SynCraft Engineering GmbH

SynCraft Engineering GmbH, trading as SYNCRAFT, is an Austrian GreenTech company headquartered in Tyrol. Founded in 2009 as a spin-off of the MCI Innsbruck university, it develops and builds what it calls 'Rückwärtskraftwerke' — 'reverse power plants' — that convert regional forest residue wood in the form of wood chips into renewable electricity, heat, green gas and green carbon. The company positions this output as enabling 'minus CO2': by producing green carbon and directing it into durable sinks, CO2 is removed from the atmosphere, and CO2 certificates can be generated through a process known as Biochar Carbon Removal (BCR). SYNCRAFT describes itself as a young Austrian GreenTech company and says it is a leader in the innovative generation of renewable energy including green carbon. Its plants are marketed as highly efficient and 'Made in Europe', and the company states it has realized more than 40 climate-positive reverse power plants for industry and municipalities worldwide, including in Switzerland, Italy and Croatia. According to its own figures, from 1 kW of fuel the plants yield 0.3 kW of green electricity and up to 0.62 kW of green heat, alongside green gas for direct industrial and commercial applications and green carbon. The company markets its technology as a smart decarbonization solution that can be combined with heat pumps, CHP units and wood chip boilers, and can be configured as a base-load unit or a 'daily sprinter'. Its stated mission is to contribute to a climate-positive future and to secure the quality of life of future generations. Co-founder and managing director Marcel Huber is quoted on the company's website emphasizing the role of a strong team and innovative technology. SYNCRAFT operates in the renewable energy and carbon removal space, serving industry and municipalities. Its green carbon is used in applications including building materials and industrial and commercial processes as a substitute for fossil carbon. The company remains privately held and active.

SynCraft Engineering GmbH was founded in 2009 as a spin-off of the MCI Innsbruck university in Tyrol, Austria. From its beginnings, the company focused on the innovative generation of renewable energy, developing a technology it brands as 'Rückwärtskraftwerke' — reverse power plants — that use forest residue wood in the form of wood chips to produce heat, electricity, green gas and green carbon. The company's core proposition evolved around the concept of 'minus CO2': by producing green carbon and directing it into durable sinks, CO2 is removed from the atmosphere, and CO2 certificates can be generated through Biochar Carbon Removal (BCR). This positioned SYNCRAFT at the intersection of renewable energy and carbon removal. SYNCRAFT states that it has realized more than 40 climate-positive reverse power plants for industry and municipalities worldwide, including in Switzerland, Italy and Croatia. The company describes itself as a leader in the innovative generation of renewable energy including green carbon, and markets its plants as highly efficient and 'Made in Europe'. Co-founder and managing director Marcel Huber has publicly emphasized the role of the team and the company's patented technology in pursuing a climate-positive future. The company remains privately held and headquartered in Tyrol, Austria.

• 2009

  Founded as a spin-off of MCI Innsbruck university in Tyrol, Austria.

• Realized more than 40 climate-positive reverse power plants for industry and municipalities worldwide, including in Switzerland, Italy and Croatia.

Cost-effective decarbonization solutions combining renewable energy generation with carbon removal, marketed as 'Made in Europe' and climate-positive.

• Reverse power plants (Rückwärtskraftwerke)

  Plants converting regional forest residue wood into electricity, heat, green gas and green carbon.

• Green electricity

  0.3 kW of green electricity from 1 kW of fuel.

• Green heat

  Up to 0.62 kW of green heat from 1 kW of fuel.

• Green gas

  Green gas for direct applications in industry and commerce.

• Green carbon

  Green carbon used in building materials and industrial/commercial processes as a substitute for fossil carbon.

• CO2 certificates (BCR)

  CO2 certificates generated through Biochar Carbon Removal when green carbon is directed into durable sinks.

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2. 2Über uns - Syncraftsyncraft.at
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