AB Energia

Ultra-green biomass-to-electricity technology by co-producing electricity with biochar

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Clean Technology
  • Location Denver, CO, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded April 2015
  • Employees 5

Company Summary

AB Energia is an ultra-green energy company. We are co-producing electricity and biochar (a soil amendment) from non-food biomass. The technology ultra-green due to three factors:

o "Green" by deploying renewable biomass feedstock.
o "Greener" by mixing biochar into the soil and sequestering atmospheric carbon.
o "Even greener" by promoting additional plant growth by enhancing the soil.

Our economics top other biomass-to-electricity options.

Team

  • Vital Aelion
    Co-founder and CEO

    - “Green” experience: corp development at Cool Planet
    - Advisor to the Asia Development Fund (Singapore)
    - Banking experience: JP Morgan, UBS, Standard Chartered
    - Consulting experience: AT Kearney, Nexant

    Education
    - SB and MS – Chemical Engineering, MIT
    - PhD – Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon
    - MBA – Finance, NYU’s Stern School of Business

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/vitalaelion

  • Basil Horangic
    Co-founder and executive chairman

    - “Green” experience: Seed investor in Cool Planet
    - Investing experience: founded/financed over 30 companies in the past 20 years
    - Banking experience: Goldman Sachs
    - Consulting experience: McKinsey & Co

    Education
    - SB – Economics, SB – Computer Science, MS – Operations Research, MIT
    - MBA – Industrial Organization, University of Chicago
    - PhD – Economics, University of Chicago (pending dissertation)

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/basilhorangic

  • Solon Ioannou
    Operations lead

    - Chemical engineer
    - Extensive operating and startup experience in Greece
    - Focused on operating and supply chain options

  • George Karavasilis
    Marketing lead

    - Extensive marketing and distribution experience in wood pellets, energy saving systems, photovoltaics, and construction materials in Greece
    - Focused on land leasing and biochar market development

  • Ladas Christos
    Legal and regulatory lead

    - Practicing lawyer
    - Strong background on Greek regulatory and commercial matters
    - Focused on both legal and commercial matters

Previous Investors

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