Italian engineering SME designing reactors and process systems for CO2 conversion, electrochemistry, hydrogen production, and solar fuel technologies.
Hysytech is an Italian engineering SME specializing in chemical process design and gas processing systems, with deep expertise in CO2 capture, conversion, and utilization technologies. They design and build reactors, gas purification units, and electrochemical systems that transform CO2 and biogas into valuable chemicals like lactic acid, oxalic acid, and formic acid. Their core business is translating lab-scale electrochemistry and catalytic processes into pilot and demonstration-scale hardware — the critical step between research and industrial deployment. They also bring hydrogen production, storage, and fuel cell system integration capabilities to multi-partner R&D projects.
Central theme across CELBICON, RECODE, OCEAN, ENGICOIN, SunCoChem, DECADE, LICROX, CATCO2NVERS, TERRA, and PERFORM — covering electrochemical, photocatalytic, and biological CO2 conversion routes.
TERRA (tandem electrocatalytic reactor), OCEAN (demonstration-scale electrochemistry), PERFORM (electrochemical conversion platform), CELBICON, SunCoChem, and DECADE all involve reactor design and scale-up.
BIOROBURplus (direct biogas fuel processor for hydrogen), ENGICOIN (biogas-to-chemicals), and SYNERGY (waste-to-energy gasification) demonstrate gas processing capabilities.
SunCoChem, DECADE, LICROX, and LESGO — all started 2020 or later — focus on light-driven chemical production and energy storage, marking a clear pivot.
ENDURUNS (hydrogen fuel cells for autonomous underwater vehicles), LESGO (hydrogen storage in graphene oxide), and REGEN-BY-2 (multi-generation energy systems).
STOREandGO (large-scale Power-to-Gas), ROBINSON (island energy storage integration), and REGEN-BY-2 (multi-generation with storage).
Between 2015 and 2018, Hysytech focused heavily on conventional CO2 capture, biogas processing, and thermochemical conversion — projects like CELBICON, BIOROBURplus, and ENGICOIN centered on electrochemical CO2 reduction, syngas production, and fermentation-based chemical synthesis. From 2019 onward, their portfolio shifted decisively toward photoelectrocatalysis and solar-driven chemistry, with four projects (SunCoChem, DECADE, LICROX, LESGO) exploring light-assisted CO2 conversion and hydrogen storage using advanced materials. This evolution shows a company moving upstream from gas processing hardware toward integrated renewable-energy-to-chemicals systems.
Hysytech is positioning itself as a process engineering partner for the next generation of solar fuels and artificial photosynthesis technologies, bridging the gap between laboratory photocatalysis research and industrial-scale reactor systems.
Hysytech operates almost exclusively as a specialist partner rather than a project leader — 16 of 17 projects are as participant, with only one small SME Phase 1 coordination (SYNERGY, €50K). They work within large Research and Innovation Actions (13 RIA projects), typically joining consortia of 10+ partners across multiple countries. With 165 unique partners across 22 countries, they function as a widely-connected process engineering node rather than a loyal repeat-partner organization — valuable for any consortium needing chemical engineering scale-up expertise.
Hysytech has built an extensive European network of 165 unique consortium partners spanning 22 countries, making them one of the more broadly connected SMEs in the CO2 utilization space. Their partnerships are spread across universities, research institutes, and industrial players primarily in Western and Southern Europe.
Hysytech occupies a rare niche: they are an SME that bridges fundamental electrochemistry research and industrial process engineering for CO2 conversion. While many academic groups study CO2 reduction at bench scale, Hysytech brings the reactor design, gas handling, and system integration needed to move these technologies toward demonstration. Their dual capability in both conventional thermochemical processes (biogas, reforming) and emerging photoelectrocatalytic systems makes them an unusually versatile engineering partner for green chemistry consortia.
