Sustainability

Lummus Venture Capital

As the strategic investment arm of Lummus Technology, Lummus Venture Capital (LVC) helps advance change and innovation in energy, chemicals and sustainable materials. LVC partners with pioneering companies to develop and deploy sustainable solutions that address critical challenges in the energy transition, and circular and bio-based economies. 

Our portfolio spans technologies in green hydrogen, biopolymers, plastics recycling, and more—each selected for their potential to deliver lasting impact to our industry and significant value to our customers. 

A Mission to Drive Success

LVC’s mission is to drive innovation at the intersection of sustainability, technology, and business. We achieve this mission by:

  • Accelerating the commercialization of technologies that enable cleaner, more sustainable industrial processes.
  • Building collaborative partnerships with startups, entrepreneurs, and visionaries who share our commitment to a sustainable future and our values of partnership, equity and long-term perspective on the industry. 
  • Delivering strategic value beyond capital, offering industry expertise, market access, and engineering support to turn visionary ideas into real-world impact.

Strengths to Deliver Results
  • Strategic Insights: Backed by more than 160 process technologies and decades of licensing expertise, LVC provides unparalleled technical, commercial and legal insight to help companies scale and thrive.
  • Global Reach: Through Lummus Technology’s global footprint, LVC offers access to markets, partners, and customers worldwide, creating unique opportunities for growth and rapid commercialization.
  • Sustainability Focus: LVC’s investments are driven by a commitment to advancing the energy transition and aligning with the growing global demand for sustainable solutions.
  • Collaborative Ecosystem: Leveraging our track record in building lasting and successful partnerships, LVC offers more than just funding—we provide resources, expert guidance and a proven pathway to scalability.


Explore how LVC and its partners are working to create a more sustainable world and build the next generation of solutions for a cleaner, smarter, and resilient future.

 

 

New Hope Energy
Centralized Plastics Recycling

New Hope Energy is committed to advancing the circular economy. Its primary focus is preventing waste plastic from reaching a landfill or incinerator by developing projects where its pyrolysis technology can be deployed at a large scale.
New Hope Energy - Scaling Up Plastics Recycling

Resynergi
De-centralized Plastics Recycling

Resynergi is helping accelerate the world’s transition to a circular economy. Instead of plastic ending up in landfills, Resynergi converts it back into its molecular building blocks. Hard-to-recycle plastic waste goes in, valuable feedstock for new plastic products comes out.
Resynergi - Modularizing Advanced Recycling



RWDC Industries Limited
Bio-based plastics

RWDC uses proprietary technology to produce a natural polymer called polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). RWDC’s Solon® PHA is 100% safe and fully biodegradable in soil, water, and marine conditions.
RWDC - Developing Eco-Friendly Plastics

Citroniq
Bio-polypropylene

Citroniq’s sustainable projects produce carbon-negative plastics and olefins intermediates from 100% sustainable feedstocks, eliminating the use of conventional fossil fuel hydrocarbons.
Citroniq - Meeting Demand for Sustainable Polypropylene



Advanced Ionics
Green Hydrogen

Advanced Ionics is inventing the clean future of industrial hydrogen with a new electrolyzer technology, opening new doors for decarbonization by eliminating the green premium associated with green hydrogen production.
Advanced Ionics - Developing and Deploying Electrolyzers for Green Hydrogen

Energy Internet Corporation (EIC)
Gas Compression and Expansion Solutions

Energy Internet Corporation (EIC) has developed a platform of gas compression and expansion technology solutions, leveraging breakthrough efficiencies to deliver substantial energy cost reductions. EIC designs, licenses, markets and supports its Liquid Watts (LW) platform applications, with industry partners who build, manufacture and operate integrated plants.
Energy Internet Corporation - Driving Energy Costs Down