Funding for novel ammonia energy tech: catalysts, Sorption-enhanced synthesis for modular Haber-Bosch, and Calcium-mediated synthesis
By on February 25, 2026
Ammobia: novel catalyst and sorbents for modular Haber Bosch
Click to learn more. Graphic visualisation of Ammobia’s low-coast, modular ammonia production technology. Source: Ammobia.
Ammonia production technology developer Ammobia has closed a $7.5 million seed round to scale its “Haber-Bosch 2.0” modular plant designs that integrate low-temperature catalysts with solid sorbents for ammonia production. The funding, which raises Ammobia’s total investments to $13.5 million, will go towards building a pilot facility ahead of commercial demonstrations.
According to the company, its technology can operate at “10x lower pressure and 150°C lower temperature” and can reduce total synthesis loop costs by up to 50% relative to the conventional process, reducing overall production CAPEX.
Participants in the funding round include investors such as Shell Ventures, ALIAD (Air Liquide), MOL Switch (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines), and Chevron Technology Ventures. The fundraising round also added Katapult Ocean, AIR Capital, Alumni Ventures, and Motivate Fund to Ammobia’s cap table. There was also follow-on capital from existing investors including Starlight Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Arosa Capital and Zero Infinity Partners.
Ammobia’s proprietary thermochemical synthesis technology brings a suite of advantages to the fuel and power sectors, chemical manufacturing, fertilizer producers, energy storage and transportation ecosystems including modular design which can enable production proximal to end markets, standardized plants that require no custom engineering and lower operating pressure which makes the system compatible with intermittent renewable power.
The ammonia industry is at an inflection point. If we want to lower costs and cut emissions in existing ammonia markets – while enabling ammonia’s untapped value in energy and maritime fuel – we need production technology designed for where the world is headed, not where it’s been. Our approach reimagines a 100-year old process, which helps us deliver lower-cost, more resilient ammonia production regardless of energy source. Ammobia’s technology that solves for economic pressures and supply chain instability also creates a pathway to deep decarbonization – meaning we’re positioned to serve both the industry’s immediate needs and its long-term transformation.
Karen Baert, CEO and Co-founder of Ammobia, quoted in GlobeNewswire, 14 January 2026
Traditional production has served existing markets well, but meeting this growing demand requires a diversified approach. Ammobia’s novel technology enables economical ammonia production at any scale and proximity to demand – essential as these applications mature. For MOL, backing a team with the technical expertise to deliver production at half the conventional capex strengthens our ability to decarbonize shipping.
Tomoaki Ichida, CEO of MOL Switch , GlobeNewswire, 14 January 2026
Liquium fundraising: novel catalysts
Click to learn more. Liquium will use NZ$2 million in new funding to conduct large-scale trial, and validate its ammonia catalyst technology under industrial conditions. Source: Liquium.
Liquium, a New Zealand-based company developing new catalysts for industrial ammonia production, has also announced it raised upwards of NZ$2 million to validate and scale-up its ammonia production technology. The funding will go towards expanding Liquium’s technical team, scaling catalyst manufacturing capacity, and supporting commercial-scale validation.
According to Liquium, its proprietary catalysts significantly improve the efficiency of the Haber-Bosch process, with early validation indicating “a potential improvement of over 2x in ammonia productivity” relative to incumbent commercial catalysts. With industrial collaborators in Europe, Australia and North America, Liquium intends, over the next year, to conduct large-scale trials aimed at validating its catalyst technology under industrial conditions.
Climate Venture Capital Fund 2 (CVCF 2) led the round alongside existing investors. The investment marks the first deployment from CVCF 2 and follows the fund’s initial backing of Liquium in its first fund, bringing its total stake in the company to 17%. The funding raised in this round will also support preparation for the company’s next investment round scheduled for later this year.
Our results suggest we could deliver very large efficiency gains with the aim to be a drop in solution and not requiring producers to rebuild their plants from scratch. That combination is what makes adoption of our technology so appealing and impactful at global scale. Importantly, considering the enormous clean energy market and ammonia uptake lowering green premiums and improving productivity is likely one of the fastest and most effective ways to help reduce global energy emissions.
Dr Paul Geraghty, Liquium CEO, in his organisation’s press release, 3 February 2026
Deep industrial technologies succeed or fail on credibility. This round supports the next phase of proof, while maintaining the standards of governance and validation required by global industrial partners.
John Worth, Liquium Chair, in his organisation’s press release, 3 February 2026
geNH3: calcium-mediated ammonia synthesis technology
Click to learn more about geNH3’s novel Calcium-mediated ammonia synthesis technology.
US-based General Ammonia Company (geNH3) is developing a proprietary Calcium-Mediated Ammonia Synthesis (CaMAS) technology. In this process, molecular nitrogen activation, an essential step in ammonia synthesis, is aided by Calcium in a process called nitridation. The Calcium nitridation paves way for sequential hydrogenation of nitrogen to ammonia.
The company has successfully closed a seed funding round which will support pilot-scale demonstrations for the patented technology. The demonstrations will focus on continuous, long-duration production under real-world conditions. Other key focus areas include low capacity factor operation (20-50% uptime) for direct wind and solar integration without storage or grid tie-in; production of pure, liquid anhydrous ammonia at a 2.5 to 5kg daily capacity expected to be fully operational by mid-April this year; operative unit optimization and reliability testing; detailed techno-economic analysis of the system for commercial deployment.
According to geNH3, preliminary tests of its CaMAS technology indicate production costs that are “80-90% below current market prices”. The company, which owns the global patent on CaMAS technology, intends to launch its Series A fundraising round when its full system is stress-tested, after which the target will be scaling to 5 tons per day capacity.
geNH3 is a fundamentally new Ammonia production process with a massive price advantage. Our market edge comes from enabling dynamic integration of ambient-condition Ammonia production with wind and solar resources at very low capital cost. We are on a mission to decarbonize the global economy. We will achieve this by producing Ammonia as a scalable, sustainable, and cost-saving molecule for shipping, power, and heavy manufacturing. geNH3 will motivate global decarbonization with dollars and sense.
geNH3 Co-Founder and CEO Windom Shields, quote provided to AEA