Our Focus
Our bespoke solutions span multiple industries within the Green Technology sector, including biofuel, gas-to-liquid (GtL) technologies, thermal processes, and bioenergy technologies. Our solutions are designed to enable Greentech enterprises to lead the transition to the Circular Economy.
As part of our effort to facilitate sustainability, we have a specialized focus on recycling technologies including:
E-Methanol Production
Utilizing our sector expertise in ESG, our ability to mitigate risks related to new technology, and our proficiency in leveraging tax equity to raise capital, Edge is spearheading e-methanol production efforts as a principal, at multiple e-methanol facilities/locations.
Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Production
Through the process of anaerobic digestion, feedstocks are broken down from complex carbohydrates and proteins into biogas, which typically contains 50%-70% methane (CH4) and 25-50% carbon dioxide (CO2), in addition to trace amounts of other gases and water vapor. Renewable Natural Gas (biomethane) is, in turn, produced through refining processes that remove the CO2, water vapor, and other trace gases in biogas. As demand for RNG, which can be used in the same instances as natural gas, continues to increase, so too will investment in profitable risk mitigated production.
Gasification Technology
The goal of gasification of carbonaceous organic materials is to break them down from their complex forms into simple hydrogen (H2) and carbon monoxide (CO). By applying heat to a given biomass, through the complex process of incomplete combustion, H2 and CO can be isolated and used as fuel sources. Both are considered clean-burning fuel gases, for which demand continues to increase, because they only require the addition of one oxygen (O) atom to achieve combustion, CO2, and H2O.
Cellulosic Fermentation
Through cellulosic fermentation, biomass feedstocks such as agricultural residues and fibrous plant materials can be broken down into simple sugars and converted into ethanol. Organisms like yeast and bacteria are introduced during the process to convert simple sugars, namely glucose (C6H12O6) and xylose (C5H10O5) into ethanol. The resulting bioethanol is preferable to fossil fuels and petroleum oil, given its reduced CO2 emissions, which will continue to drive demand.
Electronic Waste (E-Waste) Recycling
In correlation with the expanding role of technology in our lives, the amount of e-waste across the globe continues to increase, as well. Technologies focused on safely and efficiently shredding, separating, and sorting the base elements of electronic devices are invaluable to mitigating growing e-waste concerns.
Recycling of Tires, Plastic, and Municipal Solid Waste
One of the staple processes of Waste-to-Energy (WtE) technologies is pyrolysis, which involves the thermochemical decomposition of organic materials in an oxygen-deficient environment. Based on the feedstock being used, resulting products may differ, but pyrolysis generally produces some type of bio-oil and syngas. Such products can be used either directly, as energy sources, or as feedstocks for other industries. The desire to off-set the negative impacts of landfills, while also creating usable energy sources, will continue to drive tech development and investment in this space.
Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU)
In response to growing reluctance to heavily rely on fossil fuels as an energy source, biogenic (non-fossil derived) CO2 capture and usage continues to increase in relevance. CO2, when emitted from biogenic sources, such as biochemical (biogas) and thermochemical (gasification) conversions of biomass can be captured and utilized as a feedstock in biological (ethanol and hydrogen production) and chemical (methanation and methanol synthesis) processes, in addition to its direct uses. Projections indicate that demand for CO2 as a resource will increase in the near-term and so too will demand for CCU technology.