Technology for turning waste sources of carbon into drop-in fuels and chemicals that greatly reduce GHG emissions while generating profits.

Our Triple Bottom Line

Greenhouse Gas Reduction

With our technology, we can transition from petroleum to synthetic hydrocarbon products made from carbon waste sources, greatly reducing GHG emissions.

Carbon-Neutral Fuels

Drop-in compatible fuels and chemicals can be used as-is without modification to existing engines or machinery.

Profits

Our modular designs for making fully renewable fuels from biogas (BioGTL) or low-carbon fuels and chemicals from natural gas (FlareBuster) make sustainable profits.

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Strength in Numbers:
The Small Plant Advantage

Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT) is changing the world’s approach to cost-effective renewable fuels. Our proprietary BioGTL (biogas to liquids) plant model uses renewable biogas to produce cellulosic drop-in-compatible transportation fuels such as diesel, jet, and naphtha—a cutting-edge process made possible by small plant size.

Biogas feedstock, compared to solid biomass feedstock, is much easier to convert into fuels and requires little front-end equipment. EFT is focused on the construction of small gas-to-liquid plants ranging from 50 to 500 barrels per day (BDP). These plants are much easier to install and clean up, require minimal human capital and equipment, and are designed to maximize efficiency of time and repetitiveness and meet our triple bottom lines.

Most renewable energy plants are massive and use solid feedstocks to produce fuels. They require significant time and capital to construct and operate: tasks like material handling, gasification, clean-up, and compression often become complex and expensive. Moreover, these plants are often difficult to replicate, as they are designed for a specific feedstock and location and require substantial amounts of custom engineering and on-site construction.

BioGTL

The size of the BioGTL plant is much smaller than that of other renewable energy plants, making it possible to fit available biogas resources to produce fuels efficiently and autonomously. It is designed for remote, unmanned operation at landfills, agricultural bio-digesters, and wastewater treatment facilities.

Our low-cost modular design delivers the lowest capital expenditure per unit out of any known advanced (cellulosic) biofuel pathway.

Methane Mitigation – FlareBuster

Methane is 25 times more potent than CO₂ as a GHG. Methane that is vented or flared is one of the world’s largest sources of GHG emissions. Our proprietary FlareBuster™ transforms this gas into useful liquid transportation fuels. The design, supported by several patents, significantly reduces the capital expenditure per barrel of daily capacity. It can also be used to extinguish flares and produce products that are not combusted (such as lube base oils, solvents, and waxes), and therefore do not produce GHG emissions.

FlareBuster is fully autonomous: it generates its own power, does not require water, and is monitored by satellite. Moreover, it is built entirely from truckable modules that can be disassembled and transported with relative ease. We plan to build commercial units, which we believe will lead to wide industry acceptance.

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About Us

Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT), established in 2007, is a technology company focused on the development and implementation of methods for producing synthetic fuels and chemicals from a variety of carbonaceous feedstocks such as natural biogas, biomass, municipal solid waste (MSW), bio-derived oils, and CO₂ captured from the air or from industrial processes. We are a recognized authority on Fischer-Tropsch (FT) and related synthesis.

Upgrading Technology

In addition to our gas-to-liquids (GTL) experience, we have worked on other conversion technologies, including biomass-to-liquids (BTL), biogas (BioGTL), municipal solid waste (MSW)-to-liquids, and CO₂-to-liquids (CO₂TL) projects around the world. Additionally, we have applied our upgrading technology to a wide range of non-FT feedstocks such as algae, plant oils, and plastics.

Our offerings include technology licensing for all the above projects with start-up support and training services. We also provide a range of related engineering and laboratory services, including contract catalyst development, catalyst testing, analytical services, process development, and process modeling, producing product samples, process scale-up, engineering and design, and technology evaluations.

Leadership

Kenneth Agee

Kenneth Agee

Founder & President

Kenneth Agee, Founder & President, has a background in crude oil refining and natural gas processing In 1984 he formed Syntroleum Corporation a publicly traded company where he held the position of CEO and did extensive gas to liquids ( development with several large oil companies between 1990 and 2007.

In 2007, Mr Agee formed EFT where he has worked to establish a growing contract research and technology licensing business while developing novel approaches to FT catalysis, reactor design, process integration and product upgrading that will significantly reduce the construction and operating cost of small, modular plants Mr Agee holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Oklahoma State University and is listed on 26 issued U.S. patents and 3 pending patents.

Kenneth Agee

Mark Agee

VP of Business Development & Licensing

Mark Agee, VP of Business Development and Licensing has spent his entire career growing technology companies, from start up through IPO, having taken two companies public Mr Agee was one of the åoriginal investors in Syntroleum founded by his brother Kenneth Agee in 1984 Ten years later, he joined the company as VP of Finance and later became its President/COO During his tenure with Syntroleum he negotiated several partnerships, joint R&D agreements and license agreements with 7 international oil companies He led Syntroleum’s public offering in 2000 Mr Agee's involvement with EFT began in 2010 where he has focused primarily on business development, strategy and Licensing He holds a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Tulsa and is listed on 10 issued US patents all in the field of synthetic or renewable fuels

Kenneth Agee

Ed Holcomb

Chief Accounting Officer

Ed Holcomb, Chief Accounting Officer

Mr. Holcomb has eight years of public accountingand 31 years of corporate finance experience. He has held positions of VP of Finance, Chief Accounting Officer, and Controller prior to joining EFT and has over 10 years directing the SEC reporting at Docucorp International, EXE Technologies and Memorex Telex. Mr. Holcomb is a CPA and holds a BSBA degree majoring in Accounting from the University of Tulsa.

Ronnie Young

Ronnie Young

Lab Manager

Ronnie Young, Lab Manager
Mr. Young joined Syntroleum Corporation as a supervisory chemist after graduate school and later transitioned to EFT after EFT acquired the laboratory assets. He has a background in oil and gas production and farming/ranching. While earning a M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Oklahoma, he gained applicable experience in the synthesis, handling, and characterization techniques for air and moisture sensitive materials. As the lab manager for EFT, he continues to direct lab operations which have expanded beyond small scale to various pilot plant reactor designs and capabilities. Additionally, he has worked to make improvements in FT catalyst formulation, preparation, and characterization methods in support of two commercial catalyst manufacturers. That effort led to standardized production methods and the production of over 150 MT of the EFT proprietary TL-8 catalyst for our licensees.

Kenneth Agee

James W. Engman

Technical Services Manager

James W. Engman, Technical Services Manager
Mr. Engman has spent the last 20+ years working in the laboratory supporting the development of Fischer-Tropsch catalyst and related process technologies. Mr. Engman has managed the catalyst development laboratory for both Syntroleum and EFT. During his time as Laboratory Manager, Mr. Engman provided technical support for both our FT reactor and catalyst development activities and our extensive hydro-processing development activities. This included developing catalyst and process parameters for production of jet, diesel, solvents and base oils. Prior to his work in the Fischer-Tropsch world, Mr. Engman was the Laboratory Director for National Analytical Laboratories an environmental testing service laboratory. Mr. Engman holds a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Minnesota and an M.S. in Chemistry from St. Mary’s University of Texas.

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