What Ankur Scientific Energy Technologies does

Ankur Scientific Energy Technologies is a Vadodara, India-based bioenergy and waste-to-energy engineering company founded in 1986 by B.C. Jain. The company has built its business around an indigenous oxygen-enriched biomass gasification technology platform that converts agricultural residues (sugarcane bagasse, cotton stalks, mango seeds, corncobs, bamboo), invasive plant species (Prosopis juliflora/Ganda Baval), and other waste biomass into syngas, which is then upgraded into multiple downstream products: sustainable ethanol, ASTM-grade green methanol (over 99.9% purity) for marine fuel, biochar, and thermal energy. The company reports execution of more than 1,000 projects across 60+ countries, cumulative generation of over 350,000 MW of renewable energy, and approximately 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 emissions reduced.

The company operates a B2B project-based business model combining technology licensing and royalties with turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is determined through custom quotations per deployment. Customer concentration is centered on marquee industrial and government partners including Thermax Limited (green methanol at Deendayal Port), Spray Engineering Devices (2G ethanol with LanzaTech in Uttar Pradesh), Jain Irrigation Systems (biomass-to-bioenergy in Maharashtra), and Deendayal Port Authority. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales via strategic partnerships, government program participation (e.g., PM JI-VAN Yojana), and direct engagement with port authorities and large industrial players.

Recent strategic activity centers on three flagship deployments in 2026: India's first green methanol facility (18,000 tonnes per year) at Deendayal Port with Thermax, India's first private-sector 2G ethanol biorefinery (91 KLPD) with SED and LanzaTech, and a biomass-to-bioenergy project with Jain Irrigation. The company has publicly targeted 50% growth over three years through geographic expansion into Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia, alongside investment in green hydrogen, advanced biofuels, and carbon capture. The company employs 501-1,000 people, is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, and has not raised external funding rounds according to available data.

Name

Ankur Scientific Energy Technologies

Legal name

Ankur Scientific Energy Technologies Pvt Ltd

Website

https://ankurscientific.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Ankur Scientific Energy Technologies, founded in 1986 in Vadodara, India, is a private bioenergy engineering firm that licenses and deploys proprietary biomass gasification technology to convert agricultural residues and waste into ethanol, green methanol, biochar, and syngas for industrial, agricultural, and maritime customers across 60+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biomass Energy Systems

NAICS

Biomass Electric Power Generation (221117), Chemical Manufacturing (325), Cyclic Crude, Intermediate, and Gum and Wood Chemical Manufacturing (325194)

SIC

Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Gasification & Pyrolysis-to-Power (Waste/Biomass Advanced Thermal) (EUACAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biofuels & Renewable Fuels Switching (Biomethane/RNG, Bio-oils, Sustainable Biomass) (EUABAJAD), Bio-based Platform & Commodity Chemicals (e.g., bio-ethylene, bio-propylene, bio-BTX, bio-methanol) (EUAAAIAA)

Keywords

• Biomass gasification technology
• Waste-to-energy solutions
• Second-generation ethanol
• Green methanol production
• Agricultural residue conversion

Headquarters

HQ city

Baroda

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technology Licensing and Engineering Services: Ankur Scientific provides its proprietary biomass gasification technology through licensing agreements and engineering services to project developers and industrial partners. The company executes projects across multiple countries, providing technology, design, and implementation support.
2. Project Development and Execution: The company executes turnkey bioenergy and waste-to-energy projects, converting agricultural residues and biomass into renewable energy products including ethanol, methanol, and biochar.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ankur Scientific develops and deploys proprietary oxygen-enriched biomass gasification technology that converts agricultural residues, invasive plant species, and waste biomass into renewable energy products including sustainable ethanol, green methanol, biochar, and syngas. The company executes turnkey biorefinery projects and licenses its technology to industrial partners, government-backed projects, and port authorities across more than 60 countries.

Product overview

Ankur Scientific Energy Technologies is a bioenergy and waste-to-energy solutions company offering a unified portfolio of products centered on its proprietary biomass gasification technology platform. The core offerings include: (1) Biomass Gasification Technology as the foundational platform, (2) Second-Generation Ethanol Biorefinery Technology for converting agricultural residues into sustainable ethanol, (3) Green Methanol Production Facilities for producing ASTM-grade methanol from biomass, and (4) Biomass-to-Bioenergy and Biochar Systems for agricultural waste conversion. The company has executed over 1,000 projects across 60+ countries, generating more than 350,000 MW of renewable energy. Recent expansion includes investments in green hydrogen, advanced biofuels, carbon capture solutions, and marine fuel applications. The company celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2026 and is pursuing 50% growth over three years through international expansion into Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Biomass Gasification Technology Proprietary oxygen-enriched biomass gasification technology that converts agricultural residues including sugarcane bagasse, cotton stalks, bamboo, corncobs, and mango seeds into syngas for downstream production of ethanol, methanol, and biofuels. The technology is licensed to industrial partners and used in Ankur Scientific's own project deployments.
• Second-Generation (2G) Ethanol Biorefinery Technology End-to-end 2G ethanol production solution combining biomass gasification with gas fermentation to convert sugarcane bagasse and agricultural residues into sustainable ethanol. The deployed facility has a 91 KLPD production capacity and processes up to 300 tonnes of bagasse per day to produce 24,000 tonnes of ethanol annually.
• Green Methanol Production Facility Green methanol production facility that uses biomass gasification to convert locally available Ganda Baval (Prosopis juliflora) mesquite biomass into ASTM-grade methanol with over 99.9% purity. The facility produces 18,000 tonnes annually for use as marine fuel in the shipping sector.
• Biomass-to-Bioenergy and Biochar System Agricultural waste-to-energy conversion system that processes 50 tonnes of biomass daily, generating approximately 90 MWh of syngas thermal energy and 12 tonnes of biochar per day. The system supports steam generation in food-processing operations and produces biochar as a sustainable alternative to peat moss in agriculture.
• Waste-to-Energy Solutions

