Crosstown H2R secures CHF 3 million to convert gas turbines to zero-carbon operation

The fresh funding will accelerate the deployment of Crosstown’s H2R Burner technology, which enables gas turbines to convert to zero-carbon operation and run on 100% renewable fuels like hydrogen. Just one single 100MW turbine retrofitted with Crosstown’s burner can eliminate over 300,000+ tons of CO₂ emissions annually. Crosstown gives gas turbine operators the ability to immediately switch to zero carbon, but also the option to transition gradually with one single end-game technology. With 10s of thousands of gas turbines in operation today, the CO₂ reduction potential is enormous.

Participants in the round include 2100Ventures, Climate Insiders, Unruly Capital and SDAC, alongside existing investors and supporters such as CiRi, Voyagers. In addition the company was supported by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFoE).

Crosstown’s proprietary H2R Burner eliminates the need for operators to replace entire expensive turbine systems for $50m+, offering a faster and more economical path to compliance with carbon and emission regulations for a fraction of the cost that can be installed already today. By providing a cost-effective solution for gas turbine operators to meet stringent environmental regulations without the need for entirely new gas turbine systems, Crosstown is positioned at the cutting-edgeof the industry’s evolution toward a zero-carbon future. Already collaborating with industry leaders like Sulzer, Fortum and others, Crosstown is at the forefront of the shift toward renewable, independent energy.

With the funding, Crosstown plans to adapt its multi-platform technology to expand its product portfolio to support even more turbine types and additional turbine platforms, including Rolls-Royce, GE, Siemens, ABB and more. The company also is establishing further sales-partnerships with Independent Service Providers (ISPs) and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) while growing its world-class expert team at its headquarters in Switzerland.

“Crosstown has the leading technology to establish itself further as the leading option for the decarbonisation of gas turbines across all OEMs. With gigatons of CO₂ emitted annually, gas turbines belong to the biggest offenders of CO₂ emissions globally”, said Andrea Casasco, Founding Partner and investor at 2100Ventures”. “The 2100 team is excited to be backing this experienced team who, have defined the gas turbine landscape with dozens of patents over 3 decades and therefore is pre-destined to clean it up now.”

Groundbreaking patent from the European Patent Office (EPO)
The financing round follows the recently secured EU patent from the European Patent Office (EPO) for its inventive burner technology in March 2025. This revolutionary technology also gives operators the transitional multi-fuel capability to run on any level of the spectrum from 100% natural gas to 100% zero carbon fuels. Regardless of fuel-mix the technology immediately radically reduces NOx emissions by up to 85% and ultimately provides the tech to eliminate 100% of CO₂ emissions giving operators an end-game zero-carbon solution with transitional capabilities all-in-one technology. This patent reinforces Crosstown’s leadership in the transition of gas turbines to zero-carbon operation which has sparked further industry interest.

(Press release)