What Venture Engineering & Construction does

Venture Engineering & Construction, Inc. is a privately held, founder-led engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firm founded in 2007 and headquartered in Warrendale, Pennsylvania. The company employs 101-250 multi-disciplinary engineers, designers, project managers, and construction managers serving renewable energy developers, industrial process owners, and government clients across at least 10 US states and Ontario, Canada. Its core technical differentiator is a patent-pending Biogas Conditioning System that removes siloxanes, NMOCs, H2S, and moisture from landfill gas and biogas using a multi-media layered adsorption process, with over 45 systems deployed across North America at flow rates from 500 to 11,500 scfm and proven media life exceeding 12 months at every installation.

The company's revenue model is built on lump-sum and design-build EPC contracts with guaranteed price, schedule, and plant performance, complemented by recurring third-party O&M services, equipment parts and media supply, custom fabrication, and front-end engineering consulting. Pricing is project-specific and quote-based, with flexible compensation structures during project development (fee basis, deferred costs, or combination) that transition to lump-sum terms at financial close. Venture positions itself as technology-neutral across membrane, PSA, amine, solvent, and water wash biogas upgrading technologies, which differentiates it from equipment vendors. The go-to-market is direct enterprise sales led by a VP of Business Development, with the company engaging developers and project owners at the earliest stages of project development and offering equity participation and access to non-recourse debt sources.

Operationally, Venture has shifted from a process engineering firm into the leading EPC provider in the US waste-to-RNG sector, executing projects across landfill gas-to-power, LFG-to-RNG, dairy manure-to-RNG (including a 35,000-cow operation in California and a 9,000-cow facility in Arizona), swine and chicken manure-to-RNG, and source-separated organic waste-to-RNG (a $100M+ facility on Long Island). The August 2024 strategic teaming agreement with Primoris Services Corporation signals an effort to combine engineering IP with Primoris's utility-scale execution capability to pursue larger and broader renewable energy and industrial projects. The company remains closely held with no institutional investor, parent, or subsidiary structure disclosed in the source material.

Name

Venture Engineering & Construction

Legal name

Venture Engineering & Construction, Inc.

Website

https://ventureengr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Venture Engineering & Construction is a privately held EPC firm that delivers engineering, construction, and operations services for renewable natural gas and waste-to-energy projects, serving developers and owners of landfill gas, dairy, and food waste-to-RNG facilities across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Engineering & Construction

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333132), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991), Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533)

akta.pro primary industry

Biogas/RNG Plant Development, EPC & Project Delivery (EUAAAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biogas/RNG Plant Operations, Maintenance & Asset Management (EUAAAEAI), Landfill Gas (LFG) Collection & RNG Upgrading (EUAAAEAB), RNG Injection, Interconnection & Pipeline Quality Compliance (EUAAAEAE), Construction Management & General Contracting (EPCM, Scheduling, QA/QC, HSE) (EUAMAFAJ), Biogas / Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Gathering Systems (TLAGAJAH)

Keywords

• Engineering construction services
• Biogas conditioning systems
• Renewable natural gas
• Waste-to-energy EPC
• Process engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Warrendale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. EPC Contract Revenue: Full-wrap EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) contracts for renewable and industrial projects. Provides single point of contact with guarantees on price, schedule, and plant performance. Revenue recognized upon project completion with development fees during pre-construction phases. Lump sum pricing after financial close.
2. Operations & Maintenance Services: Third-party O&M services for biogas to power and biogas to RNG facilities. Ranges from staffing programs, troubleshooting, consulting to total O&M provision. Includes daily operations, maintenance, spare parts management, and remote monitoring.
3. Equipment Parts & Service: Manufacturing and servicing of gas processing equipment for biogas and shale gas markets. Includes parts replacement, media supply, service & maintenance, field installation, commissioning, and startup support. Customizable service support plans.
4. Fabrication Services: Custom equipment design and manufacture for industrial and entertainment markets. Uses local fabrication shops. Services include project management, prototyping, estimating, automation, electrical, structural fabrication, and commissioning.
5. Engineering Consulting: Front-end engineering, process engineering, owner's engineer, independent/bank engineer, and due diligence support services. Development engineering and estimating on fee basis or deferred until financial close.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Venture Engineering & Construction is a privately held EPC and engineering firm specializing in waste-to-energy and renewable natural gas (RNG) projects, including landfill gas-to-power, LFG-to-RNG, manure-to-RNG, and source-separated organic waste-to-RNG facilities. The company delivers full-wrap Engineering, Procurement, and Construction services with guaranteed price, schedule, and plant performance, and sells a proprietary patent-pending Biogas Conditioning System for removing siloxanes, NMOCs, H2S, and moisture from biogas streams.

