SynTech Bioenergy

What SynTech Bioenergy does

SynTech Bioenergy, LLC is a privately held US waste-to-energy technology company founded in 2017 (operating technology dating to a 2008 deployment at Dixon Ridge Farms) and headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, with engineering and manufacturing in Morris, Illinois. The company designs, builds, and services modular gasification systems — principally the patented BioMax® platform (165 kW to 2 MW, packaged in a 30ft x 30ft ISO container footprint) — that use advanced thermal conversion above 800°C to turn biomass, agricultural residues, and processed municipal solid waste into ultra-clean, tar-free syngas for on-site electricity and heat, with a high-quality biochar coproduct (SynChar™) certified by the International Biochar Initiative. The product portfolio extends to FluiMax® (fluidized-bed gasification for 1.5 MW+ applications) and LiquiMax® (Fischer-Tropsch gas-to-liquids for drop-in liquid fuels), and the company operates a wholly-owned subsidiary, Community Power Corporation, focused on small modular biopower.

The business model is enterprise project-based with turnkey delivery: each installation is custom-engineered to the customer's feedstock, site, and energy requirements, sold under multi-year contracts that bundle the technology, consulting and engineering, installation, and ongoing operations and maintenance. Revenue is monetized across multiple streams per site — electricity sale or grid export, waste tipping-fee avoidance or collection, biochar sales, heat/cooling displacement, carbon credits, and renewable-energy tax credits — and international reach is delivered through channel partners, most notably the exclusive Japan distributor SynTech Japan Co., LTD (Tokyo JV). Target customers span agriculture and food processing (the primary vertical, including nut-shell processors in California and Texas), municipalities and institutions (universities, hospitals, hotels), waste-management operators, and remote/off-grid microgrid applications.

The company is privately held and family-influenced (the McFarland family holds founding, commercial, and manufacturing leadership), supported by a recently rebuilt senior team — Dow Chemical veteran Pankaj Gupta as CEO (Jan 2026), ex-KPMG Managing Partner Saurabh Bansal as CFO, and PhD-level CSO/CTO — suggesting an institutional scaling phase ahead of the next commercial-expansion leg. The disclosed commercial footprint remains modest, with about 1.485 MW of identified installed capacity across the US, Hawaii, and Japan and a previously cited pipeline of 103 prospective projects.

Name

SynTech Bioenergy

Legal name

SynTech Bioenergy, LLC

Website

https://syntechbioenergy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SynTech Bioenergy designs, builds, and services modular biomass gasification systems — BioMax®, FluiMax®, and LiquiMax® — that convert agricultural waste, biomass, and municipal solid waste into electricity, heat, biochar, and drop-in liquid fuels for enterprise customers in agriculture, food processing, municipalities, and remote applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste-to-Energy Systems

NAICS

Biomass Electric Power Generation (221117)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Gasification & Pyrolysis-to-Power (Waste/Biomass Advanced Thermal) (EUACAIAL), Food Waste-to-Energy (Organic Waste AD & Thermal) (EUACAIAH), Biofuels & Renewable Fuels Switching (Biomethane/RNG, Bio-oils, Sustainable Biomass) (EUABAJAD)

Keywords

• Biomass gasification systems
• Waste-to-energy technology
• Modular clean energy
• Renewable power generation
• Carbon-negative energy

Headquarters

HQ city

Englewood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electricity Sales: Sell clean power directly back to the grid or supply customer's entire power needs. Revenue from avoided electric bills or grid exports.
2. Waste Mitigation Services: Eliminate landfill expense or collect tipping fees from waste producers. Reduces or eliminates waste disposal costs for customers.
3. Biochar (SynChar™) Sales: Sale of high-quality biochar byproduct certified by International Biochar Initiative. Used as fertilizer, soil amendment, or air and water filtration media.
4. Heat and Cooling Services: Displace fossil fuel usage through heat recovery. Configurable for CHP, gas-only (boilers and driers), and cooling applications.
5. Carbon Credits: Revenue from carbon credits generated through carbon-negative operations displacing fossil fuel energy.
6. Tax Credits: Production and Investment Tax Credits available for renewable energy projects.
7. Technology Sales and Licensing: Technology sales, technology licensing, turnkey project delivery, consulting and engineering services, parts and services.
8. Operations and Maintenance: Ongoing operations and maintenance services for deployed systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SynTech Bioenergy designs, manufactures, and deploys modular, patented thermal conversion gasification systems (BioMax®, FluiMax®, LiquiMax®) that convert biomass, agricultural waste, and processed municipal solid waste into ultra-clean syngas for on-site electricity and heat generation. The systems are housed in standard ISO shipping containers and are sold, licensed, or delivered as turnkey projects, with companion production of certified SynChar™ biochar. The company also provides consulting, engineering, and ongoing operations and maintenance services.

