Greenlyte launches world’s first LiquidSolar™ e-fuel plant

Greenlyte launches world’s first LiquidSolar™ e-fuel plant, marking industrial breakthrough for synthetic energy

Duisburg/Germany, 20th November 2025 – Greenlyte Carbon Technologies is inaugurating the worldwide first LiquidSolar SNG plant in Duisburg, marking a decisive step from development towards industrial production of synthetic fuels (e-fuels). This milestone positions Greenlyte as a technology leader for innovative, competitive new energy carriers and strengthens North Rhine-Westphalia’s role as a leading hub for future industries.

LiquidSolar SNG serves as the first plant combining a direct synthesis use case with Greenlyte’s green molecule platform LiquidSolar™, in this case synthetic natural gas. 

LiquidSolar™ is Greenlyte’s fully electrified, modular system uniquely combining carbon capture with green hydrogen production to deliver high purity syngas for downstream synthesis into e.g.  e-methanol, sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF) - and this at fossil-competitive costs.

With its flagship LiquidSolar SNG project, Greenlyte will demonstrate the commercial readiness of its technology over the next years. The total engineering to inauguration phase took less than 12 months and the final build-out of the plant less than three months. The plant will deliver five tons of SNG per year and has a carbon removal capacity of 40 tons CO₂ annually.

Greenlyte’s technology is modular, scalable and ready for the market. Over 13,000 operating hours in pilot projects demonstrate its reliability. The Duisburg facility is a first step in a comprehensive industrialization strategy: by 2027, a scaled plant producing e-Methanol is planned for Marl/Germany, and entry into international markets is targeted by 2030. Greenlyte has already secured long-term offtake agreements with leading companies such as Eurowings and MB Energy.

Florian Hildebrand, CEO and co-founder of Greenlyte: “Our system is technically advanced, economically attractive for customers, and offers strong return opportunities for investors. We are building the foundation for a competitive new energy industry by drawing on NRW’s industrial legacy, a world-class research ecosystem, and a dense supplier network - making optimal use of the great resources we have here”, says Florian Hildebrand, CEO and co-founder of Greenlyte. 

Hendrik Wüst, Minister President of NRW: “North Rhine-Westphalia aims to become Europe’s first climate-neutral industrial region. This can succeed when growth, innovation, and climate protection go hand in hand. Companies like Greenlyte Carbon Technologies are exemplary of this path. Greenlyte impressively demonstrates how cutting-edge research becomes real value creation: With the world’s first integrated DAC-to-SNG plant in Duisburg, harmful greenhouse gas is turned into a valuable resource. This is future technology ‘Made in NRW’—reducing energy-sector dependencies and making a key contribution to a climate-friendly, circular, and future-proof economy.”

Greenlyte built the plant in partnership with the Center for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (ZBT), the Institute of Energy and Environmental Process Engineering (LEE) at the University of Duisburg-Essen, and the Chair of Technical Thermodynamics (LTT) at RWTH Aachen. Uniper is part of the consortium as an associated partner. The project is supported by funding from the European Union via the EFRE/JTF fund and the State of North Rhine-Westphalia via the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy.

About Greenlyte Carbon Technologies
Greenlyte is one of Europe’s most pioneering new energy start-ups, on a mission to reshape the global energy landscape. The company has developed LiquidSolar™, a fully electric, patent-protected system that delivers essential feedstocks for e-Methanol, e-Diesel, and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (eSAF), enabling the scalable production of e-fuels at prices competitive with fossil alternatives. Since its founding in September 2022, Greenlyte has secured over €45 million in equity funding and accumulated income and built a team of more than 70 experts. With over 13,000 hours of system operation and 10+ patent families filed, Greenlyte is now working with major industrial partners to develop its first commercial plants. By 2050, the company aims to capture 100 million tonnes of CO₂ annually, establishing itself as a critical pillar of tomorrow’s net-zero energy infrastructure.

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Contact:

Britt Knautz
Communications
Greenlyte Carbon Technologies
press@greenlyte.tech