Windfall Bio, a startup focused on transforming dilute methane emissions into valuable products, has been recognized by Fast Company as one of its “Next Big Things in Tech” for 2022. The company’s methane-to-value solution, which captures and transforms climate-harming methane into organic soil nutrients, was honored in the Food and Agriculture category.
Windfall’s solution uses proprietary nature-based technology derived from natural methane-eating microbes from the soil known as mems. Mems consume methane directly while also capturing nitrogen from the air to produce organic soil nutrients. This approach enables sustainable farming practices for both large and small farms by providing a low-cost, low-maintenance solution to capture methane emissions and transform these waste emissions into valuable agricultural assets on site.
“Being named a winner in this class of Next Big Things in Tech is a testament to our team’s important work to bring the first solution to market that addresses very dilute and atmospheric methane capture and utilization,” said Josh Silverman, co-founder and CEO of Windfall Bio. “This recognition underscores our methane-to-value solution and its potential impact for the agriculture sector and beyond.”
Fast Company’s “Next Big Things in Tech” list recognizes organizations that are making significant technological innovations that will define technological innovation for the rest of this decade and beyond, solving some of the world’s most pressing issues. Brendan Vaughan, editor-in-chief of Fast Company, stated that “These are the products and ideas that will define technological innovation for the rest of this decade and beyond—and solve some of the world’s most pressing issues. We are thrilled to honor the organizations that are making them a reality.”
