HutanBio

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hutanbio.com

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HutanBio is at the forefront of developing sustainable, cost-effective, and carbon-negative biofuels for hard-to-decarbonize sectors such as aviation, shipping, and heavy transport. The company's innovative HBx platform leverages a novel marine microalgae biofuel system, engineered to thrive in extreme environments like deserts, utilizing seawater and sunlight without relying on arable land or freshwater. This proprietary technology, distinguished by its biological step-change, achieves approximately 25 times higher oil productivity compared to traditional algae systems, coupled with exceptional CO₂ capture and carbon removal capabilities.

HBx Bio Oil, the company's flagship product, is a C16–C18 TAGs composition that functions as a direct replacement for fossil diesel, offering full compatibility with existing infrastructure and supply chains. It enables high-percentage blends for marine and heavy-duty diesel and requires minimal refining to meet aviation fuel standards, ensuring zero disruption to current operations. The production process utilizes patented, vertical, enclosed photobioreactors designed for long-life desert deployment, automation, and low operational expenditure at an industrial scale.

HutanBio's technology has been proven in practice with over 200 tonnes of algae cultivated and more than 18 months of uninterrupted operation, demonstrating real-time yield optimization and system stability. The modular design allows for scalable deployment from 1-hectare units to multi-square-kilometer bio-energy sites across coastal desert regions, highlighting its potential to meet global fuel demand sustainably. HutanBio is dedicated to providing energy security and facilitating the decarbonization of critical industries by offering a genuinely net-negative energy solution with gigatonne potential for CO₂ removal.

Locations

• Cambridge, England
• Cambridge, England