Turning farts
into fuel.

MOFarm pays farmers to capture and sell their dairy cows' methane emissions.

$30B
Uncaptured value annually
28×
More potent than CO₂
~50%
Of U.S. dairy herds lost in the last decade
How It Works

Breakthrough technology from Berkeley that captures ultra low concentration methane and unlocks dairy's wasted value

MOFarm methane capture simulation
The Science

Where the magic happens.

Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are molecular-scale gas sponges with ultra-high surface areas. Born from Nobel Prize-winning chemistry at UC Berkeley, these nanoporous structures selectively trap methane at the extremely dilute concentrations found in dairy barn air.

01

We install it

Retrofits into existing barns. Zero changes to farm routines. Fully managed by MOFarm.

02

MOFs capture the methane

Metal Organic Frameworks (molecular scale gas sponges) capture the ultra dilute methane emissions.

03

Sold as clean energy

Captured methane becomes Renewable Natural Gas, which is then sold.

04

Farmers get paid

Shares this revenue back to keep farmers farming. Every glass of milk does a little good for farmers and planet.

The Team

Built at Berkeley.

Tom Blake
Tom Blake
Mechanical Systems
Ibrahim Noon
Ibrahim Noon
Systems Engineering
Zac Gibson
Zac Gibson
Structural Engineering
Dr. Hanna Breunig
Dr. Hanna Breunig
Staff Scientist @ LBNL
Advisor
Matthew Kapelewski
Matthew Kapelewski
Director of Chemistry at Orbital
Advisor
Highlights

Some of our highlights.

A few milestones from our journey so far.

Berkeley SkyDeck Pad-13

Accepted into Berkeley SkyDeck Pad-13, one of the world's top university accelerator programs — building alongside the next generation of founders.

Speakers — Ideas SF 2026

Featured speakers at Ideas SF 2026 on June 3rd.

Featured by ABC News 7

Featured by ABC News 7. View the article here

Grand Prize Winner — SCET Collider Cup

Grand Prize Winner and First Place Prize at Berkeley's SCET Collider Cup, securing our entry into Berkeley SkyDeck Pad-13.

2nd Place — ACC InVenture Prize

Selected as the sole UC Berkeley startup to compete at the ACC InVenture Prize 2026, earning 2nd place across all ACC schools and a $10,000 cash prize on the national stage.

Winner — Berkeley Big Ideas

Selected as a Big Ideas Winner receiving $5000 in prize money

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