The new Alder Lab in Colorado marks a major company milestone in the company's growth. As the hub for R&D, it features state-of-the-art analytical instruments, pilot-scale test systems, and collaborative spaces. This facility accelerates Alder Renewable Crude (ARC) and Alder Pyrolytic Sugars (APS) development, generates new intellectual property, and drives innovation – all accelerating our path towards commercialization.
Building a Home for Innovation
The transition into our new laboratory over the past year has been transformative. The Alder Lab has become the cornerstone of our innovation engine—enabling faster technology development, the creation of new intellectual property, and stronger collaboration with existing and future partners.
Working side by side in a shared lab, office, and meeting space has empowered our team to increase our technology readiness level while fostering the spontaneous brainstorming sessions that drive breakthrough ideas. Just as importantly, the Alder Lab has given us a home. We look forward to welcoming more partners, investors, and customers to see our work in action—complete with safety gear and hands-on experiments that channel our inner “Bill Nye the Science Guy.”
Technical Capabilities
The Alder Lab is outfitted with analytical equipment and lab-scale process units that allow us to optimize conditions, validate performance, and ensure quality control. Bench- and pilot-scale systems are enabling longer continuous runs, such as a 100-hour campaign processing bio-oil from miscanthus grass in our custom-designed continuous fractionation system. Using our proprietary technology, our process separates fast pyrolysis oil into two streams:
Analytical testing—including gas chromatography, thermal stability assays, density, viscosity, and water content—is performed in-house to optimize every stage of production.
Looking Ahead
In its first year of operation, the Alder Lab has already delivered new testing methods, specifications, and intellectual property to advance commercialization. This includes a streamlined specification for ARC designed with input from Honeywell UOP to ensure quality control in existing refineries.
The Alder Lab is more than a facility—it’s where the future of renewable fuels is being built. It enables us to accelerate progress, strengthen partnerships, and bring our vision of decarbonized aviation and transportation fuels closer to reality.
Building momentum with technology validation, strategic partnerships, and new projects
We are proud to announce that Stephen Schueler, former Chief Commercial Officer at A.P. Moller - Maersk, has joined the company as a Strategic Advisor and Shareholder. Stephen currently serves as Managing Director, Green Transition, Investment Advisory Board at European Maritime Finance, focusing on sustainable shipping investment strategies. He is on multiple leading global boards as a shareholder and trusted advisor.
Alder Renewables, BASF, National Laboratory of the Rockies, and North Atlantic Refining co-authored a new Hydrocarbon Processing article on coprocessing Alder Renewable Crude in fluid catalytic crackers. The work highlights a practical pathway to produce renewable fuels with existing refinery assets, improved handling, better storage stability, strong yields, and biogenic carbon integration for today’s energy infrastructure at commercial scale globally.
Project Avance demonstrates a scalable, cost‑effective path to advanced biofuels by converting forestry residues into refinery‑ready ARC. The pilot campaign met performance targets, showing scientific and operational progress. By leveraging existing pyrolysis and refinery infrastructure, the approach reduces costs, enhances energy security, and proves abundant biomass can deliver viable low‑carbon fuels.
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