Impact and sustainability are a function of scale. Deployment is what it takes to provide meaningful positive climate impact.
This same third-party capital model enabled the rapid growth of solar in the U.S. This allows companies to “graduate” to cheaper and larger capital that seeks mature, scaleable platforms. Spring Lane’s investment platform aims to unlock this scalability. The below examples are just a few among our past and current projects.
CAMBRIAN WEPA SAN FRANCISCO
Cambrian Innovation designs, constructs, installs, owns and operates wastewater treatment solutions on behalf of industrial customers, charging per gallon treated under a Water Energy Purchase Agreement. The company’s San Francisco-region project, located at a major food and beverage processing facility, is a first-of-a-kind model for the industry.
Atlas Organics
[exited: December 2021] Atlas Organics collects and composts food and other organic waste, turning it into a valuable soil amendment to promote sustainable agriculture and landscaping. Their Indian River County facility produces a greenwaste compost primarily composed of wood, grass, palm and leaf waste.
ARIES LINDEN BIOSOLIDS GASIFICATION FACILITY
Aries Clean Energy designs, builds and operates innovative gasification systems that sustainably dispose of organic waste, generate clean energy and produce a carbon-rich biochar. These industrial-scale energy facilities cleanly convert biomass material into fuel gas, keeping commercial and municipal waste out of landfills. The Linden Biosolids Gasification Facility, in New Jersey, will treat wastewater-related waste from across the New York City region.