Newlight Technologies
| Industry | Climate technology, carbon sequestration |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003[1] in California, United States of America[2] |
| Founders | Mark Herrema, Kenton Kimmel[1] |
| Headquarters | 14382 Astronautics Dr, Huntington Beach, CA 92647, USA[2] |
Key people | Mark Herrema, CEO; Kenton Kimmel, CTO[1] |
| Website | newlight |
Newlight Technologies is a company based in Huntington Beach, California, known for carbon sequestration into materials and products. The company is headquartered and manufactures in Huntington Beach, CA, and staffs over 200 employees.
History and corporate affairs
[edit]As of October 2020, Newlight Technologies has one facility located in Huntington Beach, California, which serves as its headquarters, R&D, operations, and manufacturing facility.
Technology
[edit]Currently, Newlight captures methane from a dairy farm in California.[3] The methane is transported to a bioreactor.[3] From there, the methane is mixed with air and interacts with enzymes to form a polymer trademarked as Aircarbon.[3][4] According to Popular Science, the material performs similarly to most oil-based plastics but costs less to produce.[3] Aircarbon has already been contracted for use in desk chairs, computer packaging, and smart phone cases.[3] Newlight Technologies has also commercialized its own lines of carbon-negative eyewear and foodware, formerly known as Covalent and Restore.[5]
Recognition
[edit]In 2014, AirCarbon was named Popular Science's Innovation of the Year, and in 2016, Aircarbon was awarded the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award by the U.S. EPA.[3][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Newlight Technologies Website: Company". newlight.com. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Newlight Website: Contact Us". newlight.com. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Bogo, Jennifer; Gertz, Emily (December 2014). "Plastic from Thin Air". Popular Science. 285 (6): 024. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ Lippman, Daniel (29 January 2014). "Can Plastic Be Made Environmentally Friendly?". scientificamerican.com. Scientific American. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ Holmes, Dave (24 September 2020). "A Better Solution to Our Plastic Straw Problem Is Here, Thanks to Some Seriously Strange Science". esquire.com. Esquire. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ Ransom, Cliff (December 2014). "A Vision of Tomorrow". Popular Science. 285 (6): 008. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2016". epa.gov. US EPA. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- Carol Lin; Rafael Luque; George Kraus; Yuan Kou (4 August 2014). Renewable Resources for Biorefineries. Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-84973-898-9.
- Nazim Muradov (7 April 2014). Liberating Energy from Carbon: Introduction to Decarbonization. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 338. ISBN 978-1-4939-0545-4.