Ingelia

Name

Ingelia

Legal name

Ingelia S.L.

Website

https://ingelia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. HTC Industrial Plant Sales: Sale and installation of turnkey industrial HTC plants. Plants are modular (2-30 reactors), manufactured in Europe with CE certification. Revenue from plant construction, equipment supply, and commissioning. Target customers include municipalities, waste management companies, and industrial clients.
2. Feasibility Study and Testing Services: Pre-feasibility studies (350€) and viability testing at different scales: short autoclave tests (from 10k€, 5-10kg biomass) and complete pilot plant trials (from 40k€, 10-15 tonnes). These services serve as the entry point in the sales funnel for industrial plant sales.
3. Biochar/Hydrochar Sales: Sale of hydrochar products produced from HTC process. Hydrochar sold as Bigbag (~700kg) for 4,500€ per unit. Also offers 10kg samples (350€) and liquid effluent samples (800€). Products used in agriculture, bioenergy, and industrial applications.
4. Technical Services and Training: On-site and remote technical support services, operator training programs. Training offered at Náquera facility (200€) or on-site client location (250€). Ongoing technical support contracts for plant operators.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ingelia designs, manufactures, and sells industrial-scale Hydrothermal Carbonization (HTC) plants that convert wet organic waste and biomass into hydrochar, liquid biofertilizers, and process water at 180-250°C under autogenous pressure, without pre-drying. The company also delivers feasibility studies, viability testing (autoclave and pilot plant trials), Lab-Container mobile testing units, operator training, and ongoing technical support. Industrial plants are modular and scalable from 2 to 30 reactors, CE-certified, plug-and-play, and manufactured in Europe.

Product overview

Ingelia is a technology company offering a portfolio centered on its proprietary IngeliaHTC hydrothermal carbonization platform — a patented process that converts low-value, moisture-rich organic waste and biomass into high-value bioproducts without pre-drying. The core offering consists of the IngeliaHTC technology (industrial-scale modular plants of 2–30 reactors, CE-certified and plug-and-play) and the Lab-Container (mobile or standard laboratory units for on-site biomass testing). The main bioproduct is hydrochar, sold as cake, powder, or pellets, alongside liquid fertilizers and effluents for anaerobic digestion. Supporting services include feasibility studies, viability trials (short autoclave and full industrial-scale), operator training, and technical support. The company holds 17 patents across 7 families and operates 8 plants across Europe and Asia, with reference installations in Spain, the UK, and Belgium.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IngeliaHTC Technology Platform Proprietary patented hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) technology platform that converts low-value organic waste and biomass into high-value bioproducts (hydrochar, biofertilizers, liquid effluents) without pre-drying. Plants are modular, scalable (2 to 30 reactors), CE-certified, plug-and-play, and thermally self-sufficient.
• HTC Industrial Plants Industrial-scale HTC plants built and sold by Ingelia, featuring modular designs from 2 to 30 reactors. Three reference plants: Valencia, Spain (1 tonne/hour, operating since 2010/2016); Immingham, UK (0.6 tonnes/hour, operating since 2018); Oostende, Belgium (6,000 tonnes/year, operating since 2022). Plants are manufactured in Europe with CE certification and sold to municipalities, waste management companies, and industrial clients.
• Lab-Container Mobile or standard laboratory containers enabling on-site HTC carbonization trials with a customer's specific biomass. Standard version handles up to 70 kg biomass per batch, with container dimensions 12.01m x 2.89m x 2.43m suitable for maritime transport. Mobile version is CE-certified with stainless steel HTC equipment.
• Hydrochar (Bioproduct) High-value solid bioproduct produced through the IngeliaHTC process. Rich in carbon and hydrogen; available as cake, powder, or pellets. Conforms to ISO/17225/8 with calorific value 20-24 MJ/kg and density 750 kg/m³. Applications include agriculture (soil conditioner per EU Regulation 2019/1009), bioenergy, bio-coke for steelmaking, active carbon, and biopolymers. Sold as Bigbag (~700kg) for €4,500, with 10 kg samples at €350 and liquid effluent samples at €800.
• Feasibility Study (Pre-estudio de Factibilidad) Paid feasibility assessment (€350) evaluating whether a client's organic waste can be processed via HTC technology using customer-supplied data, covering biomass type, quantity, humidity, inerts content, biomass cost, and energy pricing.
• Viability Trials (Short and Full) HTC viability testing at two scales: Short trial with 5-10 kg of biomass in autoclave (from €10k); Full trial with 10-15 tonnes in continuous industrial HTC plant (from €40k). Provides technical data on yields, mass balance, energy consumption, and material handling.
• Operator Training Training services for HTC plant operators offered at the Náquera facility (€200) or on-site at the customer's location (€250).
• Technical Support Services On-site and remote technical support services for HTC plant operation and maintenance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces 2.2 kg CO2 per kg of hydrochar replacing fossil coal
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• AIDIMMEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025AIDIMME (Instituto Tecnológico de España) is the project coordinator for HarWasting, a 42-month EU innovation action. Ingelia hosts project consortium meetings and provides HTC technology demonstration. Consortium includes 16 partners from 7 European countries.
• HarWasting ConsortiummajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 202516-partner consortium funded by EU REA (HORIZON-CL6-2024-CIRCBIO-02) developing circular economy business models for rural bioeconomy. Partners from Spain, Finland, Denmark, Romania, Turkey, Austria, Ireland. Project duration: September 2025 - February 2029.
• BioReSteel Consortium PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023EU-funded project (RFCS) for valorizing wet biomass residues for sustainable steel production. Partners include: Swerim, SSAB, RWTH Aachen University, FENO, RINA-CSM, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, CELSA-GSW, ORI, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). Duration: October 2023 - March 2027.
• Renasci OostendecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2023Partnership for deployment of industrial HTC plant in Belgium (Ostend). Renasci Oostende and Ingelia jointly operate the plant processing 6,000 tonnes/year of municipal solid waste, producing 1,500 tonnes/year of hydrochar.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors5 records

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M&A

Investments

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