Syzygy Plasmonics
Deep-Decarbonization for chemical manufacturing
Syzygy is commercializing a deep-decarbonization platform dedicated to cleaning up the emissions-heavy chemical industry. We use breakthrough technology pioneered in the Laboratory for Nanophotonics at Rice University to harness energy from LED light to power chemical reactions. This new technology has the potential to partially or fully electrify the chemical industry, shifting it to renewable electricity, and cost-effectively reducing its carbon footprint.
The energy transition is here. The time to act is now.
Committed to preventing 1 gigaton of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere by 2040
Removing combustion from the process
Historically, the chemical reactions required to produce chemicals like hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol have been powered by fossil fuel combustion. Electrification efforts like we have seen for mobility and power generation have not been successful in these hard-to-abate processes. It’s not about funding, politics, or the will to change. It’s about chemistry and physics. Syzygy is shifting the paradigm with light-driven, combustion-free chemistry that is cleaner and more efficient than thermal processes.
Rendering of the Rigel photocatalytic reactor
Entering the market with revolutionary photocatalytic reactors
Our photoreactor reactor technology, dubbed Rigel, has the potential to help eliminate combustion from the chemical industry. This provides a clear path forward for combatting the greenhouse gas emissions produced during the manufacturing process for products we use every day.
The best part? The science is proven, scalable, and going into operation in 2023. The world will soon have access to a cost-effective, climate-friendly technology platform for performing many different chemical reactions. Our first targets include zero-emission hydrogen, low-carbon hydrogen, and processing carbon dioxide into useful, climate-friendly products.
Real products, right now
The technology is new, but it is proven. We have quickly moved our photoreactor technology through R&D, engineering, and design phases. We will be starting field trials for our Zero-Emission hydrogen photoreactor in 2023. Full commercialization for this product is planned for 2024 with near-term additional products including a Low-Carbon hydrogen photoreactor and a CO2-to-X carbon dioxide converter.
Who we are
Syzygy is all about alignment and balance. In astronomy, syzygy occurs when three celestial bodies align. The most common form of syzygy is between the Earth, the sun, and our moon every time there is an eclipse.
For our company, we are focused on the alignment of three things that are shaping the future of our planet: Energy, Technology, and Sustainability. When all these things are aligned, you get Syzygy Plasmonics.
We are dedicated to doing the complicated work of eliminating emissions from hard-to-abate sectors using breakthrough science. The time to start on the path to deep decarbonization is now. And the Syzygy team is sprinting toward our goal of preventing 1 gigaton of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere by 2040.