Named customers4 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

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Spray Engineering Devices Limited (SED)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026SED is developing India's first privately developed commercial-scale 2G ethanol biorefinery at Wave Sugar, Dhanaura, Uttar Pradesh, using Ankur Scientific's oxygen-enriched biomass gasification technology combined with LanzaTech's gas fermentation platform. The project received Rs 150 crore government assistance under PM JI-VAN Yojana and will have 91 KLPD production capacity.
• Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 June 2026Jain Irrigation partnered with Ankur Scientific to launch a biomass conversion project in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district. The facility processes 50 tonnes of biomass per day including mango seeds, corncobs, cotton stalks, and bamboo, generating approximately 90 MWh of thermal energy and 12 tonnes of biochar daily for food-processing operations and banana sapling cultivation.
• Thermax LimitedflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2026Thermax partnered with Ankur Scientific to establish India's first green methanol production facility at Deendayal Port Authority in Kandla, Gujarat. The plant will produce 18,000 tonnes of green methanol annually (approximately 5 tonnes per day) using Ganda Baval biomass, meeting nearly half of India's projected methanol demand of 37,000 tonnes by 2030.
• Deendayal Port AuthorityflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 May 2026Deendayal Port Authority in Gujarat is hosting the green methanol project at an estimated cost of Rs 100 crore, targeting commissioning by March 2027. The port has also conducted shore-to-ship methanol bunkering trials, positioning itself as a future bunkering hub for low-carbon fuels along the shipping corridor between Rotterdam and Singapore.
• LanzaTechcoreTechnology or Integration · 27 January 2026LanzaTech provides its proprietary gas fermentation platform that converts syngas from Ankur Scientific's biomass gasification into ethanol. The partnership is being deployed in Spray Engineering Devices' 2G ethanol facility in Uttar Pradesh, processing up to 300 tons per day of bagasse to produce 24,000 tonnes per year of ethanol and achieving approximately 19,200 tonnes of CO2 equivalent abatement annually.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Praj Industries: Indian bioenergy and process technology company with a dominant portfolio in ethanol plant technology, 2G ethanol, and waste-to-energy solutions. Directly comparable to Ankur in serving Indian sugar mills, distilleries, and biofuel producers with proprietary process technology and engineering services.
• Thermax Limited: Indian energy and environment solutions company that is simultaneously a strategic partner of Ankur (Deendayal green methanol) and a competing EPC/process technology provider in biofuels, waste-to-energy, and clean energy. Direct peer in industrial-scale bioenergy project execution.

Emerging players

• Sunfire: German cleantech company developing power-to-liquids, e-fuels, and green hydrogen using high-temperature electrolysis and related thermochemical processes. Comparable as a technology provider in adjacent biomass-to-fuels and green hydrogen adjacencies that Ankur has publicly flagged as growth areas.
• Gevo: US renewable fuels company focused on low-carbon intensity ethanol, sustainable aviation fuel, and renewable hydrocarbons from biomass. Comparable in deploying proprietary process technology for advanced biofuels, particularly SAF intermediates, a stated next-adjacency for Ankur.
• Aemetis: US-based renewable fuels and biotechnology company developing cellulosic ethanol, renewable diesel, and biogas from agricultural residues. Comparable as a technology-driven, project-execution-stage player in the same biomass-to-biofuels value chain that Ankur serves in India and export markets.
• LanzaTech: Carbon recycling company whose gas fermentation platform is integrated with Ankur's gasifier at the SED 2G ethanol plant. Directly comparable as a complementary process technology provider in the same biomass-to-syngas-to-ethanol value chain.

Broad incumbents

• Andritz (Pulp & Paper / Bioenergy): Austrian global plant and process technology supplier with significant biomass and waste-to-energy capabilities. Comparable as a larger, well-capitalized incumbent delivering turnkey biomass gasification and waste-to-energy plants that compete with Ankur's project execution offerings.
• Topsoe: Danish process technology and catalyst company providing technology for green ammonia, methanol, hydrogen, and sustainable aviation fuel. Comparable as an established incumbent providing competing process technology for green methanol and SAF, the same end-products Ankur is targeting.
• Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) - Biofuel Division: India's largest oil PSU operating Panipat 2G ethanol facility and other biofuel ventures. Comparable as a large incumbent driving the same 2G ethanol and biomass-to-fuel policy agenda that creates demand for Ankur's gasification technology.
• Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) - Biofuel Division: Large Indian oil marketing company investing in 2G ethanol, compressed biogas, and biofuels under India's national blending program. Comparable as a downstream offtake and project development counterparty in the same Indian 2G ethanol and biofuel value chain Ankur serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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