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

Brad Hartwig, Co-founder & CEO
At SpaceX: Manufacturing engineer

Topics

Sources

  1. TechCrunch: Former SpaceX engineers build a 'vegetarian rocket engine'
  2. TechCrunch: Arbor lands a billion-dollar order
  3. ESG Today: Arbor raises $55M

Last verified September 30, 2026.