Greenlyte founder Florian Hildebrand nominated for German startup Award!

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Florian Hildebrand von Greenlyte ist für den Deutschen Startup Award 2025 nominiert. Seine innovative CO₂-Entnahmetechnologie basiert auf UDE-Forschung.
Florian Hildebrand from Greenlyte is nominated for the German Startup Award 2025. Its innovative CO₂ extraction technology is based on UDE research. (Symbolbild/NAGW)

Essen, Deutschland - Florian Hildebrand, the founder and managing director of Greenlyte carbon technologies Year ”nominated at the German Startup Award 2025. Its innovative Technology for CO₂ withdrawal from the air has already been taken into account and represents a significant step in combating climate change. Greenlyte develops a procedure that removes CO₂ directly from the air and converted into hydrogen, based on research by Dr. Peter Behr at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

The GreenLyte method consists of three steps: First, the air is brought into contact with a special liquid, with CO₂ molecules react with the liquid and forming a salt. In a second step, the salt is separated from the liquid and the pure CO₂ is isolated. Finally, the material used is reprocessed. The public coordination for the most inspiring founders: Inside ends on May 4th.

sustainable innovations and significant funding

In addition to the nomination, Greenlyte Carbon Technologies has received a millions from the NRW program "Productive.NRW", with both the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia and the EU involved in the financing. This funding supports the establishment of the first Direct Air capture (DAC) to emethanol facility in the Chemical Park Marl, which will offer a capacity of up to 1,000 tons of emethanol per year. The modular and scalable construction of the system is another advantage for future expansions.

The partnerships that greenlyte can build are also promising. Gelecehnden customers of Emethanol technology include well-known companies such as Mabanaft, Düsseldorf Airport, Klöckner & Co and the World Economic Forum / Uplink. Greenlyte was founded in 2022 and has already accepted over $ 26 million in capital. With more than 50 employees, the company is pursuing commercial projects worldwide.

popularity and international nominations

Greenlyte not only attracted local attention, but is also part of the Set100 list, which is created by the

With the aim of increasing the CO₂ withdrawal capacity to 0.1 gigatons per year by 2050, Greenlyte pursues an ambitious plan to make a sustainable contribution to the energy transition. The company is well positioned to play an important role in the area of ​​climate-tech both nationally and internationally.

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