Aries Clean Technologies announced that Jon Cozens has been named Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Cozens joins Aries as it seeks to achieve mechanical completion of the Aries Linden Biosolids Gasification Plant in Linden, New Jersey and further its pipeline of multiple similar projects. The Linden fluidized bed biosolids gasification plant is currently the largest facility of its type in the world. Aries now has multiple projects in development that will similarly deploy its unprecedented waste solutions to significantly reduce carbon emissions, achieve zero-contribution landfill goals across the nation, and destroy PFAS forever chemicals in the waste.
Prior to Aries, Mr. Cozens was President, North America, for Mura Technology, one of the leading advanced plastics recycling technology companies globally. Mr. Cozens brings nearly 20 years of expertise in technology and project development and finance and has been a central figure in the development, financing and construction of several major first-in-its-kind technology waste-to-value commercial-scale projects built in the United States. He has raised well over a billion dollars of capital investment for these and other cutting-edge technologies and projects.
In addition to the Linden plant, Aries intends to construct several like projects in the next four years, with a pipeline of 20 domestic projects and international opportunities. The Aries Taunton Facility is one of the company’s next objectives and will apply learnings from the Linden Facility. “I am thrilled to join Aries Clean Technologies especially at such an exciting moment where the company is poised for growth,” said Jon Cozens. “We are making significant progress in becoming the world leader in generating clean energy from biosolids, and one of the world’s pre-eminent waste disposal solutions companies. Our goal is to develop a fleet of standardized, reliable, cost-effective biosolids disposal facilities across the U.S. over the next four years. Furthermore, we want to be a great steward of the communities in which our plants operate and be at the forefront of the transition away from simple landfilling of waste into sustainable waste solutions. I am excited to work alongside our talented team of experts to continue advancing the gasification of biosolids at commercial scale.”
“Aries is a pioneer in the sustainable infrastructure marketplace, having developed first to market solutions that are addressing some of the country’s most pressing environmental issues and advancing the circular economy,” said Nikhil Garg, Partner and Co-Founder, Spring Lane Capital, a private equity firm focused on providing hybrid project capital for sustainability solutions, and an investor in Aries Clean Technologies. “Aries’ gasification solutions deploy sustainable PFAS destruction technology, significantly reduce carbon footprints and its new green energy production measurably offsets former use of fossil fuels. Under Jon’s leadership, we expect Aries to continue its rapid expansion and provide strong economic and environmental benefits to communities around the world.”