Yale Energy Inc

What Yale Energy Inc does

Yale Energy Inc. (YEI) is a Seattle-based, founder-controlled clean energy company founded in 2022 that operates a vertically integrated waste-to-biodiesel model concentrated in Washington State. The company collects used cooking oil, animal fats, and other organic waste free of charge from restaurants, institutions, and businesses through scheduled weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly pickups using company-supplied containers. Feedstock acquisition is supported by the Green Partner Program, a recognition and marketing initiative that enrolls waste providers automatically and offers certificates, decals, and website/social media features. The company's waste collection service is provided at no charge, with economics intended to flow from downstream conversion rather than collection fees.

YEI's core technology is transesterification — a standard industrial chemical process using methanol and a catalyst to convert waste oils into ASTM-compliant drop-in biodiesel, with multi-stage filtration, glycerin separation, purification, washing, and drying. The company is developing production facilities targeting a Q4 2026 commercial start, with planned output including YEI B100 (100% biodiesel) plus B1, B2, B3, and B5 blends, alongside co-products of crude glycerin and organic fertilizer. Distribution is planned as direct B2B sales to municipalities, transit fleets, and industrial operators in Washington State, with drop-in compatibility requiring no engine modifications on the customer side.

The revenue model is anchored on future biodiesel and co-product sales (transaction-based), with no current direct charges for waste collection. Customers span SMB food-service feedstock providers and planned enterprise/government offtake buyers (Washington State Ferries and trucking fleets are cited as prior-vintage relationships). The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional funding and is preparing a community-based Regulation CF raise via Wefunder, with pitch materials hosted on Gust. Leadership comprises CEO and founder Yale Wong (prior founder of Washington State's leading biodiesel producer General Biodiesel Inc.), CTO Daniel Parker (44+ years supporting 120+ renewable fuel facilities globally), and EVP of Sustainability Anthony Angello (former Alaska Airlines Captain and retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General).

Name

Yale Energy Inc

Legal name

Yale Energy, Inc.

Website

https://yale.energy

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Yale Energy Inc. is a Seattle-based, founder-led clean energy company that collects used cooking oil and organic waste free of charge from Washington State restaurants and institutions, and is developing transesterification facilities to convert that feedstock into ASTM-compliant drop-in biodiesel and co-products by Q4 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Fuels / Biodiesel Manufacturing

NAICS

Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (311225)

SIC

Fats & Oils (2070)

akta.pro primary industry

Biofuels & Renewable Fuels Switching (Biomethane/RNG, Bio-oils, Sustainable Biomass) (EUABAJAD)

Keywords

• Renewable biofuels
• Used cooking oil collection
• Biodiesel production
• Waste-to-energy
• Sustainable fuels

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Biodiesel Sales: Production and sale of ASTM-compliant drop-in biodiesel (B100, B1, B2, B3, B5 blends) to municipalities, transit fleets, and industrial users. Targeting Q4 2026 production start. Revenue generated through fuel sales contracts with fleet operators.
2. Co-products Sales: Sale of crude grade glycerin and fertilizer byproducts generated during the biodiesel production process. These represent additional revenue streams from feedstock conversion.
3. Waste Collection Services: Collection of used cooking oil and organic waste from restaurants, institutions, and businesses. The service is provided to waste producers at no charge, with containers supplied free of cost. Revenue is derived from converting collected feedstock into saleable biofuels rather than direct collection fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Yale Energy collects used cooking oil and organic waste from restaurants, institutions, and businesses across Washington State and is developing production capacity to convert that feedstock into ASTM-compliant drop-in biodiesel (B100 and B1–B5 blends) and co-products including crude grade glycerin and organic fertilizer, with biodiesel production targeted for Q4 2026.