Product overview

SynTech Bioenergy offers a portfolio of modular waste-to-energy technologies centered on its patented BioMax® platform. BioMax® is a small-scale downdraft gasification system (165 kW–2 MW) housed in ISO shipping containers that converts biomass, agricultural waste, and processed MSW into ultra-clean syngas for on-site electricity and heat generation, coproducing certified biochar (SynChar™). Two complementary product lines extend the portfolio: FluiMax® (fluidized bed gasification for larger 1.5 MW+ applications) and LiquiMax® (Fischer-Tropsch gas-to-liquids technology for producing drop-in liquid fuels). The company also operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary Community Power Corporation (CPC). Services include technology sales, licensing, turnkey project delivery, consulting, engineering, and operations and maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BioMax®: Patented thermal conversion technology that converts biomass, agricultural waste, and processed MSW into ultra-clean syngas for electricity generation. Modular, scalable systems housed in ISO containers ranging from 165kW to 1MW capacity.
• FluiMax®
• LiquiMax®
• SynChar™

Products and services

• BioMax® Gasification System Patented modular gasification system that converts biomass, agricultural waste, and processed municipal solid waste into ultra-clean syngas for electricity and heat generation. Features advanced thermal conversion at 800°C+ with dry filtration (no water or oil scrubbers), housed in ISO 20' containers with a 30ft x 30ft footprint and scalable from 165 kW to 2 MW. Sold/licensed as part of turnkey project delivery to enterprises in agriculture, food processing, waste management, and municipal sectors.
• FluiMax® Fluidized Bed Gasification Fluidized bed gasification system suitable for larger applications of 1.5 MW and above and capable of processing a wider range of waste materials than BioMax. Aimed at larger-scale waste-to-energy projects where broader feedstock flexibility and higher throughput are required.
• LiquiMax® GTL Technology Proprietary Fischer-Tropsch gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology that converts natural gas and waste-derived gases into drop-in liquid fuels that require neither blending nor engine modifications. Extends the SynTech platform into synthetic fuel production.
• SynChar™ Biochar
• Community Power Corporation (CPC) Modular Biopower Systems

Quantifiable outcome

• Displaces up to 8,608 metric tons of environmental carbon per year per BioMax unit
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Waste Resource Technologies, Inc. (WRT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2019Partnership to deploy BioMax systems to convert green waste and agricultural processing waste on Oahu, HI to renewable energy. Initial project diverts 1,300 tons of waste annually, eliminating up to 8,000 tons of carbon. WRT serves as local sales and marketing partner.
• Energy Technology Institute (ETI)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2017Collaboration on construction of the SynTech Energy Center. ETI is also working with SynTech on developing advanced gasification technologies in the UK.
• SynTech Japan Co, LTDcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 5 July 2017Exclusive distributor of BioMax units in Japan, established in Tokyo under a joint venture arrangement. Headed by Toshiya Saito and Henry Takata. First commercial plant commissioned in Mie Prefecture to showcase BioMax technology for Japanese market. Multiple additional projects in various stages of permitting.
• Community Power Corporation (CPC)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerWholly owned subsidiary of SynTech Bioenergy LLC and world's leading developer and supplier of small, modular biomass gasification systems. First company worldwide to deploy automated, modular biopower systems capable of operating unattended in ESCO applications.
• Dixon Ridge FarmscoreOthersLong-term customer operating BioMax technology since 2008 for walnut shell conversion to renewable energy. Awarded California's Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA) with SynTech technology cited as key factor.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Standard Gas: Early-stage US developer of modular advanced gasification systems for waste-to-energy. Comparable in modularity and target customers, though at smaller scale than SynTech.

Others

• International Biochar Initiative (IBI) certified producers: Not a single competitor, but SynChar™ is IBI-certified biochar; numerous specialty biochar producers (e.g., Pacific Biochar, Biochar Solutions) compete in the same soil-amendment and carbon-removal credit markets that SynTech accesses as a byproduct revenue stream.

Direct peers

• EQTEC (formerly Eqtec plc): UK-listed gasification technology licensor with syngas-to-power and waste-to-energy projects across Europe. Comparable as a gasification technology platform targeting MSW and biomass-to-energy applications.
• Fulcrum BioEnergy: Developer of MSW-to-renewable-jet-and-diesel facilities via gasification plus Fischer-Tropsch. Directly comparable to SynTech's combined BioMax + LiquiMax waste-to-fuels ambition at larger scale.
• Aries Clean Energy: US developer and integrator of medium-scale fluidized bed biomass gasification systems for industrial and institutional customers. Overlaps with SynTech's BioMax/FluiMax target segments.
• All Power Labs: Berkeley-based developer of small-scale biomass gasification systems (Power Pallet) for distributed electricity generation. Closest direct competitor in the modular, containerized, small-MW biomass-to-power category.

Broad incumbents

• Anaergia: Public company converting organic waste and biogas into renewable energy and fertilizers. Competes for the same agricultural and municipal waste customers with an anaerobic digestion alternative to thermal gasification.
• Enerkem: Canadian waste-to-fuels and chemicals company operating commercial-scale gasification facilities turning MSW into methanol and ethanol. A larger, more established peer in the waste-gasification-to-fuels category.
• Covanta Holding: Largest US operator of waste-to-energy facilities via mass-burn incineration with power generation. Broad incumbent competitor for MSW-to-energy customers and policy support.

Regional players

• Xergi: Denmark-based biogas plant developer using anaerobic digestion for agricultural and industrial waste-to-energy. Comparable business model and customer base in Europe; does not directly compete in SynTech's core US/Japan markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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