This Pre-IPO Company Is Answering AI’s 8,000% Energy Demand
Investors may have one last chance to join ahead of their planned public listing.
Frontieras
Matthew McKean and Joseph Witherspoon
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As demand for electricity and fuel rapidly accelerates, the world needs new and smarter ways to meet it.
Artificial intelligence is expected to create up to 8,000% more energy demand by the 2030s1. Data centers alone could consume as much electricity as small countries like Sweden or Argentina2. But an unlikely source may hold the solution: clean coal.
Frontieras has developed and patented a process to transform coal into clean fuel sources and other valuable commodities, without burning it. This transformative technology allows for sustainability and expansion of the current US Coal fleet – the most reliable form of domestic baseload energy.
That’s in addition to solving the AI energy shortfall.
The company has already reserved its Nasdaq ticker, FASF. But investors right now have an opportunity to join while Frontieras is private.
Here’s why thousands have already invested.
Tapping into $2.1 trillion in materials markets
CEO Matt McKean and his team saw early that the world was asking the wrong question. Instead of debating whether coal should exist, they asked how it could be used differently. That’s how Frontieras’ patented FASForm™ technology came to exist.
The tech converts coal into fuels and materials spanning a range of markets with trillions in combined value:
- Diesel ($935B): Powers transportation, agriculture, and industrial machinery
- Jet Fuel ($391B): Supports commercial and military aviation
- Hydrogen ($242B): Used in energy, transport, and industrial processes
- Naphtha ($249B): Feedstock for plastics, chemicals, and gasoline blending
- Metallurgical Coal ($147B): Essential for steelmaking and foundries
- Fertilizer ($212B): Critical to agriculture and food security
These are just a few of the opportunities that Frontieras can access with their technology. And they’re well on their way.
FASF is moving fast
Beyond reserving a Nasdaq ticker, Frontieras is making swift progress on multiple fronts.
Their $850M flagship plant in Mason County, W. Va., is expected to create 2,000 construction jobs and 200 full-time energy positions, the company says. The facility will help turn Appalachia back into a coal power center and serve as a model for other sites, it says.
Meanwhile, Frontieras’ new patented FASGENTM strategy also unlocks doors beyond brand new facilities. It allows for colocation and upgrading existing coal plants to use coal more sustainably and create more power in the AI era.
The company has secured $150M in committed capital from GEM Global Yield to support their next chapter, and global expansion is within reach, the company says.
The road to $1T valuation
Just 2% of the global coal market could mean a trillion-dollar valuation for the company, it says. And since the Frontieras patent portfolio covers about 85% of global coal production, they would face fewer barriers to entry in markets where they hold patents.
Recent political tailwinds are driving this technology. The 2025 Big Beautiful Bill made coal innovation safe and supported. Faster permits, government incentives, and backing for domestic energy turned past hurdles into advantages.
In 2026, the company will share a new valuation to reflect growth and accelerating demand for clean fuels and materials. With operations running, plants coming online, and a path toward a $1 trillion valuation, this is the kind of moment investors look for.
Why investors see a ‘Rockefeller’ moment
What Frontieras is doing for coal has been called a “Rockefeller moment.” It’s what John D. Rockefeller did for oil over a century ago. Rockefeller transformed a commodity into a dominant, scalable industry by refining it into kerosene, gasoline, diesel, asphalt, and more.
Frontieras says it is applying that same playbook to coal: using patented technology to unlock value, reduce waste, and produce clean fuels and high-demand materials.
In short, Frontieras is turning one of America’s most overlooked resources into one of its most valuable energy assets. They’ve just completed the purchase of land for their flagship facility, right as White House policy shifts in their favor.
All of this momentum can directly affect the company’s valuation, it says. That’s why investors have a limited time to lock in the $7.38 share price before it changes on February 12.
Learn more about how you can join Frontieras here as they prepare for a planned NASDAQ listing.
This is a paid advertisement for Frontieras’s Regulation A offering. Please read the offering circular at https://invest.frontieras.com/
1 Forbes, AI Power Consumption: Rapidly Becoming Mission-Critical (2024)
2 Digiconomist, Powering AI could use as much electricity as a small country (2023)
Reservation of the ticker symbol is not a guarantee that we will be listed on the NASDAQ. Listing on the NASDAQ is subject to approvals.
Under Regulation A+, a company has the ability to change its share price by up to 20%, without requalifying the offering with the SEC.
As demand for electricity and fuel rapidly accelerates, the world needs new and smarter ways to meet it.
Artificial intelligence is expected to create up to 8,000% more energy demand by the 2030s1. Data centers alone could consume as much electricity as small countries like Sweden or Argentina2. But an unlikely source may hold the solution: clean coal.
Frontieras has developed and patented a process to transform coal into clean fuel sources and other valuable commodities, without burning it. This transformative technology allows for sustainability and expansion of the current US Coal fleet – the most reliable form of domestic baseload energy.