Product overview

Yale Energy Inc operates a vertically integrated waste-to-fuel system comprising four core offerings. The primary service is Used Cooking Oil (UCO) Collection, which collects waste vegetable oils, animal fats, fish oil, tallow, grease, trap grease, and food waste from restaurants and businesses across Washington State. The company is developing biodiesel production facilities targeting Q4 2026 to convert collected feedstock into ASTM-compliant drop-in biofuels including YEI B100 (100% pure biodiesel) and blended products (B1, B2, B3, B5). The conversion process yields co-products including Crude Grade Glycerin and Fertilizer. Supporting the collection service is the Green Partner Program, which recognizes and incentivizes waste providers through certificates, marketing materials, and public recognition. The company plans to distribute finished biofuels to local operators including municipalities, transit fleets, and industrial users.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Green Partner Program (GPP): Recognition program for local restaurants, institutions, and businesses that contribute to renewable energy through Yale Energy's waste collection services. Partners receive certificates, decals, and are featured on YEI's website and social channels.

Products and services

• Used Cooking Oil (UCO) Collection Service Scheduled collection of used cooking oil, vegetable oils, animal fats, fish oil, tallow, grease, trap grease, and food waste from restaurants, institutions, and businesses across Washington State. Specially-designed collection containers are supplied at no cost, and pickup frequency is flexible (weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly).
• YEI B100 (100% Biodiesel) Pure 100% ASTM-compliant drop-in biodiesel fuel designed to replace petroleum diesel in all diesel engines with no engine modifications or new infrastructure required. Targeted for sale to municipalities, transit fleets, and industrial users.
• YEI Biodiesel Blends (B1, B2, B3, B5) Biodiesel blended with petroleum diesel at varying percentages (B1, B2, B3, B5) for standard diesel engine compatibility. Drop-in fuel requiring no infrastructure changes by buyers.
• Crude Grade Glycerin Crude glycerin byproduct generated during the biodiesel transesterification process, supplied as a saleable co-product.
• Organic Fertilizer Organic fertilizer product derived from the waste-to-fuel conversion process, supplied as a saleable co-product.

Quantifiable outcome

• Drop-in biodiesel requires no engine modifications and no new infrastructure
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• General Biodiesel Inc. Founder Yale Wong's prior venture; built into Washington State's leading biodiesel producer. Same geography, same product, same operator - the closest direct comparable for YEI's go-to-market plan.
• Imperium Renewables: Pacific Northwest-based biodiesel producer that operated a major Grays Harbor facility. Comparable in feedstock conversion (oils/fats to biodiesel) and regional West Coast market focus.
• New Leaf Biofuel: West Coast biodiesel producer serving fleets with drop-in biodiesel blends. Comparable product offering, customer base (transit/freight), and West Coast regional scope.
• Crimson Renewable Energy: U.S. biodiesel producer (now part of HPX) operating multi-state plants producing renewable fuels from fats/oils. Comparable transesterification feedstock-to-biodiesel model.
• Mahoney Environmental: Used cooking oil collection services company serving restaurants and food manufacturers. Directly comparable to YEI's collection/feedstock logistics layer.

Broad incumbents

• Renewable Energy Group (Chevron REG): Largest U.S. biodiesel producer, now part of Chevron. Operates nationwide feedstock procurement and multi-state production; sets the competitive ceiling and pricing benchmark YEI must compete against.
• Darling Ingredients: Global rendering and used cooking oil collection platform with Diamond Green Diesel joint venture. Both a potential feedstock competitor and a strategic counterparty for YEI's supply chain.
• Baker Commodities: Rendering and used cooking oil collector operating on the U.S. West Coast. Comparable feedstock acquisition model and competes for the same restaurant UCO supply.
• Neste: Global leader in renewable diesel and SAF. While focused on renewable diesel rather than biodiesel, it sets the clean-fuel standard against which YEI's lower-carbon gallons must compete for fleet customers.
• World Energy: U.S. renewable fuels producer (biodiesel and renewable diesel) operating large-scale conversion facilities. Comparable product portfolio and serves overlapping fleet and industrial customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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