# Ory Zik

> Ory Zik is the CEO of Qnergy, an Ogden, Utah company that builds maintenance-free Stirling-engine generators used to convert stranded methane at oil, gas, landfill and livestock sites into electricity. A physicist by training with a Ph.D. from the Weizmann Institute, he has spent two decades founding cleantech and scientific-instrument companies, including Heliofocus (concentrated solar), Energy Points (environmental analytics, acquired by Lux Research) and Quantomix (live-cell electron microscopy). He also helped launch Greenpeace's Israel branch and served as scientific director of Israel's National Museum of Science.

- **Role:** CEO at Qnergy
- **Organizations:** Qnergy, Heliofocus, Energy Points, Quantomix, Greenpeace Israel, Israel National Museum of Science
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** Ph.D. in Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, B.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics, Tel Aviv University
- **Known for:** CEO of Qnergy, a company deploying Stirling-engine generators across oil & gas, landfill, and livestock sites in North America, Founded four companies across three continents in imaging, solar, analytics, and methane abatement, Energy Points, which he founded, was acquired by Lux Research

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Scientific Director, Israel National Museum of Science
- **early career** — Founding director, Greenpeace Israel branch
- **circa 2000s** — Founding CEO of Quantomix, first company to visualize live cells in an electron microscope
- **circa 2007** — Co-founder and CEO of Heliofocus, concentrated solar for conventional power plants
- **circa 2012** — Founding CEO of Energy Points, environmental analytics (later acquired by Lux Research)
- **2015-present** — CEO of Qnergy, Ogden, Utah - Stirling engine generators for methane abatement and remote power
- **2021-11** — Qnergy closes Series C round, $16M, bringing total funding to about $46M

## Achievements

- CEO of Qnergy, a company deploying Stirling-engine generators across oil & gas, landfill, and livestock sites in North America
- Founded four companies across three continents in imaging, solar, analytics, and methane abatement
- Energy Points, which he founded, was acquired by Lux Research
- Helped establish the Israeli branch of Greenpeace
- Holds multiple worldwide patents
- Ph.D. in Physics from the Weizmann Institute of Science

## Latest updates

- **2021-11** — Qnergy closed a $16M Series C funding round.
- **2024** — Qnergy featured in industry press for its Stirling-engine methane abatement solutions.

## Links

- Website: https://qnergy.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ory-zik-2813a6b
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/qnergypower
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZdDLtBoRPE
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/qnergy/

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Last updated: 2026-07-09