Verdantia

Stranded biogas.
Turned into
green fuel.

A modular syngas reactor that converts decentralised biogas into maritime methanol and SAF — without green hydrogen, without DAC.

The opportunity

Europe has 18,500 biogas sites sitting idle.
We give them a future.

Feed-in tariffs are expiring across the EU. 18,500 combined heat and power plants face an uncertain future — stranded between a subsidy regime that is ending and a green economy that has no cost-effective solution for their scale.

Centralised green syngas plants require 50 MW of thermal input and erase the feedstock advantage through transport costs. Verdantia's modular approach works at 0.5–5 MW — exactly where the biogas sits.

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Our technology

No green hydrogen.
No DAC.
Just biogas in,
green fuel out.

A patent-pending catalytic carbon looping process that converts the CH₄ and CO₂ in biogas into ultrapure syngas — at 4× lower energy cost than co-electrolysis.

01
Catalytic Carbon Looping

The Boudouard loop converts carbon deposits back into CO — no burn-off, no downtime. Regeneration is built into the process, not bolted on.

02
One core, two markets

The syngas reactor is invariant. Maritime methanol today, SAF tomorrow — only the downstream module changes. The upgrade is an add-on, not a rebuild.

03
Modular, container-scale

Each unit deploys at the biogas site. No central plant, no grid upgrade, no transport cost. Powered by an innovative catalyst with unmatched stability and selectivity.

Roadmap

From demonstrator
to commercial fleet.

Each phase retires one risk class before the next. Technical validation in 2027, first commercial unit in 2028, Iberian scale-up through 2031.

2026 – 27
Industrial demonstrator

System-level catalyst validation at 3,000h target. Industrial partnership secured. Demonstrator design frozen.

2028
First commercial unit

FOAK deployment with lead partner. Maritime bio-methanol production begins. Unit economics established.

2029 – 31
Iberian scale-up

Multi-site rollout across Portugal and Spain. BOO/PaaS model activated. Project finance unlocked by FOAK track record.

2031+
SAF market entry

ASTM certification complete. SAF downstream module deployed on existing fleet. Premium aviation fuel market unlocked.

Why now

Regulation is creating
the market.
We are ready
to supply it.

FuelEU Maritime

Mandatory −30% GHG intensity by 2035. Bio-methanol qualifies today under the FuelEU pathway — Verdantia's FOAK timeline is aligned.

ReFuelEU Aviation

SAF blending mandates rise from 2% today to 70% by 2050. The certification window for new pathways is open now — and closing.

Feed-in tariff expiry

18,500 EU biogas CHP plants face subsidy expiry between 2025 and 2027. Operators are actively seeking alternatives. The demand is not hypothetical.

The team

Built by scientists
and operators.

Tiago Lagarteira
CEO & Co-Founder

PhD in catalytic reactors and hydrogen systems. University professor at Porto with 15+ years in advanced materials and chemical engineering.

Franck Barath
CBO

Co-founded G-LYTE, an industrial cleantech startup in France. Structured a €13M Series A process. Track record in finance and commercialisation of emerging technologies.

Francisco Neto
CTO

Industrial product design specialist with deep expertise in manufacturing systems, production lines, and hardware scalability.

Contact

Let's talk.

Investors, fuel buyers, and biogas operators — we are actively building partnerships across Europe.