Arbor Energy

Last month, a truck carried something modest in size but full of meaning: Arbor’s first power skid, now at our San Bernardino test site. Inside are the core elements of our system—oxycombustion hardware, advanced turbomachinery, and the supporting infrastructure—built to meet one of the defining challenges of our time: the need for clean baseload power. Its arrival marks the start of pilot testing, a major step in showing how Arbor’s emissions-free systems can help close the gap between surging energy demand and the tools available to meet it. Each weld and connection reflects years of design, months of assembly, and countless hours of a team working with urgency and care. Getting here has taken creativity and collaboration. What comes next is proof: demonstrating how these systems can deliver dependable, carbon-neutral power built for the realities of this decade.

Next week at #ClimateWeekNYC, Sutton and Josh will be in NYC for conversations about how we meet rising energy demand with solutions built for both people and planet. Sutton will speak at two events: 🗓️ Sept. 22: NYCW: Prove It. Sell It. Fund It. How climate technologies move from pilots to offtakes to financing, with a focus on the infrastructure sectors where demand is most urgent. 🗓️ Sept. 25: Newlab Climate Futures Gathering builders, investors, and operators to highlight the technologies most critical for powering the transition. If you’re navigating how to secure clean, dependable baseload power, they’d love to connect next week. Links to both events are in the comments.

Arbor is honored to be included on the 2025 50 by 2050 list from Congruent Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank, recognizing companies building solutions that could define the next quarter-century of climate progress. We carry that responsibility forward with a clear focus: designing zero-emission power systems that deliver stability, speed, and climate integrity in the decades that matter most. Find links to the full list and report in the comments.

Every engineer leaves their mark in the work itself, but before our first power skid journeyed to the test site, we made it literal. A reminder that behind every weld and wire is a team of people betting on a better way to power the world. Thanks to our very own Joseph Stitt for capturing these moments of pride and possibility written across our Atlas power skid.

We marked the send-off of our first power skid the way ships have been christened for centuries—with a branch, a bottle, and a lot of heart. Atlas now begins its journey at the test site, carrying with it the work of an extraordinary team and the promise of clean, dependable power.

We’re hiring mechanical design engineers across our combustion, turbomachinery, and systems teams to help develop the next generation of clean energy systems. You’ll design high-temperature, high-pressure components, working with advanced tools like metal additive manufacturing and collaborating closely with analysis, fabrication, and test teams to bring hardware from concept to build. It’s fast-moving, rigorous work, shaped by a team that values precision, trust, and care—for each other, for the systems we build, and the future we’re working toward. If that sounds like work you’d be proud to put your name on, we’d love to meet you. Open roles are linked in the comments.

Last week, the Arbor team all took a brief pause from our day-to-day for some hands-on planning, grounding work, and a little karaoke. Arbor has been growing, adding depth across systems and test engineering, and welcoming new faces in finance, HR, and marketing. We have a clearer view of what’s ahead—real customers, real needs, and a technical path we’re equipped to deliver. The momentum is building, and so is the energy across the team as we move from possibility into execution. Throughout the offsite, one truth kept surfacing: this is one of the most exceptional teams any of us have worked with. Smart, focused, kind, and deeply committed to work that matters. If that sounds like a team you’d want to grow with, we’re hiring. Find our careers link in the comments.

Today, Frontier announced a $41M offtake agreement with Arbor to support high-integrity carbon removal. Their backing helps bring our first commercial facility online and fuels the deployment of modular, zero-emission power built for the demands of this moment. It’s a vote of confidence in the kind of infrastructure a livable future depends on: clean, reliable systems designed with care for both people and planet. Deep thanks to Frontier and its coalition of buyers for helping make this next chapter possible. https://lnkd.in/gjidvmu5

Meet Jaret Wedow, Mechanical Design Engineer at Arbor. Jaret’s work spans two of our most critical systems: turbomachinery and combustion. Over the past year, he’s played a key role in designing the turbocompressor for our Atlas demonstration skid—from the housings and assembly to the custom tools needed to build and maintain it. It’s precise, foundational work—helping turn our first pilot into reality and laying the groundwork for abundant clean power. Before Arbor, Jaret helped develop critical infrastructure for Rocket 3 and Rocket 4 at Astra. He’s a California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo alum with a passion for hands-on design and a drive to contribute to something meaningful. “I’ve learned and grown so much from those around me,” he says. “Arbor has fostered a company culture that makes all of us excited to be part of this journey.” We’re building toward gigaton-scale impact—and we need more engineers like Jaret to get there. Explore open roles: https://arbor.co/careers

Meeting future energy needs is a shared challenge—and a shared opportunity. It will take all of us: builders, buyers, policymakers, and technologists working in concert. At Arbor, we’re focused on what’s been overlooked for too long: the massive, untapped potential of organic waste. Brush that fuels wildfires. Crop leftovers. Food waste. With the right technology, this burden becomes a solution. Our power systems use that waste to generate clean, around-the-clock electricity—and permanently remove carbon in the process. They’re modular, emissions-free, and fast to deploy. This Fast Company piece from Todd Thomas of WoodChuck.ai is a clear-eyed look at the many solutions it will take to meet global demand. Ours happens to run on waste, and a belief that the planet’s limits can inspire its next era of abundance. https://lnkd.in/ghFkEMU6