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Lyon, FranceFounded 2020Aviation
Headcount <100 Current team size
Total funding $100–500M Disclosed equity funding
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About Elyse Energy

From a financial analyst's perspective, Elyse Energy presents as a focused industrial player in Europe's energy transition, specializing in the production of low-carbon molecules. The company was formally established on October 1, 2020, by Pascal Pénicaud, who was joined by co-founders Benoit Decourt and Stéphane Guillard. The founding team brought extensive experience in renewable energy, green hydrogen economic models, and finance. Pénicaud, the President, has a 15-year background in the energy transition and leads Falkor, a low-carbon investment firm. Decourt's experience includes roles at Schlumberger and research at University College London, focusing on green hydrogen and carbon valorization.

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Elyse Energy operates under a 'developer-operator' business model, meaning it designs, develops, finances, builds, and operates its own production facilities. Its revenue stream is based on the long-term sale of the molecules it produces, not on selling the development projects themselves. The company's clients are primarily in sectors with significant decarbonization challenges, such as the chemical, maritime transport, and aviation industries. By providing e-methanol and sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), Elyse Energy offers a solution that is compatible with existing infrastructure, which is a key value proposition for its customers.

The company's core process involves using low-carbon electricity to produce green hydrogen via water electrolysis and combining it with captured CO2 to create synthetic fuels, also known as e-fuels. This vertically integrated approach allows the company to control key aspects of production and cost. Active in France and the Iberian Peninsula, Elyse Energy is developing a portfolio of large-scale projects, including BioTJet, eM-Rhône, and eM-Numancia. These projects are expected to prevent approximately 700,000 tons of CO2 equivalent emissions annually. A significant milestone was achieved in December 2024 with a funding round of approximately €120 million from investors including Hy24, PGGM, Bpifrance, and Mirova, enabling the projects to advance toward final investment decisions.

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At a glance

Status
Operational
Founded
2020
Headquarters
Lyon, France
Employees
84
Open positions
3
Dealroom signal
76.7/100
Industry
Energy
Sub-industry
Clean Energy
Sector
Aviation, Biotechnology, Biofuel, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Climate Tech, Circular Economy, Sustainable Aviation, E-Fuel, observatoire greentech, observatoire industrial tech
Business model
Manufacturing
Client focus
b2b
Investment activity
1 company, latest Oct 2022
Capital deployed
$17M
Preferred round
SERIES B

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Funding history

2 recorded events

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Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
PROJECT, REAL ESTATE, INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCEOther financing Dec 2024 $132M Bpifrance · PGGM Investments · Hy24 · Mirova
GRANTOther financing Jan 2024 $127M Undisclosed
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Growth signals

Elyse Energy website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Elyse Energy is 2K monthly website visits, down 16.7% over the last three months. Elyse Energy's team grew 2.4% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits2K 3-month web change-16.7% 1-year team growth+2.4%
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Investors

5 investors on the cap table

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Other known investors5 additional known investors

  • Bpifrance
  • Hy24
  • Mirova
  • PGGM Investments
  • EVOLEN
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Global footprint

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🇫🇷 France · Lyon HQ
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