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[The Challenge]

The bottleneck isn't hydrogen supply, it's demand.

The hydrogen economy is facing a demand issue which is impacting hydrogen technology/project developers and infrastructure funds.

1500+ hydrogen projects announced worldwide

500+ projects have reached FID, construction or operation phase

~60 major projects cancelled in 2025 alone

[Our Breakthrough]

We create demand for hydrogen through the production of low-carbon chemicals & fuels

Our proprietary MOF catalyst converts captured CO₂ and green hydrogen into ethanol in one step.

Inspired by the 2025 Nobel Prize–winning metal–organic framework technology, COOloop’s novel catalyst enables direct conversion of captured CO₂ and green hydrogen into ethanol. It combines high selectivity, high yield and modular scalability to deliver ultra-low carbon and compliance-ready ethanol.

Lower carbon intensity than any ethanol in the market today

Modular reactors (5kT) designed for flexible operation

IP for the catalyst platform technology has been recently filed

[The Maret]

A legally mandated market worth €9 billion by 2035

e-SAF demand is expected to reach 1 Mt by 2030 and 3 Mt by 2035. This huge demand is being driven by UK and EU mandates to blend e-SAF with conventional jet fuel. Compliance is non-optional. Airlines are mandated to blend e-SAF from 2030, scaling to 35% by 2050. Synthetic ethanol via Alcohol-to-Jet is the most efficient compliance pathway to meet these targets. Road and marine transport fuels also contribute to this €9 billion market, with e-ethanol being the ideal fuel blend to meet mandates.

TAM for e-SAF = €9bn by 2035

Synthetic ethanol-to-jet is the compliance pathway

Ultra-low carbon ethanol is the missing feedstock

[Why COOloop Wins]

Direct route. Carbon source flexibility. Scalable.

COOloop turns captured CO₂ and hydrogen directly into ethanol through a patented MOF-based catalytic process. The result: a synthetic route towards ultra-low carbon ethanol, that is a drop-in for ethanol-to-jet processes for e-SAF production.

Our patented technology offers a direct CO₂-to-ethanol route, a single-step reaction pathway that simplifies industrial plant designs and reduces capital costs

Our modular reactors are designed for biogenic CO₂ (durable long-term under EU rules) but also compatible with industrial point-source CO₂ for near-term margin.

[The Team]

Experience that bridges science and industry.

COOloop is led by a team combining deep industrial experience with cutting-edge catalysis research.

Meet Our Team

Ike Omambala

CEO & Co-Founder

25 + years in chemicals & climate innovation

Raj Lakshman

CTO & Co-Founder

Catalyst engineer, co-inventor of the MOF-derived catalyst platform for CO₂-to-chemicals

Advisors

Simon Hombersley (Xampla; Former CEO)
Robin Harrison (Former Synthomer)

[Vision]

We’re building the future of carbon-to-chemicals.

Our first application is ethanol — but the platform extends to other key molecules across C1 and C2 chemistry.

We’re engaging partners and investors to accelerate pilot deployment and commercial scale-up.

Accelarating the Hydrogen Economy

Creating demand for green hydrogen through the production of low-carbon chemicals & fuels