GTT Strategic Ventures, the investment fund of the GTT Group, has announced its participation in a €16.5 million financing round to support the development of Energo, a French technology expert in the production of synthetic molecules using plasma catalysis. This investment was made alongside Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale’s Fonds de Révolution Environnementale et Solidaire and Nord France Amorçage. The new investors join Energo’s historic shareholders, which include French institutional and private investors.
Founded in 2018 following academic research at Chimie Paris Tech, Energo is pioneering a disruptive technology based on plasma catalysis. This process enables the production of renewable energies such as green hydrogen, biofuels, or methane from CO2, biogas, and ammonia. Energo’s technology is energy-efficient, competitive, and adaptable to various energy sources. Its applications are diverse and innovative, including the recovery of CO2 through methanation, the dissociation of ammonia to produce hydrogen, and the dry reforming of methane to produce hydrogen or organic liquids like methanol and acetone. As a winner of the first class of La French Tech 2030 in 2023, Energo has benefited from the support of Bpifrance, Ademe, the Hauts-de-France region, the PSL-Chimie Paris University, and the European Union since its inception.
Philippe Berterottière, chairman and CEO of GTT, commented: “GTT, through its investment fund GTT Strategic Ventures, is proud to support the development of Energo, which contributes, through its innovative and competitive technologies, to the energy transition. Energo’s solutions have the potential to contribute to the decarbonisation of maritime transport through the production of low-carbon fuels, as well as to the emergence of the hydrogen sector. Alongside our co-investors, we will enthusiastically support a talented management team committed to building a sustainable world. Energo is the fifth minority investment for GTT Strategic Ventures, whose ambition is to contribute to the growth of climate tech champions.”
Vincent Piepiora, CEO of Energo, added: “We are delighted to have finalised this financing round with leading investors in the field of sustainable and responsible investment. This financing will enable us to maintain our technological lead by investing heavily in our R&D and our equipment and energy production facilities. This collaboration will support our expansion, strengthen our market position, boost our innovation, and consolidate our ESG approach.”
Sabine Schimel, managing director of crédit Mutuel Impact, remarked: “The technology developed by Energo is a highly promising and efficient solution for the production of biofuels, green methanol, and green hydrogen. Contributing to the decarbonisation of industry and mobility, this operation aligns perfectly with the investment strategy of our fund ‘Révolution Environnementale et Solidaire,’ funded by Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale’s ‘dividende sociétal’. We share the ambition and the industrial vision of Energo’s founders, and are proud to support the company over the long term, paving the way for a new scale and commercial success of its technology with a high environmental impact.”
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