Pure Alchemi: Waste-to-Energy and Strategic Materials Recovery

Europe’s push for strategic autonomy hinges on securing its own energy and critical materials supplies – traditionally weak links in the continent’s defense technology base. Enter Pure Alchemi, a young UK-based venture turning this vulnerability into an opportunity. Launched in 2024, the company has pioneered a novel “renewable combustion” generator that can convert carbon-rich waste into clean power and extract high-purity metals as valuable byproducts[1][2]. In essence, Pure Alchemi proposes to mine critical resources from society’s trash while producing zero-emission energy – a dual feat with enticing implications for Europe’s security and climate goals. The startup’s audacious open-innovation model (inspired by CERN’s open hardware ethos) further signals that it isn’t business as usual[3]. By placing its core technology in the public domain, Pure Alchemi aims to build a broad ecosystem of adopters, positioning itself as the go-to operator of this transformational tech. Such an approach could rapidly scale deployment across Europe and allied nations, amplifying the impact. Early signs of official interest are already evident: NATO’s innovation arm selected Pure Alchemi for its 2025 accelerator cohort, spotlighting the startup’s potential to fortify Allied energy resilience[4][5]. Pure Alchemi thus sits at the nexus of green tech and defense needs, promising to turn Europe’s Achilles’ heel in critical materials into a strategic asset – and savvy observers are taking note.