As New Sky Energy approaches its 17-year milestone, CEO and founder Dr. Deane Little reflects on a journey defined by science, perseverance, a vision for a cleaner world, with a touch of timely good luck. What began as a bold experiment in converting carbon dioxide into baking soda and hydrogen has evolved into a thriving, award-winning clean chemistry company with patents across the United States, Europe, and Asia.
While the early CO2 to baking soda technology showed scientific promise, it ultimately proved unsustainable for commercial use. The process was energy-intensive, and the economics were stacked against it. For many entrepreneurs, that might have been the end of their story. For Little, who holds a Ph.D. in molecular biophysics and has been an entrepreneur for most of his life, it was just the beginning.
