Turning Methane Into Money: Carbon-Negative Fuels at Industrial Scale | Dr. Emmanuel Kasseris, CEO of Emvolon

Using off-the-shelf tech to convert methane, CO2 emissions, and waste into carbon-negative fuels and green chemicals like methanol and ammonia.

🎧 Episode Summary

Emvolon helps hard-to-abate industries such as agriculture, aviation, energy, maritime and waste management power the global economy without producing emissions.

The company’s patented technology converts greenhouse gas emissions into carbon-negative fuels and chemicals like green methanol and green ammonia onsite by repurposing mass-produced automotive engines as cost-effective, modular chemical plants.

Emmanuel Kasseris, CEO and co-founder, has more than 20 years of experience in the energy sector.

As a research project manager for Chevron, ConocoPhillips and MIT, he led several new energy technologies from concept to laboratory prototype and eventually full-scale pilots.

His work has been cited by the DOE, EPA and NSF and used in expert testimonies to Congress.

He holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. from MIT in Mechanical Engineering.

He is the inventor of five US patents and the author of nine publications with over 1.000 citations.

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