Breakthrough Energy Catalyst is a financing program within Breakthrough Energy that mobilizes public and private capital to accelerate the commercialization of climate technologies. It aims to close the cost and risk gap for first-of-a-kind projects by supporting early commercial deployment and building new markets for low‑carbon solutions.
The program uses blended finance tools—such as grants, equity, and offtake or volume commitments—to help scale technologies including clean hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel, long‑duration energy storage, direct air capture, and zero‑carbon industrial heat. Working with governments, multilateral lenders, and corporate partners, Breakthrough Energy Catalyst supports infrastructure that can cut industrial emissions. For the chemical sector, its backing helps deploy low‑carbon heat and power systems and develop supply chains for lower‑emission feedstocks, enabling decarbonization of energy‑intensive production processes.
