The cleantech spinout has signed an agreement with University of Minnesota to commercialise research that converts organic waste materials into synthetic gas.

EnVerde, a cleantech spinout of University of Minnesota, is set to commercialise research that converts organic waste materials into synthetic gas to power generators.

The university signed an agreement with EnVerde on Wednesday to license the technology, developed and patented by associate professor Paul Dauenhauer in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences.

The waste-to-energy technology enables wastes to be instantly turned into gas through catalytic processes rather than combustion or incineration. The resulting product – dubbed syngas –…