GREENTOWN GO MAKE 2026 WITH SHELL AND TECHNIP ENERGIES ANNOUNCES STARTUP COHORT

Accessibility Statement Skip Navigation Five startups will participate in the open-innovation program focused on catalytic solutions for industrial decarbonization and the energy transition SOMERVILLE, Mass. and HOUSTON, May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Greentown Labs, the world's largest climatetech and energy incubator, today announced the startup cohort for Greentown Go Make 2026—an open-innovation program with Shell Catalysts & Technologies ( Shell) and Technip Energies. Go Make 2026 focuses on process technology and catalytic innovations for low-carbon fuels, low-carbon gases, CO2 removal, and alternative chemical manufacturing. Catalysts are a critical enabler of the global energy transition. Nearly 90 percent of all chemical processes rely on catalysis, but many catalytic methods remain fossil-based and energy-intensive. After a highly competitive selection and deliberation process that saw 148 applicants from 35 countries, a cohort of five cutting-edge startup participants was selected: • Biosimo (Houston, TX) makes scalable biochemicals from ethanol that match petrochemical cost, performance, and industrial manufacturing scale. • Catalyxx (Chesterfield, MO) transforms bioethanol into drop-in, cost-competitive, carbon-negative chemicals. • HydGene Renewables (Sydney, Australia) produces low-carbon hydrogen and industrial chemicals from waste biomass using a modular biocatalyst platform designed for distributed deployment. • TreaTech (Lonay, Switzerland) turns waste into renewable gas, water, and minerals through catalytic hydrothermal gasification. • Unifuel (Los Altos, CA) develops a chemical technology for profitable decarbonization of fuels and chemicals based on a multifunctional catalyst. The Go Make 2026 cohort will participate in a kickoff event on June 9 at The Ion in Houston, TX. Learn more and register here. These startups will gain access to a structured program to collaborate with leadership from Shell and Technip Energies, focused on exploring and developing potential partnerships like pilots and demonstrations. Specifically, the cohort will have the opportunity to work directly with members of Shell Catalysts & Technologies' and Technip Energies' technical catalyst and process engineering teams, including in areas such as technical validation, scale-up and operational implementation, process design, and market channel validation. The startups will also benefit from networking and mentorship opportunities, partnership-focused programming, and marketing visibility. Shell Catalysts & Technologies brings to the program world-class catalyst and research and development expertise, with a track record of developing leading-edge zeolites, catalysts, advanced solvents, and pioneering processes. Technip Energies is a global technology and engineering powerhouse for energy infrastructure and decarbonization, combining its complementary business segments—Technology, Products, and Services and Project Delivery—to turn innovation into scalable, industrial reality. "Catalysis is used in almost all industrial chemical processes; therefore, it is a critical enabler in building a sustainable chemical industry," said Wei Cai, Chief Technology Officer of Technip Energies. "Through Go Make 2026, in collaboration with Shell and Gre