Windfall Bio achieves manufacturing milestone with methane-eating microbes

Windfall Bio, a San Mateo, California-based developer of methane-to-value solutions, has announced it has achieved commercial-scale production of its methane removal solution.

The company has successfully scaled up fermentation of its mems (methane-eating microbes) to 17,000 liters. Windfall’s nature-based solution harnesses mems to transform methane from any source into valuable outputs, such as fertilizer for organic farming, carbon credits and progress toward sustainability targets and goals. Windfall says it is working with contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) to accelerate the production of its mems.

The company says it is undergoing regulatory approvals for its fertilizer while conducting greenhouse and field trials of its fertilizer for organic farming. For this production, Windfall partnered with Fermworx, a Columbus, Georgia-based specialty fermentation company, to enable commercial-scale operation and validate its ability to support large-scale customer deployments in any industry and its organic fertilizer output.

“Reaching commercial-scale production of our mems marks a pivotal milestone for Windfall Bio and the future of methane removal,” says Josh Silverman, cofounder and CEO of Windfall Bio. “This achievement not only demonstrates our ability to deploy a nature-based solution at scale but also redefines how industries can turn harmful methane emissions into valuable products like organic fertilizer. By partnering with trusted CMOs like Fermworx, we’ve fast-tracked our mission to accelerate methane removal across sectors while staying focused on what we do best—creating mems and getting our solution in the hands of our customers to deliver real economic and environmental value on a global scale.”

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Windfall’s mems consume methane as a food source, transforming into nitrogen-rich biomass that can be processed into high-value organic fertilizer for the user itself or to be sold in the market, reducing the negative environmental impacts associated with the overuse of synthetic fertilizer while strengthening the fertilizer supply chain, the company says.

“At Fermworx, we specialize in turning bold visions into scalable realities, and partnering with Windfall Bio is a prime example of how our expertise in specialty fermentation can drive transformative change,” says Jon Getzinger, CEO of Fermworx. “Windfall’s groundbreaking work with mems for methane removal to tackle one of the planet’s most pressing challenges aligns perfectly with our mission to empower innovative companies. By enabling them to scale quickly and efficiently, we are not just manufacturing solutions; we’re helping Windfall create a sustainable future where technology and nature work hand in hand.”

Following the successful scale-up in mems production, Windfall says it has multiple large-scale commercial runs underway to further its operations and readiness to deploy across industries in the agriculture, oil and gas and waste management sectors.