We build Reversepowerplants to power a sustainable world.

SYNCRAFT is a young Austrian GreenTech company based in Tyrol. It was founded in 2009 as a spin-off of the MCI Innsbruck University of Applied Sciences. We are a leader in the innovative production of renewable energy, including green carbon. Our Reversepowerplants generate affordable, green energy and, thanks to green carbon, also _minus CO2.

Our mission is to make an important contribution to a climate-positive future and to safeguard the quality of life of future generations with our innovative and patented backwards power plants. Our plants are characterized by maximum efficiency and quality. We have already realized over 40 climate-positive Reversepowerplants for industry and municipalities worldwide, including in Switzerland, Italy and Croatia.

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"With a strong team and innovative technology, you can achieve incredible things. Together for a climate-positive future."

Marcel Huber, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SYNCRAFT

Reverse is forward.

Our Reversepowerplants use valuable forest residues in the form of wood chips to generate heat, electricity, Green Gas and green carbon while conserving resources. This is used in various areas, including in building materials and in industrial and commercial processes as a substitute for fossil carbon. If permanent_{CO2 sinks} are created with the help of green carbon,_{CO2 certificates} can be generated. This technological solution is known as Biochar Carbon Removal (BCR) and is an important negative emissions technology that actively counteracts climate change.

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History

SYNCRAFT milestones

2009

Company foundation

A young team of process engineers realizes a revolutionary idea. They develop the floating fixed-bed gasifier, a revolutionary process for generating electricity and heat from solid biomass. This technology is still at the heart of SYNCRAFT today and is unique in the entire bioenergy sector. As part of the Tyrolean research project PowerBox, the first prototype power plant based on floating fixed bed technology is built in Schwaz.

2010

SYNCRAFT Automation is integrated

SYNCRAFT continues to grow. Osl Elektrotechnik, a company specializing in the wood industry, is integrated in 2010. Osl takes over the development of the control and automation for the floating fixed bed technology.

2014

First SYNCRAFT wood-fired power plant

After seven years of intensive development work, the time has finally come. The first commercial SYNCRAFT wood-fired power plant is connected to the grid in South Tyrol. With an electrical output of around 259 kW, the plant generates around 400,000 kWh of electricity and heat per month.

2016

The path to negative emissions technology (NET)

A researcher at the Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences has produced the first detailed life cycle analysis of a SYNCRAFT wood-fired power plant. This reveals the enormous potential of the charcoal produced. If it is fed into a CO₂, SYNCRAFT wood-fired power plants already generate negative emissions. Since then, SYNCRAFT has been offering negative emission technology (NET). The removal of carbon from the atmosphere through the production and use of green coal (biochar) is referred to as Biochar Carbon Removal (BCR).

2017

Patented exhaust gas condensation technology

The engineers at SYNCRAFT achieve another breakthrough. They develop a patented exhaust gas condensation technology. This makes around 20 % additional heat available, which can be used to dry the wood chips. This increases the overall efficiency of the wood-fired power plants to over 90 %.

2018

Charcoal achieves EBC premium quality

For the very first time in the world, charcoal from a staged gasification system (hybrid pyrolysis) has been proven to achieve EBC Premium quality. EnergieWerk Ilg GmbH receives the EBC Premium certificate, setting new standards for the high quality of green carbon from SYNCRAFT reverse-cycle power plants.

2019

A Reversepowerplant in Japan

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the SYNCRAFT team set up a Reversepowerplant outside Europe for the first time. A 4xCW1800-400 plant with an electrical output of 1,600 kW is being built in Shingu, Japan. Despite the difficult conditions, the Reversepowerplant was successfully realized.

2020

The world's largest Reversepowerplant is being built in Switzerland

In 2020, the world's largest negative emissions power plant with an electrical output of 4,000 kW will be built in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. At the same time, it will remove 12,000 tons of CO₂ from the atmosphere every year through the production of green carbon. (For comparison, the Orca project of the company Climeworks in Iceland, the first and largest plant at the time for the direct capture of CO₂ from the air, from which 4,000 tons can be removed annually, is being built at the same time).

2023

Austria's largest Reversepowerplant is being built in Perg

Together with NAWARO ENERGIE, we built Austria's largest Reversepowerplant to date in Perg in Lower Austria. It has a total output of 1,000 kW of electrical energy and 1,540 kW of thermal energy. The thermal energy is used for the base load supply of the local heating network, while the electrical energy is fed into the local electricity network to supply around 2,000 households.

2024

SYNCRAFT grows and establishes new site in Schwaz

In summer 2024, SYNCRAFT will move into the new company headquarters, which will offer space for up to 100 employees. All SYNCRAFT locations will be united on an area of 4,800 m²: power plant construction, research and development, administration as well as aftersales, automation and gas engine service will then be under one roof.

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Our location

At SYNCRAFT, we not only want our jobs to be great, but also our workplaces. Our 2024 site, which opened in 202 4, offers around 4,800 m2space for over 100 employees and provides room for further developments and innovations in the field of renewable energy generation and the production of green carbon. This is where traditional values meet New Work and a modern corporate culture.

Our power plant construction, research & development, administration, aftersales, automation and gas engine service teams work together under one roof to make an important contribution to a climate-positive future and to safeguard the quality of life of future generations.

Our building is also climate-friendly: constructed largely from solid wood, it is of course highly energy-efficient and does not use fossil heating technologies. Elements made of climate concrete were used for the construction. We want to show how environmentally friendly concrete can be used as an effective CO2-sink to store carbon in the long term.

Our new location was co-financed by the European Union.
More information on the IBW/EFRE- & JTF program: http://www.efre.gv.at

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What our partners say

"If we generate renewable energy and at the same time produce green carbon, which leads to negative emissions, then we are setting the right course for a future worth living."

Andreas Jäger

The climate hunter

"SYNCRAFT technology provides the optimum basis for our technical carbon. Consistent materials and a stable process ensure a high-quality product."

Axel Preuß

"From the very beginning, we have enjoyed a trusting and friendly working relationship with the SYNCRAFT team at the highest level."

Tobias Ilg

Managing Director & Owner Energiewerke Ilg