Reverion, a German startup building reversible, carbon-negative power plants, has just raised $62 million in Series A funding, including non-dilutive funding. The oversubscribed round was led by Energy Impact Partners (EIP) alongside Honda and the European Innovation Council Fund (EIC Fund) that invested in Dronamics and Mifundo. Existing investors Extantia Capital, UVC Partners, Green Generation Fund, Doral Energy-Tech Ventures, and Possible Ventures also joined the round.
Ambitious plan ahead
This funding will enable Reverion to begin serial production of its power plants and meet over $100 million in customer pre-orders collected to date.
“What Reverion has accomplished is nothing short of exceptional and exemplifies the market traction we look for in emerging climate tech companies,” said Ashwin Shashindranath, Partner at Energy Impact Partners. “Their innovative approach and rapid progress highlight their potential to become leaders in renewable energy not only in Europe but across the globe.”
Builds carbon-negative power plants
Reversion was founded in 2015 by Maximilian Hauck, Felix Fischer, Luis Poblotzki, Stephan Herrmann, and Jeremias Weinrich as a spin-off from the Technical University of Munich. The idea was to tackle two of the greatest problems of mankind – creating a truly sustainable energy system and removing gigatonnes of carbon from the atmosphere.
The company’s reversible power plants overcome the limitations of conventional technologies for power generation from biogas, increasing revenue for operators from the same biomass. Unlike conventional gas engines, which are inefficient and emit millions of tonnes of CO2 annually worldwide, Reverion’s fuel cell-based plants achieve up to 80% efficiency in power generation, doubling the electricity output of gas engines.
In addition, these plants can also operate reversibly to produce and store renewable natural gas or green hydrogen in times of electricity surplus, enhancing grid flexibility. These plants capture the CO2 created during power generation, making carbon-negative power generation from biogas possible, cutting emissions, and transforming the biogas industry for a sustainable energy future.
Use cases
Reverion has already secured over $100 million in pre-orders, reflecting strong demand from customers, mainly farmers, and industrials.
Farmers are particularly attracted to Reverion’s technology for its ability to double the output of existing biogas plants while creating new revenue streams. For industrial customers, these units are optimised for deep integration into thermal and chemical processes, providing electricity, heat, and various gases for on-site use.
“Farmers with biogas plants struggle with regulatory retrofit demands and the limitations of traditional technologies. This customer segment is exactly where Reverion is entering the market,” said Dr. Stephan Herrmann, CEO and Managing Director at Reverion GmbH. “The demand for our units has been overwhelming in Germany, and we’re not stopping there — we’re preparing for a global push with strategies tailored to each region’s regulations. In this financing round, we’ve selected partners offering capital and crucial expertise in scaling hardware startups and advancing innovative energy technologies. We’re excited to onboard top-tier investors from the US and Japan as we grow the company.” says Co-founder and CEO Stephan Herrmann.