Derek Schappacher
Product management at a global scale with bizdev and market research expertise.
The Problems
Waste Biomass
Plants pull carbon from the air. Humans, animals, and insects turn plants into waste: sewage, manure, food residue, crop residue, yard & forest waste…
Decompose or Burn
Billions of tons are landfilled or burned annually because they’re too wet, too polluted, or too difficult to dispose of sustainably. This releases harmful greenhouse gases and contaminants.
Carbon Removal
Gigaton scale carbon dioxide removal is needed annually to meet climate goals. Current processes are too expensive and have limited scale.
Fuel Demands
Billions of barrels of fossil fuel are consumed annually which creates net greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainable fuels are too expensive and there is not enough supply.
The Altsa Solution
Proprietary Catalytic Conversion
- Virtually any biomass feedstock, including wet or woody wastes.
- Moderate temperature ~ 200 C. Low energy expense.
- Near 100% conversion of mass and energy.
- Stable liquid biocrude product may be refined into sustainable fuel.
Our Mission
Altsa’s low cost process converts waste biomass into a sustainable syncrude, unlocking new fuel sources to meet growing SAF industry requirements.
Supporting UN Sustainable Development Goals
Our Partners
Altsa Energy is part of a DOE OTT sponsored program
Who We Are
Joye Thaller
Cross disciplinary experience in academia, consulting, climate tech, nonprofit, and for-profit sectors.
Patrick Lundquist
Early engineer at multiple tech startups. Led greenfield projects through MVP and launch.
X. Steve Xiao, Ph.D.
Inventor, Scientific Advisor
45% of inventions commercialized
70+ patents/applications