# StormFisher

> StormFisher is a Canadian developer, owner and intended long-term operator of industrial e-fuel plants. Its wager is that renewable electricity, electrolytic hydrogen and captured biogenic carbon dioxide can be assembled into e-methanol that shipping, aviation and chemical customers will buy - especially where regulation rewards verified low-carbon fuel. The test case is Varennes, Quebec: a partially built, insolvent biomass-to-methanol project bought for C$17.5 million and redesigned around a simpler hydrogen-and-CO2 process, with a further C$600 million to C$700 million still expected to reach production.

- **Founded:** 2006
- **Headquarters:** Toronto, Canada
- **Founders:** Brandon Moffatt (Co-founder and Chief Development Officer), Chris Guillon (Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer), Pearce Fallis (Co-founder and EVP, Project Origination and Development)
- **Team size:** Roughly 30 employees in January 2026 according to the CEO; LinkedIn lists 11-50, while the supplied dataset lists 52
- **Products:** e-Methanol, e-Methane, Green hydrogen, CO2 utilization partnerships, Project development, ownership and operations
- **Notable:** Developed and operated renewable-energy and waste infrastructure in North America since 2006., Helped expand the London, Ontario anaerobic digestion facility into Canada's largest food-waste-to-biomethane operation before selling the organics business to Generate Capital., The London facility received the Canadian Biogas Association's 2021 Project of the Year award.

## Products & services

- **e-Methanol** — A drop-in chemical equivalent to conventional methanol made from renewable-power-derived hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide, intended for maritime fuel, chemical production, fuel blending and e-SAF pathways.
- **e-Methane** — Synthetic methane produced from clean hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide for gas utilities, industrial heat and LNG-compatible supply chains.
- **Green hydrogen** — Hydrogen produced through renewable-powered electrolysis, used directly or as an intermediate for e-fuels.
- **CO2 utilization partnerships** — Commercial arrangements with ethanol plants, landfills and other biogenic emitters to capture, purify and buy carbon dioxide for e-fuel synthesis.
- **Project development, ownership and operations** — Site origination, design, permitting, financing, construction management, commissioning, operation and maintenance for commercial-scale clean-fuel facilities.
- **Scope 3 maritime fuel access** — A CarbonLeap partnership linking Canadian RFNBO e-methanol, selected vessel use, demand aggregation and book-and-claim accounting for cargo owners.

## Achievements

- Developed and operated renewable-energy and waste infrastructure in North America since 2006.
- Helped expand the London, Ontario anaerobic digestion facility into Canada's largest food-waste-to-biomethane operation before selling the organics business to Generate Capital.
- The London facility received the Canadian Biogas Association's 2021 Project of the Year award.
- Raised more than C$100 million by January 2026 from ARC Financial and Hy24, according to CEO Judson Whiteside.
- Hy24's investment was its first direct investment in North America.
- Acquired the partially built Recyclage Carbone Varennes site through a court-approved C$17.5 million transaction in October 2025.
- Advanced a design for roughly 72,000-77,000 tonnes of low-carbon methanol annually using a 100 MW electrolyzer and about 100,000 tonnes of captured biogenic CO2.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published policy commentary arguing that Canada needs faster, more consistent clean-economy frameworks; the item is listed on StormFisher's news page.
- **2026-06** — CEO Judson Whiteside said Varennes was in advanced engineering and vendor selection, with commercial operation targeted for early 2029.
- **2026-03** — Released an economic analysis seeking eligibility for e-methanol, e-methane and e-SAF under Canada's Clean Hydrogen Investment Tax Credit.
- **2026-02** — Partnered with CarbonLeap on a book-and-claim pathway for transatlantic cargo owners to share the e-methanol premium and claim verified Scope 3 reductions.
- **2026-01** — Entered project-finance preparations for Varennes, targeting an early-2027 final investment decision and seeking about US$200 million in project equity.
- **2025-10** — Completed the court-approved acquisition of Recyclage Carbone Varennes for C$17.5 million and announced a redesign from biomass gasification to clean hydrogen plus captured CO2.
- **2025-02** — Secured a US$50 million commitment from Hy24 for its North American clean-fuel development pipeline.

## Links

- Website: https://www.stormfisher.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stormfisher/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/StormFisher5
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/StormFisher

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/stormfisher
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-08-23