RENEWCO2 INC.
Electrocatalytic reactor that converts CO2 and electricity into formic acid using nickel phosphide catalysts
- Sector
- Clean tech
- Headquarters
- Cranford, NJ
- Founded
- 2022
- Latest Form D
- $4.2M, Aug 2025
- Total capital
- $7M
- Federal grants
- $2.8M
- 5 awards · 2020–2023
- Rank in peer group#13 of 27
- Private capital raised
- $4.2M
- 1 Form D · last Aug 2025
- 14 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 0
- 21 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$4.2M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · STTR Phase II:Scalable CO2 electrolyzers for the competitive carbon negative production of formic acid$982K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Emissions-free bio-ethanol production through an add-on electrochemical CO2-to-Ethanol carbon utilization technology$200K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Upcycling Carbon Dioxide: Ethylene Glycol from Cleaned Fossil Carbon Chemical Industry CO2 and Renewable Electricity$1.1M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · STTR Phase I: Scalable CO2 electrolyzers for the production of ethylene glycol and chlorine$225K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Upcycling Carbon Dioxide: Ethylene Glycol from Cleaned Fossil Carbon Power Production CO2 and Renewable Electricity$200K
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Federal first
66months
from RENEWCO2 INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Feb 2020
- Energy · $200K
- First Form D · Aug 2025
- $4.2M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 5 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 27 peers
Line = medianClean tech · Device
- Federal grants#13 · top 48%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Anders LaursenResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $2.6M in grants as PI
- Karin CalvinhoResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $200K in grants as PI
- Neal DikemanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 21- PendingElectrochemical Technology To Purify Electrocatalytic CO2 And Co Reduction Product Streams From Supporting Electrolytes And Other Ionic SpeciesUSPTOApplication 19535918
- PendingSystem And Method For Converting CO2 To FormaldehydeUSPTOApplication PCTUS2025059360
- PendingSystem And Method For Converting CO2 To FormaldehydeUSPTOApplication 63730994
Show all 21 patent records
- Electrochemical Technology To Purify Electrocatalytic CO2 And Co Reduction Product Streams From Supporting Electrolytes And Other Ionic SpeciesJun 18, 2026 · Application 19535918Pending
- System And Method For Converting CO2 To FormaldehydeApplication PCTUS2025059360Pending
- System And Method For Converting CO2 To FormaldehydeApplication 63730994Pending
- Apparatus And Method For Producing Formate Salt Brines From Carbon Dioxide And Alkali BrinesApplication PCTUS2024055058Pending
- Apparatus And Methods For Electrocatalytic And Hydrogenation Conversion Of Hydrocarbon Fuels From Carbon DioxideApplication PCTUS2024055123Pending
- Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolyzer For Single- Conversion-step Electrocatalytic Reduction Of CO2 To Ethylene GlycolApplication PCTUS2023085272Pending
- System And Method For Single-conversion-step Electrocatalytic Reduction Of CO2 To Ethylene GlycolApplication PCTUS2023085430Pending
- System And Method For Single-conversion-step Electrocatalytic Reduction Of CO2 To Ethylene Glycol In Liquid Phase Dual Membrane ElectrolyzerApplication PCTUS2023085445Pending
- System And Method For Single-conversion-step Electrocatalytic Reduction Of CO2 To Ethylene Glycol In Liquid ElectrolyzerApplication PCTUS2023085441Pending
- Liquid Phase Dual Membrane Single-conversion-step Electrolyzer For Reduction Of CO2 To Ethylene GlycolApplication PCTUS2023085275Pending
- Liquid Electrolyzer For Single-conversion-step Electrocatalytic Reduction Of CO2 To Ethylene GlycolApplication PCTUS2023085274Pending
- Method For The Efficient Electrocatalytic And Hydrogenation Conversion Of Hydrocarbon Fuels From Carbon Dioxide Using Transition Metal Phosphide ElectrocatalystsApplication 63597051Pending
- Method For Producing Formate Salt Brines From Carbon Dioxide And Alkali Brines In A Highly Energy Efficient Unitized DeviceApplication 63597039Pending
- Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolyzer For Single-conversion-step Electrocatalytic Reduction Of CO2 To Ethylene GlycolApplication 63476382Pending
- System And Method For Single-conversion-step Electrocatalytic Reduction Of CO2 To Ethylene Glycol In Liquid Phase Dual Membrane ElectrolyzerApplication 63476389Pending
- Liquid Electrolyzer For Single-conversion-step Electrocatalytic Reduction Of CO2 To Ethylene GlycolApplication 63476384Pending
- System And Method For Single-conversion-step Electrocatalytic Reduction Of CO2 To Ethylene GlycolApplication 63476387Pending
- Liquid Phase Dual Membrane Single-conversion-step Electrolyzer For Reduction Of CO2 To Ethylene GlycolApplication 63476386Pending
- System And Method For Single-conversion-step Electrocatalytic Reduction Of CO2 To Ethylene Glycol In Liquid ElectrolyzerApplication 63476388Pending
- Apparatus And Method For Producing Formate Salt Brines From Carbon Dioxide And Alkali BrinesApplication 19585852Pending
- Apparatus And Methods For Electrocatalytic And Hydrogenation Conversion Of Hydrocarbon Fuels From Carbon DioxideApplication 19585950Pending
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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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