Tulum Energy commercializes a methane pyrolysis process that splits natural gas into pure hydrogen and solid carbon using a modified electric arc furnace and no expensive catalysts. The company was spun out after Techint Group engineers rediscovered the reaction and is led by CEO Massimiliano Pieri. Tulum plans to build a pilot plant in Mexico alongside an existing Techint steel plant using its recently raised seed funding. At commercial scale the company projects two tons of hydrogen and 600 tons of carbon per day. It aims to produce hydrogen for about $1.50 per kilogram in the U.S., roughly $0.50 above most hydrogen from natural gas and below some green-hydrogen methods. Tulum intends to sell both the hydrogen and the solid carbon co‑product and competes with firms such as Modern Hydrogen, Molten Industries, and Monolith.

Total raised

$27M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jul 2025