Dimensional Energy Inc.
Photo-thermo-catalytic reactor platform (HI-Light) that converts CO2 and water to synthesis gas using embedded optical waveguides and solar energy
- Sector
- Clean tech
- Total capital
- $1.5M
- Federal grants
- $1.5M
- 3 awards · 2017–2020
- Rank in peer group#37 of 53
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 4
- 25 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#8 of 53
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Increasing CO2 Conversion to Fuel with Optical Thermal Management in Concentrated Solar Reactors New Dual-Stage Solar Reactor Design for Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Fuels$250K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · STTR Phase II: HI-LIGHT - Solar Thermal Chemical Reactor Technology for Converting CO2 to Hydrocarbons$1M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · STTR Phase I: HI-LIGHT - Solar Thermal Chemical Reactor Technology for Converting CO2 to Hydrocarbons$225K
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 53 peers
Line = medianClean tech · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#8 · top 15%
- Linked publications#4 · top 8%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Jason SalfiResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $1.3M in grants as PI
- Clayton PoppeExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David EricksonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Elisa Miller-OutDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Eric RubensteinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John SantoleriExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 8 people
- Tobias HanrathDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Yong Hyun KimDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 29- PendingFischer-tropsch CatalystsUSPTOApplication 19567558
- GrantedFischer-tropsch CatalystsUSPTOUS 12,599,895
- GrantedFischer-tropsch CatalystsUSPTOUS 12,377,402
Show all 29 patent records
- Fischer-tropsch CatalystsJul 23, 2026 · Application 19567558Pending
- Fischer-tropsch CatalystsApr 14, 2026 · US 12,599,895Granted
- Fischer-tropsch CatalystsAug 5, 2025 · US 12,377,402Granted
- Heterogeneous Catalytic ReactorsJul 17, 2025 · Application 18703020Pending
- Fischer-tropsch CatalystsMay 20, 2025 · US 12,303,874Granted
- Solar Receiver Systems And Methods Of UseDec 26, 2024 · Application 18703026Pending
- Fischer-tropsch CatalystsJul 23, 2024 · US 12,042,785Granted
- Systems And Methods For Catalytic Chemical ReactionsApplication 63649598Pending
- Systems, Methods, And Catalysts For Syngas, Chemical, And Fuel ProductionApplication PCTUS2024025375Pending
- Environmental Barrier CoatingsApplication 63561861Pending
- Fischer-tropsch CatalystsApplication PCTUS2023032588Pending
- Joining Ceramic Parts for Leak-Tight Connections using Chemical Vapor InfiltrationApplication 63527229Pending
- Joining Ceramic Parts for Leak-Tight Connections using Polymer Impregnation and PyrolysisApplication 63527206Pending
- Catalysts For The Reduction Of Carbon DioxideApplication PCTUS2023023868Pending
- Catalysts For Syngas ProductionApplication 63460340Pending
- Solar Receiver Systems And Methods Of UseApplication PCTUS2022047242Pending
- Catalysts For The Reduction Of Carbon DioxideApplication 63351896Pending
- Heterogeneous Catalytic ReactorsApplication PCTUS2022018266Pending
- Concentrated Solar Reactor with Thermal Energy StorageApplication 63257985Pending
- Heterogeneous Catalytic ReactorsApplication 63257980Pending
- Environmental Barrier Coatings For Chemical Processes And SystemsApplication 19621708Pending
- Systems, Methods, And Catalysts For Syngas, Chemical, And Fuel ProductionApplication 19475687Pending
- Joining Ceramic SubstratesApplication 19502611Pending
- Corrosion Resistant Materials And Structures For Chemical ProcessingApplication PCTUS2025045034Pending
- Systems And Methods For Catalytic Chemical ReactionsApplication PCTUS2025030152Pending
- Environmental Barrier Coatings For Chemical Processes And SystemsApplication PCTUS2025018691Pending
- Catalysts For The Reduction Of Carbon DioxideApplication 18872056Pending
- Corrosion Resistant Materials For Chemical ProcessingApplication 63693779Pending
- Joining Ceramic SubstratesApplication PCTUS2024038198Pending
Recent research by its founders
- SiC Receiver/Reactor by Additive Manufacturing for Concentrated Solar Thermocatalysis with Thermal Energy Storage (Final Technical Report - Public)20250 cites
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Regulatory activity · Clean tech
- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Chlormequat Chloride; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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