Reverion is a technology company.
Reverion develops reversible power plants that achieve up to 80% efficiency in energy conversion, utilizing innovative fuel cell technology for sustainable energy solutions.
Reverion has raised $62.0M across 1 funding round.
Reverion has raised $62.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Reverion has raised $62.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Reverion's investors include Accel, Energy Impact Partners, Pareto Holdings, Picus Capital, The Engine, Vorwerk Ventures, Anselm Bauer, Benjamin Guenther, Jonas Rieke, Max-Josef Meier, Sebastian Schuon, Stefan Zuschke.
# Reverion: Reversible Fuel Cell Power Plants for the Energy Transition
Reverion manufactures highly efficient, reversible fuel cell power plants that convert biogas into electricity while capturing carbon emissions, achieving record efficiencies of up to 80%—roughly double conventional systems.[3][5] The company serves agricultural and industrial operators with existing biogas infrastructure, solving the dual problem of maximizing energy output from waste streams while enabling long-term renewable energy storage through reversible operation (power-to-gas conversion).[1][3]
Founded as a spin-off from the Technical University of Munich, Reverion addresses a critical gap in the energy transition: how to make biogas utilization economically viable while simultaneously removing carbon from the atmosphere. With 60 signed pre-orders and 120 letters of intent, the company demonstrates strong market validation for its value proposition—operators gain superior returns compared to conventional internal combustion engines or renewable natural gas upgrading pathways.[6] The technology is positioned to cut CO₂ emissions across Europe by approximately 10% if widely deployed.[3]
Reverion's journey began in 2015 as a research initiative at the Technical University of Munich, where a team developed a novel high-temperature fuel cell system with reversible design capabilities.[1] The founding team—Stephan Herrmann (CEO), Felix Fischer (COO), Maximilian Hauck (CTO), Jeremias Weinrich (CPO), and Luis Poblotzki (CDO)—commercialized the technology after a successful prototype demonstration, formally establishing Reverion in 2022.[1] The company was previously known as BioCORE and is based in Eresing, Germany.[1]
This academic-to-commercial transition is supported by strategic partnerships, notably with Weidmüller, which provides customized hardware and software solutions to enable series manufacturing and industrial deployment.[1] The company has also attracted backing from Honda Xcelerator Ventures, signaling confidence from established automotive and energy players in the technology's potential.[2]
Reverion operates at the intersection of three converging energy trends: the need to decarbonize existing biogas infrastructure, the challenge of long-term renewable energy storage, and the push toward distributed, flexible power generation. The company directly addresses the "intermittency problem" that has constrained renewable energy adoption—by converting excess renewable electricity into storable methane or hydrogen, Reverion enables grid stabilization without relying on battery technology or fossil fuel backup.[2][5]
The timing is critical: Europe faces pressure to phase out combustion-based biogas utilization while simultaneously needing flexible generation capacity as coal and nuclear plants retire. Reverion's technology retrofits existing biogas sites—of which thousands operate across Europe—transforming them from marginal assets into climate-positive infrastructure.[7] This positions the company as a key enabler of the circular economy, where agricultural and industrial waste becomes a renewable energy and storage resource rather than a liability.
The company's partnership ecosystem—spanning academic institutions, industrial manufacturers (Weidmüller), venture capital (Honda Xcelerator), and carbon removal platforms (Frontier Climate)—reflects how climate tech increasingly requires integrated value chains rather than standalone solutions.[6]
Reverion is executing a classic deep-tech commercialization playbook: strong academic foundations, proven prototypes, strategic partnerships, and early customer traction (60 pre-orders). The company's next inflection point will be scaling from pilot deployments to series manufacturing, with the EU's Innovation Fund Project RESILIENCE providing support for production scaling.[2]
The broader opportunity hinges on three factors: (1) regulatory frameworks that value carbon capture and long-duration storage, (2) biogas operators' willingness to upgrade aging infrastructure, and (3) grid operators' demand for flexible, distributed generation. If these align—which current market signals suggest they are—Reverion could become a foundational technology for Europe's energy transition, particularly in agricultural regions with concentrated biogas production.
The company's stated ambition of achieving 80% efficiency and its focus on "next-generation power plants" suggest continued innovation velocity. Success would position Reverion not merely as a biogas upgrade vendor, but as a critical infrastructure provider for a renewable, storage-enabled energy system—fundamentally reshaping how industrial and agricultural operators participate in the energy economy.
Reverion has raised $62.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $62.0M Series A in September 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2024 | $62.0M Series A | Accel, Energy Impact Partners, Pareto Holdings, Picus Capital, The Engine, Vorwerk Ventures, Anselm Bauer, Benjamin Guenther, Jonas Rieke, Max-Josef Meier, Sebastian Schuon, Stefan Zuschke |