Velocys is an international UK-based sustainable fuels technology company. Velocys designed, developed and now licenses proprietary Fischer-Tropsch technology for the generation of clean, low carbon, synthetic drop-in aviation and road transport fuel from residual woody biomass and municipal solid waste.
Velocys is at present developing two reference projects: one in Natchez, Mississippi, USA (incorporating Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage) and one in Immingham, UK, to produce fuels that significantly reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and key exhaust pollutants for aviation and road transport. Originally a spin-out from Oxford University, in 2008 the Company acquired a US company based on complementary reactor technology developed at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Velocys is headquartered in Oxford in the United Kingdom.
Velocys plc is admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: VLS).
www.velocys.com
Velocys is at present developing two reference projects: one in Natchez, Mississippi, USA (incorporating Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage) and one in Immingham, UK, to produce fuels that significantly reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and key exhaust pollutants for aviation and road transport. Originally a spin-out from Oxford University, in 2008 the Company acquired a US company based on complementary reactor technology developed at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Velocys is headquartered in Oxford in the United Kingdom.
Velocys plc is admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: VLS).
www.velocys.com
Location: United Kingdom, England, Oxford
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $40M
Founded date: 2004
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Oxford Uni... | innovation... |
| 14.02.2024 | Lightrock | lightrock.... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 17.02.2024 | - | $40M | - |
Mentions in press and media 18
| Date | Title | Description |
| 17.02.2024 | Velocys Raises $40 Million for Jet Fuel Tech: Startup Funding Roundup | Three travel startups have announced fundraises of nearly $90 million over the last week. >>Velocys, which develops tech to enable renewable jet fuel production, has raised $40 million from a new group of owners and investors. The com... |
| 10.02.2022 | Velocys : Leadership update | Velocys plc (VLS. L), the sustainable fuels technology company, announces the following changes to its management team. Management Team Andy Bensley has joined Velocys as the Global Head of Business Development and Technology delivery. He c... |
| 17.12.2021 | Velocys : Exercise of option over Altalto project site | Velocys plc (AIM: VLS), the sustainable fuels technology company, today announces that further to the announcement of 25 November 2021 and following completion of the fundraising, Altalto Immingham Ltd ("Altalto") (a subsidiary of... |
| 29.11.2021 | Velocys : 29 Nov 2021 | 175473 Proof 4 Friday, November 26, 2021 18:20 NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THIS DOCUMENT AND THE ENCLOSED FORM OF PROXYAND (FOR QUALIFYING SHAREHOLDERS ONLY) APPLICATION FORM IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE... |
| 26.11.2021 | Velocys : Fund raise of £25 million (25 November 2021) | Velocys plc NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTIO... |
| 05.10.2021 | Velocys : launches Bayou Fuels | Velocys has today launched a website for the Bayou Fuels reference project that will use Velocys FT technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from waste woody biomass. This fuel will have an overall negative carbon impact throug... |
| 23.09.2021 | Velocys : 2021 Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2021 (23 Sep 2021) | News release Velocys plc ("Velocys" or "the Company") 23 September 2021 Velocys Gross Profit £3.3m first half 2021 Velocys plc (VLS. L), the sustainable fuels technology company, is pleased to announce its interim result... |
| 14.06.2021 | VELOCYS PLC Velocys : G7 leaders urged to support SAF | The importance of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to decarbonisation of the aviation sector has been raised during a meeting of the Prince of Wales' Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI). As part of the UK-hosted G7 Summit, world leaders wer... |
| 14.06.2021 | Velocys : G7 leaders urged to support SAF | The importance of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to decarbonisation of the aviation sector has been raised during a meeting of the Prince of Wales' Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI). As part of the UK-hosted G7 Summit, world leaders wer... |
| 27.05.2021 | VELOCYS PLC Velocys : Notice of AGM (25 May 2021) | THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION If you are in any doubt as to what action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own financial advice from your stockbroker or other independent adviser authorised ... |
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