# Mark Collins

> Mark Collins is the co-founder and CEO of Emission Free Generators, Inc., a San Diego clean-energy company developing the ZenH2 hydrogen-on-demand portable generator with his son and co-founder, CTO Chase Collins. A former North Sea commercial diver, he has worked across mechanical, electrical, and chemical invention and commercialization.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Emission Free Generators, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Emission Free Generators, Inc.
- **Known for:** Named with Chase Collins on US patent application US20260018632A1, published January 15, 2026., Reports founding companies in six countries and completing three exits in his public guest biography., EFG secured a Caltech Rocket Fund grant, as reported by Procopio in September 2024.

## Career timeline

- **Age 21; calendar year unknown** — Began working as a professional commercial diver in the North Sea, according to his public guest biography.
- **2017** — The hydrogen-composition application naming Mark Collins, Chase Collins, and Ertan Siddiqui claims priority from December 18, 2017.
- **2022** — Emission Free Generators was founded.
- **2023** — Submitted a May 26 comment to the California Energy Commission about hydrogen generation using metal hydride and water.
- **2024** — EFG joined Procopio LaunchPad; Procopio subsequently reported a Caltech Rocket Fund grant and selection for the SoCalGas research development and demonstration program.
- **2025** — EFG participated in the Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator.
- **2026** — A published electricity-generation patent application names Mark and Chase Collins as inventors; EFG opened ZenH2 pre-orders and continued production development.

## Achievements

- Named with Chase Collins on US patent application US20260018632A1, published January 15, 2026.
- Reports founding companies in six countries and completing three exits in his public guest biography.
- EFG secured a Caltech Rocket Fund grant, as reported by Procopio in September 2024.
- Led EFG during its participation in Procopio LaunchPad and the Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Kingscrowd listed Collins as an EFG presenter for its October 20 Washington, DC Startup Showcase; attendance or completion is not independently confirmed.
- **2026-10** — EFG’s public Wefunder feed reported that its current round had exceeded $1 million from 511 investors; a company-reported milestone.
- **2026-08** — EFG announced selection for the Top 50 of the QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge in an August 21 investor update.
- **2026-04** — EFG announced the public opening of ZenH2 pre-orders.
- **2026-01** — US20260018632A1, naming Mark and Chase Collins, was published January 15.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-collins-9360677/

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Last updated: 2026-10-21