressed CO2, ethanol, hydrogen, and diesel exhaust fluid, and the core technology has been exclusively licensed to Viking Energy Group, a subsidiary of Camber Energy, for deployment across Canada and multiple U.S. locations.

Product overview

ESG Clean Energy offers a unified power generation system with integrated carbon capture technology. The ESG Clean Energy System serves as the core platform, generating electricity from natural gas while capturing nearly 100% of CO2 and producing distilled/deionized water as a commercial byproduct. Key technology components include the patented Water Removal System (ceramic membrane with mechanical cooling) and Carbon Capture Technology. The company sells Distilled and Deionized Water commercially in various packaging options. Captured CO2 is converted into commodities including compressed CO2, ethanol, hydrogen, and Diesel exhaust fluid. Technology has been licensed to a Camber Energy subsidiary for Canada and multiple US locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ESG Clean Energy System Distributed power generation system that produces electricity from natural gas, LNG, or biogas while capturing nearly 100% of CO2 emissions and producing distilled/deionized water as a byproduct, sold to utilities, industrial operators, and licensed partners.
• Distilled and Deionized Water USP Standards distilled, deionized, and Type II water produced as a byproduct of power generation, available in 275-gallon totes, bulk quantities up to 4,000 gallons, on-site tanks with daily delivery, and private labeling for industrial, chemical, and manufacturing customers.
• CO2-Based Commodities Captured carbon dioxide converted into valuable commodities including compressed CO2, ethanol, hydrogen, and diesel exhaust fluid for commercial sale.
• Carbon Capture and Water Removal Technology Licensing Licensing of ESG's patented two-step carbon capture and water removal technology to third-party operators for deployment at their facilities, generating licensing royalties.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% CO2 capture from combustion exhaust stream demonstrated
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Viking Energy Group / Camber EnergycoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 12 July 2024ESG Clean Energy licensed its patented technology to Viking Energy Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Camber Energy (NYSE: CEI), for exclusive use in Canada and multiple locations in the United States. This partnership enables broad deployment of ESG's carbon capture technology across North America.
• Scuderi Group, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationESG Clean Energy licenses international patents from Scuderi Group, Inc. for its power generation and carbon capture system technology. The patents cover the core technology enabling electricity generation from natural gas, LNG, or biogas with near-complete carbon capture.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Climeworks: Climeworks is the leading direct air capture (DAC) developer. Not a direct competitor (ESG captures at source, Climeworks captures from ambient air), but both sell carbon removal as a service and compete for the same corporate decarbonization budgets.
• Heirloom Carbon: Heirloom uses limestone-based DAC to capture CO2 and produce carbon credits. Comparable to ESG on the "captured CO2 has value" thesis, though it relies on mineralization-based DAC rather than point-source capture on a gas plant.
• LanzaTech: LanzaTech uses gas fermentation to convert CO2 and industrial off-gases into fuels and chemicals. Adjacent in carbon utilization and product-from-carbon thesis, though it routes CO2 through biology rather than selling captured CO2 or carbon-neutral power.

Direct peers

• Aker Carbon Capture: Aker Carbon Capture provides amine-based post-combustion capture systems and is actively deploying on industrial and power-generation sites. Competes head-to-head with ESG on captured gas emitters seeking modular CCS technology.
• Carbon Clean (Carbon Clean Solutions): Carbon Clean deploys point-source carbon capture technology for industrial emitters and power generation. Competes with ESG in the post-combustion capture market and offers comparable retrofit economics for gas-fired assets.
• CarbonCapture Inc. CarbonCapture Inc. develops post-combustion carbon capture modules designed for retrofit on existing power and industrial plants. Compares directly with ESG's solid-adsorbent post-combustion capture architecture and shared go-to-market into the existing gas fleet.
• Net Power: Net Power is the most direct peer: it also generates electricity from natural gas while capturing CO2, using the Allam-Fetvedt supercritical CO2 cycle rather than an IC engine. Both companies are pursuing commercial-scale "zero-carbon" gas-fired power as an interim decarbonization strategy.
• 8 Rivers Capital: 8 Rivers Capital developed the Allam cycle technology now commercialized by Net Power. A pure-play CCS-power development shop with deep patent portfolio and direct comparability on power-generation-plus-capture business model.

Broad incumbents

• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (CO2 Capture): MHI is a global industrial OEM with the KM CDR amine-based post-combustion capture system deployed at utility scale. A broad incumbent in the same end market — CCS retrofits for power and industrial plants.
• Babcock & Wilcox (B&W): B&W is an established utility-scale boiler and emissions-control OEM with a carbon capture retrofit offering via its SolveBrightTM solvent. A broader incumbent that overlaps ESG on retrofit-CCS for power generators, though ESG's solid-adsorbent route is architecturally distinct.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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