TECHNOLOGY
Our revolutionary technology enables a completely new approach.Flexible Feed Stock
We can use most forms of feed with minimal processing from forestry to agricultural and municipal waste.
Compact & Mobile Option
We are offering mobile deployment and you can save money by reducing the movement of materials.
Valuable Products
Our process yields valuable liquid fuels and sequestered carbon products, such as biochar for filters or soil supplements.
IMPACT
Billions of tons of biomass and waste keep rotting or get burned worldwide.Caribou Biofuels converts these problems into useful products.
BIOMASS FACTS
BUSINESS
Imagine to solve your problem, do it sustainably, and make a profit...
Million tons biomass available in the US by 2030
Billions of metric tons of CO2 released into the atmosphere worldwide in 2017.
Billion gallons of biofuel can be produced.
NEWS
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SUNY Cobleskill
Caribou Biofuels and SUNY partner to develop waste to fuel rotary gasifier
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TAF Cleantech
CEO Kieran Mitchell presents at the State University New York, Technology Accelerator Fund, Cleantech event in December 2019.
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...we are working with partners to build out a complete infrastructure...
MEET OUR TEAM
The core team, paving the way into the future of biofuels.
Kieran Mitchell
FounderKieran Mitchell is the founder of Caribou Fuels, Inc. and worked with the State University of New York Foundation to earn the exclusive license for Caribou Biofuels, Inc. to commercialize an innovative gasifier/pyrolysis system. This gasifier/pyrolysis system was developed at the State University of New York, Cobleskill and converts biomass & trash into a liquid or gaseous biofuel. Kieran is also a co-founder of Scaled Power, Inc. a company that develops ultra-compact, clean emission turbine-generators. Kieran transitioned into becoming an entrepreneur after working as an executive in business development for 25 years with Abbott Laboratories and Beckman-Coulter. He holds a BS in Business, CPA Examinations (California), and an MBA in Strategic Leadership from Dominican University, in California.
Blake Simmons
FounderBlake Simmons, Ph.D., is the Director of the Biological Systems and Engineering Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (biosciences.lbl.gov). He also serves as the Chief Science and Technology Officer and Vice-President of the Deconstruction Division at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (www.jbei.org), a DOE funded project tasked with the development and realization of next-generation "drop-in" biofuels and bioproducts produced from sustainable, non-food lignocellulosic biomass. He has been working in the renewable energy and biofuels field for 20 years, and has published over 350 publications and holds over 20 patents.
Vi Rapp
Technical AdvisorDr. Vi Rapp is a problem-solving Research Scientist who advances technology, software, and data analysis to improve human health. She leads and directs research on low-carbon combustion technologies at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Her research includes using machine learning to identify bio-derived molecules for biofuels; developing low-emissions technologies for residential-heating; and advancing thermal technologies for the developing world.
Tanya Waite
Partner LiasonsTanya Waite is Partnership Manager at The Research Foundation for SUNY where she has worked for eight years and focuses on developing partnerships and training startup company teams with a goal to simply get technology to market. Waite serves as an adjunct instructor for the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps program. Waite received a Master of Business Administration in New Ventures from University at Albany and a Master of Science in Legal Studies, Specialization Technology Transfer from Albany Law School.
David Roland-Holst
Chief EconomistDavid Roland-Holst, Ph.D., is a professor in the Departments of Economics and Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Roland-Holst is one of the world’s leading authorities on economic, energy, and climate policy assessment. He has extensive research experience in economics related to environment, agriculture, development and international trade, authoring five books and over 100 articles and chapters in professional journals and books. He has conducted research in over 40 countries, working with many public institutions including a variety of Federal and state agencies, the Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development bank, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), World Bank, and several United Nations agencies, as well as governments in Asia, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and the U.S.
Rory Keogh
Technical AdvisorRory Keogh is the Founder and CEO of Scaled Power, Inc. He has worked in technology development since 2010 following several years in industry at Boeing and consulting roles. Dr. Keogh and his team develop the ultralightweight, clean emissions Turbine Generator that can be integrated into the Caribou Pyrolysis system. He holds a B.E. Mech. from NUI Galway, M.S. & Ph.D. from MIT Dept. of Aero and Astronautics.
Axel Huesemann
Technical AdvisorAxel Huesemann is a scientist and software architect with a background in physics, microbiology, and computer science. He holds a MS in Physics from WWU Muenster, and has since worked at various places in science and technology. He recently focused on emerging technologies and problem solving techniques for small technology companies.
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