Product overview

Venture Engineering & Construction is an engineering and construction firm (not a software company) that provides a portfolio of services centered around biogas conditioning and renewable natural gas (RNG) production. The core proprietary product is the patent-pending Biogas Conditioning System, which removes siloxanes, NMOCs, H2S, and moisture from biogas across flow rates from 500 to 11,500 scfm. This system is offered alongside a suite of services including full-wrap EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) with guaranteed price, schedule and performance; multi-disciplinary engineering services; custom fabrication; equipment parts and maintenance; operations and maintenance; and construction management. The company serves the biogas, RNG, landfill gas, and broader process industries with a technology-neutral approach to biogas upgrading.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 80% greenhouse gas emissions reduction through RNG production from waste sources
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Primoris Services CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 August 2024Strategic teaming agreement announced August 2024 to pursue emerging opportunities in renewable energy, general industrial, and associated gas processing facilities markets. Combines respective strengths of both companies to offer comprehensive, innovative, and integrated EPC solutions emphasizing safety, quality, and efficiency. Primoris is a premier specialty contractor serving utility, energy, and renewables markets throughout the US and Canada.
• Viridi EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2023Venture named EPC contractor for Viridi and American Organic Energy's landmark food waste-to-RNG project in Yaphank, NY. One of the largest food waste-to-RNG projects in the US. Viridi is a full-service RNG platform developing, building, owning and operating RNG assets with landfill, dairy, and food waste feedstocks across North America. Venture provided FEED services starting in 2022.
• American Organic EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2023Partnership with Viridi Energy for food waste-to-RNG project in Yaphank, NY. Founded by Arnold and Charles Vigliotti with combined 80 years in waste management. Site will process 210,000 tons of waste annually, turning it into roughly 530,000 MMBTUs of RNG per year.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Black & Veatch: Global EPC and engineering firm with a substantial renewable natural gas and waste-to-energy practice, including landfill gas and biogas upgrading projects. Directly comparable to Venture on the EPC side, though Black & Veatch operates at meaningfully larger scale and serves utility-scale clients Venture cannot reach alone.
• Burns & McDonnell: Major employee-owned engineering, construction, and consulting firm with active renewable natural gas, landfill gas, and process industries practices. Comparable to Venture as a multi-disciplinary EPC that delivers full-wrap projects with performance guarantees across energy and industrial markets.
• Tetra Tech: Leading consulting and engineering firm with deep water, environmental, and renewable energy practices, including RNG and biogas-to-energy projects. Tetra Tech's high-end engineering and FEED/owner's engineer services overlap directly with Venture's engineering and EPC offerings.
• HDR Inc. Large employee-owned engineering firm serving energy, water, and infrastructure markets, including renewable energy and biogas projects. Overlaps with Venture's multi-disciplinary engineering and EPC capabilities and competes for similar mid-sized renewable fuel projects.
• IES Holdings (now IES Commercial): Engineering and construction services provider with industrial and process-industry exposure. Comparable on construction management and industrial EPC capabilities, though with a broader commercial-industrial focus rather than RNG specialization.
• Quanta Services: Largest specialty contracting firm in North America serving the electric, gas, and renewable energy infrastructure markets. Competes for utility-scale gas processing, pipeline, and renewable energy EPC work that overlaps with Venture's gas pipeline and RNG injection projects.

Direct peers

• Primoris Services Corporation: Premier specialty contractor serving utility, energy, and renewables markets across the U.S. and Canada. Primoris is both a strategic teaming partner with Venture (August 2024) and a direct competitor for renewable energy and gas processing facility EPC contracts, making it the most directly comparable peer.

Emerging players

• Greenlane Renewables: Specialty biogas upgrading equipment supplier offering water wash, pressure swing adsorption, and membrane systems. Competes with Venture's technology-neutral EPC model when developers buy upgrading equipment directly, though Greenlane does not provide full-wrap EPC or conditioning systems at Venture's scale.
• Unison Solutions: Specialty manufacturer of biogas conditioning and upgrading equipment for landfill gas, digester gas, and coal mine methane applications. Directly competes with Venture's Biogas Conditioning System in the siloxane, H2S, and moisture removal niche.

Regional players

• Brown and Caldwell: Environmental engineering and construction firm focused on water, wastewater, and renewable energy infrastructure. Comparable on environmental engineering, digester gas, and wastewater-to-RNG project delivery, though more regionally concentrated.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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