Cyrtan Energy (formerly FTF Energy)

Converting Corporate Waste Liabilities Into Energy Assets
Pittsburgh

About Cyrtan Energy (formerly FTF Energy)

At Cyrtan Energy, we help paper mills eliminate 6-7 figures in waste disposal fees by converting the waste into cheaper energy than they currently pay for

Our customers save money twice. Instead of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to remove waste, we convert it into clean energy that’s cheaper and faster, making this a no brainer decision and consequently allows customers to be eligible for up to $5M in carbon credits.

What was once a line item in their liabilities becomes an asset.

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Problem statement

Waste always has and always will exist, increasingly. in 2015, the population of the earth was 7.3 billion people. in 2025, the population of the earth in 8.1 billion people. 800 million new people need waste management services, hence a 429% in Waste Management Inc.'s stock increase over the past 10 years (18.2% CAGR). Organizations in the paper, forestry, packaging, food industry and more have 6-7 figure yearly disposal costs per plant. FTF Energy takes cuts these disposal costs by over 50%, by converting them into carbon neutral energy assets

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We have signed a $20.4M Contract, with Cocoa Processing Company, a large chocolate producer for Golden Tree, in which we are converting their cocoa waste into Combined Heat and Power

We have signed a $4.4M Power Purchase Agreement with Lyndon Furniture in Vermont to take their wood-waste to Heat and Power

Our CEO is a Forbes 30 Under 30 awardee in the manufacturing and industry category

We have on boarded a V.P. of Engineering who has built Renewable Natural Gas plants for Archaea Energy (purchased by B.P. for $4.1B in 2023). Our V.P. of Engineering oversees delivery and operation of our Combined Heat and Power Plant projects.

We also have onboarded a Head of Accounting, who has done financial work for Big 4 Audit Firms, and makes sure our financial reports are in check.

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Milestones

November 2024

Pharrell Williams Invests in FTF

$50K SAFE Note received from Pharrell Williams, through his “Black Ambition” fund, which very much shaped our entrepreneurial journey. With their coaching previously in 2022, we used the pitch practice to go out and raise $400,000. It represents a lot for FTF Energy, and KJ

October 2024

Wood Boiler Ran Smokeless and Odorless

We successfully ran our commercial wood boiler with no smoke and odor, which has been main commercialization goal of ours, since receiving funding from the SBIR Environmental Protection Agency grant

January 2024

Generator Charges a Telsa

We successfully ran our generator and charged a Tesla for the City of Pittsburgh Parking Authority. This was supported by the $250,000 New Jersey CleanTech Pilot Demonstration Grant, and our 1st place award for $150,000 at the BNY Mellon UpPrize. All non-dilutive

March 2023

$20.4M Contract Signed with Cocoa Processing Company

We signed a $20.4M Engineering Procurement and Construction Agreement + a 3- Year Operation and Maintenance Agreement with Cocoa Processing Company, a large chocolate producer for golden tree for a 5MW, combined heat and power plant using their cocoa waste as fuel. We got this signed in the middle of filling our contract for Georgia Pacific. At this point, we knew we had demand and staying power in our industry.

November 2022

$4.4M 20-Year Power Purchase Agreement

We signed a $4.4M, 20-Year Power Purchase Agreement for $220K/year with Lyndon Furniture, a furniture making company in Vermont to convert their wood waste into Combined Heat and Power. We will be installing a 300KWe Generator on site, and metering to the grid

August 2022

Contract Signed with Georgia Pacific for Conversion of their Paper-Waste to Process Heat

We completed an $87K project with GP, a $25B / year paper making corporation and the largest biomass electricity producer in the country. We converted their paper pulp sludge into process heat for replacement of their natural gas paper dryers with Farm to Flame dryers. This was our first commercial revenue and demonstration of our patented smokeless and odorless combustion process

February 2021

SBIR Environmental Protection Agency Grant Received

$100K Grant received to build our commercial generator and test our patented combustion process in the unit. Kicked off FTF’s commercialization path

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Funding

Currently raising capital

$2,800,000
committed
$5,000,000
round goal
Total raised to date: $3,050,000

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