GenHydro, a local waste-to-energy technology company specializing in green H₂ and clean energy production, broke ground on a pilot project on Wednesday, December 6th at BURLE Business Park in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (U.S).

GenHydro was joined by project partners from BURLE Business Park and McClure Company along with several stakeholders, local elected official representatives, strategic partners, and customers, all sharing excitement in the promise and potential of the new technology.

The pilot project will demonstrate GenHydro's waste-to-energy technology on a commercial scale by providing a stream of green H₂ and renewable electricity to BURLE Business Park, a multipurpose business and industrial facility.

"GenHydro is incredibly fortunate to have Burle as a partner. Their support has been instrumental in our growth and deployment of this technology," said Eric Schraud, GenHydro's Founder and Chief Executive Officer.

The GenHydro reactor uses waste metal to create clean, renewable energy and green H₂ in a way that is extremely efficient and economical. “To use things that already exist and otherwise would have filled landfills, it’s just such a win,” said Althea Ramsay Carrigan, Senior Vice President of BURLE Business Park. 

At the event, GenHydro also announced a new partnership with Evergreen Alumina that will further strengthen the impact of their waste-to-value business model. Evergreen Alumina, an innovator in the sustainable space, is dedicated to keeping recyclables from ending up in landfills. They will be supplying GenHydro with recycled aluminum to power the GenHydro reactors and will be procuring one of the reactor’s commodities, alumina, to be further upcycled and sold to their vast network of clients.  

Green Fig Power Solutions was also announced as a new project partner of GenHydro. The business leader in real estate will leverage GenHydro’s technology to provide clean, green power from locations in Berks or Lancaster County, to their different sites slated for construction, helping the facilities significantly offset their carbon footprint through an off-the-grid supply of sustainable energy. These will include recycling businesses, EV charging stations, microgrid projects with solar fields and possible transportation fueling centers.

“Today marks a significant milestone for GenHydro and the advancement of renewable energy. We have taken another large step forward, driving progress towards a more sustainable and economically viable future,” said Schraud.