Arbor Energy
Rocket-engine turbine technology for clean, firm power.
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- California
- Disclosed funding
- $55M
- Status
- Operating
- Sector
- Energy
- Latest round
- —
- Reported valuation
- —
- Website
- arbor.co
Overview
Arbor adapts rocket turbomachinery to build compact power plants that burn biomass or gas with carbon capture, and has signed a large order to power data centers. CEO Brad Hartwig was a SpaceX manufacturing engineer, and the company was started by former SpaceX engineers.
Impact
- Order for up to 5 GW of baseload power for data centers (2026)
Funding
$55M reported.
Disclosed funding is the sum of publicly reported rounds found in the sources below. It is a floor, not a complete total.
Founders
Topics
Sources
- TechCrunch: Former SpaceX engineers build a 'vegetarian rocket engine'
- TechCrunch: Arbor lands a billion-dollar order
- ESG Today: Arbor raises $55M
Last verified September 30, 2026.