ABOUT REDSHIFT ENERGY
Rewriting the Economics of Sour Gas.
A Durable, Fee-for-Service Engine.
RedShift Energy is preparing for first field deployment of a technology that addresses hydrogen sulfide concentrations existing solutions cannot reach — with a roadmap toward refinery-scale recovery of clean hydrogen from streams currently flared, vented, or sent to disposal.
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INDEPENDENT VALIDATION
SRE — October 2024
TARGET H2S RANGE
SRE — October 2024
FIRST FIELD DEPLOYMENT
SRE — October 2024
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INDEPENDENTLY VALIDATED BY
Sulfur Recovery Engineering, Inc. — October 2024 — across a wide range of typical field gas compositions.
Sour wells: stranded production, flaring, and the cost of acid gas injection.
THE CHALLENGE
Roughly 30% of U.S. natural gas reserves contain hydrogen sulfide at concentrations that today's options cannot serve. At very low ppm, scavengers handle treatmentr cheaply. At very high ppm, refinery-scale Claus plants take over. Between those extremes — 2,000-200,000 ppm — sour wells have no purpose-built solution. Operators are forced into one of two losing positions: shut in or flare the gas, or build out costly acid gas injection (AGI) infrastructure simply to dispose of it.
532B MCF
of natural gas flared in Texas in 2023 — approximately $2.2 billion in lost gas value at the wellhead
9,000+
permanently flaring wells across Texas and Pennsylvania alone
$5-15M+
typical capital cost of an acid gas injection (AGI) site — pure disposal cost, no revenue
~30%
of U.S. natural gas reserves contain H2S at concentrations existing solutions cannot economically address
Where existing options apply = and where the gap sits.
H2S Concentration (ppm)
low ppm
high ppm
2,000 ppm
200,000 ppm
Mid-Range H2S
Acid Gas Injection Only
Scavengers
Existing Solution
Claus + SCOT
Existing Solution
H2S Treatment Landscape
LOW PPM
Scavengers
Disposable chemistries handle low concentrations
2,000 - 200,000 PPM
The Mid-Range Gap
Wells in this band are frequently flared, shut in, or sent to acid gas injection
HIGH PPM
Claus + SCOT
Wells in this band are frequently flared, shut in, or sent to acid gas injection
REDSHIFT FOCUS - THE GAP
COST - PROFIT CENTER
Cost center - profit center. RedShift's technology is designed to replace existing Claus infrastructure to recover hydrogen from H2S streams that today are simply destroyed. The same operation that has long been a refinery cost center can become a source of high-value clean hydrogen - without disrupting the existing process flow.
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Four granted U.S. patents and one additional pending — protecting the underlying approach.
Patented Technology
Intended for installation at the wellhead or within gathering infrastructure — alongside, not in place of, existing systems.
Modular by Design
Sulfur Recovery Engineering, Inc. confirmed the technology in October 2024 across a range of representative field gas compositions.
Independently
Validated
Preparing for first field deployment in 2026 with a host site — the next milestone on RedShift's commercialization path.
Field-Ready
RedShift Energy is developing a modular system that breaks hydrogen sulfide into hydrogen and elemental sulfur — recovering as a product what the industry currently treats as a waste stream. The same approach that addresses mid-range H2S at the wellhead today is the foundation of a longer-term roadmap toward refinery-scale hydrogen recovery.
An H2S treatment technology designed for the band existing solutions cannot serve.
OUR APPROACH
What was Tested
The validation covered field gas compositions representative of the conditions sour-well operators actually face — verying H2S concentrations and the secondary constituents typically present in sour gas streams, including carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, and BTEX- class hydrocarbons.
The point of the program was to confirm that the technology performs across the realistic compositional range of field gas — not just under laboratory conditions.
"Successful H2S Dissociation.
No unwanted byproducts."
In October 2024, Sulfur Recovery Engineering, Inc. — an independent third party specialty consulting engineering firm — completed validation of RedShift's H2S treatment technology against a wide range of typical field gas compositions. The testing program was structured to reflect the variability operators encounter in real-world sour gas streams, not an idealized mixture.
Confirmed across a wide range of typical field gas composisitons.
INDEPENDENT VALIDATION
Mid-range H2S treatment at the wellhead
Modular installations targeting H2S concentrations of 2,000 to 200,000 ppm, where shut-in, flaring, or acid gas injection are the only options today. First field deployment is scheduled for 2026 with a host site partner.
TODAY — FIELD-READY
Hydrogen recovery from sour gas streams
Extending the same chemistry into refinery-scale systems that recover clean hydrogen from H2S — turning a feedstock currently treated as waste into industrial hydrogen at the scale of existing refining infrastructure.
FUTURE — REFINERY SCALE
From wellhead treatment to refinery-scale hydrogen recovery.
WHAT'S NEXT
The same chemistry that addresses the mid-range H2S gap is the foundation of a larger ambition. As RedShift's platform matures, we are working to extend its reach from individual wellheads to industrial-scale recovery of hydrogen from H2S streams that today are flared, vented, or sent to disposal.
4 granted U.S. patents - 1 pending
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
U.S. Department of Energy — SBIR Awardee
FEDERAL RESEARCH
National Science Foundation — SBIR Phase I (Completed)
FEDERAL RESEARCH
RECOGNITION
Capital Factory
Texas' largest startup incubator and innovation hub, connecting RedShift to the regional and national founder, operator, and investor community.
INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM
Bechtel Energy Technology and Solutions
An industry leading technical service provider engaged on engineering practice, design integration, and pathways to deployment.
ENGINEERING TECHNICAL SERVICE PROVIDER
Halliburton Labs
Energy-industry accelerator providing program access, mentorship, and ecosystem connections supporting RedShift's commercialization path.
ACCELERATOR PARTNER
RedShift Energy's commercialization path is being built in collaboration with industry partners, engineering organizations, and the Texas innovation ecosystem.
Engaged with leaders across the energy and innovation ecosystem.
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
Yuriy Mirochnik
Chief Engineer
Dr. Alexander Gutsol
Chief Science Officer
Trey Anthony
Business Development
Eric Anthony
COO & Chief Counsel
Howard Nelson
CEO & Co-Founder
A team of entrepreneurs with deep experience across plasma engineering and energy.
LEADERSHIP
RedShift's leadership combines technical depth in plasma research with operating and entrepreneurial experience across the energy and industrial sectors.
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Rewriting the economics of sour gas — independently validated by Sulfur Recovery Engineering — with a roadmap toward refinery-scale hydrogen recovery.
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