Rise Reforming

Geopolitical conflicts (US-Iran war) and natural disasters (Winter Storm Uri) consistently expose the vulnerability of the US chemical industry. The reason? Production is centralized and fossil fuel-dependent. The solution? Domestic biogas: The US produces enough biogas to make over $20 bn/y worth of chemicals, but 60% is wasted in low-margin applications or flared altogether. Rise Reforming is commercializing a modular process to transform this underutilized biogas on-site into cheap, supply-secure chemicals. Our beachhead market is dimethyl ether (DME), used as an aerosol propellant and a low-carbon fuel additive in propane. Our target market is methanol: an established billion $ chemical and the future of low-carbon shipping.