NEXT-
GENERATION
METHANE
MITIGATION

Resolute Methane · Est. 2024

Next-Generation RTO

Proven Science,
Reinvented Economics

Resolute Methane's compact Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer unlocks industrial methane destruction for applications too dilute or too expensive for legacy technology.

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3–5×
Cost Reduction

Lifetime cost of mitigation vs. legacy technologies, across concentrations from 0.03% to 1%.

0.03%
Min. Concentration

Self-sustaining operation at the most dilute methane streams found in real industrial settings.

99.5%
Destruction Efficiency

Complete high-temperature oxidation. No catalysts. No fouling. Continuous, reliable performance.

The challenge

The Dilute Methane Problem

Methane emissions represent a massive climate liability for heavy industry. While abatement is necessary, traditional technologies fail commercially — too large, too expensive, too limited. The industry doesn't need more science projects; it needs rugged, scalable engineering that works economically in real-world environments.

1 Billion Tons

CO₂e emitted annually from coal mine ventilation air methane alone — largely unmitigated.

No Viable Solutions

Existing RTOs and catalytic approaches are uneconomical at the concentrations found in real industrial settings.

Rapid Impact

Methane is the most powerful lever for reducing the effects of climate change in the next decade.

The engineering edge

Proven Science,
Better Architecture

Resolute redesigns the hardware architecture behind thermal methane destruction — preserving the reliability of proven high-temperature oxidation while dramatically improving efficiency and reducing cost and operational complexity.

Existing solutions
The Resolute advantage
Traditional RTOs use massive ceramic media beds to retain heat, inflating capital costs, weight, and site footprint.
Resolute eliminates ceramic media entirely. Our compact, proprietary heat recovery architecture is orders of magnitude cheaper to build.
Legacy systems suffer from high pressure drops, demanding large on-site parasitic energy to force air through the system.
Resolute's flow-through design minimises resistance, dramatically reducing energy demands and simplifying installation.
Catalytic approaches depend on fragile catalysts that degrade and clog over time — causing downtime and replacement costs.
Resolute achieves complete methane destruction through proven high-temperature oxidation. No catalysts. No fouling. Continuous reliability.

Industrial applications

Built for the
Hardest Sources

Originally developed for coal mines, our highly scalable architecture is applicable across any industry managing dilute methane streams.

Active coal mining operations
Active & Abandoned Mining

Ventilation Air Methane (VAM), drainage systems, and legacy abandoned mine shafts — previously uneconomical to treat at scale.

Oil and gas operations
Oil & Gas Operations

The only viable, cost-effective aftertreatment for engine slip across natural gas compressors, generators, and related sources.

Chemical and industrial facility
Regulated Industrial Pollutants

Broadband destruction of dilute hydrocarbons, ammonia, NOx, and VOCs for chemical manufacturing, automotive painting, and more.

Mission

Why Resolute

Founded to tackle the world's largest unaddressed methane problem. Resolute is commercialising next-generation regenerative thermal oxidation technology to make dilute methane mitigation practical and economical across the heaviest-emitting industries.

The industry doesn't need more science projects. It needs rugged, scalable engineering that works economically — in harsh environments, at scale.

Leadership

Will Sawyer, Founder & CEO
Will Sawyer
Founder & CEO

Will Sawyer founded Resolute Methane to make dilute methane destruction practical across industrial sites. He brings a background in mechanical engineering, environmental science, high-temperature oxidation, and climate impact assessment to the challenge of building rugged, cost-effective systems for methane streams that are too dilute, variable, or operationally challenging for legacy technologies. Before founding Resolute Methane, he was a postdoctoral associate with Desiree Plata at MIT, where he worked on methane mitigation and earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering. He also holds degrees from Dartmouth College and Wesleyan University.

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We are actively securing partners and site funding to support field demonstrations across multiple industrial use cases throughout 2026.

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