NewCarbon is a clean energy infrastructure company who develops, owns and operates infrastructure that delivers lifecycle carbon intensity reduction for industrial, agricultural and municipal organizations in the Midwest. NewCarbon’s turnkey infrastructure process makes it easier for you to reduce lifecycle carbon intensity so your organization can remain focused on what it does best. We aim to realize superior equity returns over traditional clean energy platforms by unlocking value-based pricing and revenue models. We see no greater opportunity and time than now to satisfy customer needs, generate superior investor returns and build tight-knit, high-performing teams.
Our Story
NewCarbon is the third new venture started by entrepreneur and energy executive, Omar Khayum. After previously founding two healthcare companies and after almost fifteen years in the power and natural gas industry working for blue chip energy companies, Omar saw the struggles that heavy carbon emitting sectors – industrial, agricultural and municipal – were having in decarbonizing their value chains. Organizations in those sectors were navigating complex and difficult decisions to reduce carbon emissions while preserving reliability and affordability of their products and services. All the while, the legacy product-centric approach to developing energy infrastructure was not providing for services and solutions to meet customers’ needs.
Thus started the journey to build NewCarbon. Simply, we believe that the low carbon energy industry should be reimagined with 21st century thinking and technology rather than merely being an extension of legacy 20th century business models. We aim to make it so by delivering lifecycle carbon intensity reduction through fit-for-purpose infrastructure solutions that integrate seamlessly across our customers’ value chains.
What We Do
We develop, own and operate infrastructure that delivers lifecycle carbon intensity reduction
Our Mission
NewCarbon will deliver lifecycle carbon intensity reduction through fit-for-purpose solutions that integrate seamlessly across our customers’ value chains
Our Vision
NewCarbon is a clean energy infrastructure company whose vision is to be the leading provider of low carbon intensity energy solutions for industrial, agricultural and municipal organizations in the Midwest
Our Customer Value Proposition
NewCarbon’s turnkey infrastructure process makes it easier for you to reduce lifecycle carbon intensity so your organization can remain focused on what it does best
Our Values
At NewCarbon, we feel it important to infuse a bias toward action in everything we do. As such, our values represent organizational behaviors that operationalize our vision and that set the tone for our interactions with customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.
- We are maniacal about delighting the customer. We believe that customer loyalty is the foundation of success. We secure the customer before we invest in the solution.
- We are doers. We approach the smallest and largest of tasks with the same level of rigor and vigor. We believe in developing informed opinions quickly and acting decisively.
- We embrace failure. We believe that taking calculated risks through the lens of our turnkey process allows us to fail cheaply, lower customer acquisition cost and deliver superior returns when we succeed.
- We are radically transparent. We believe that actively developing the skills to give and receive constructive feedback in the open cements trust and results in higher performing teams.
- We yearn for more. We are unconstrained in our thinking and continuously learn by being product and technology agnostic. We believe in keeping our schedules open so luck and adventure can find us.
Our Team

Omar Khayum
Founder and CEO
Bio
Omar Khayum is an experienced energy and healthcare executive, having founded and led startups across both industries.
Omar currently serves as the Founder and CEO of NewCarbon, a clean energy infrastructure company. NewCarbon’s mission is to deliver lifecycle carbon intensity reduction through fit-for-purpose infrastructure solutions that integrate seamlessly across customers’ value chains.
In the energy domain and prior to founding NewCarbon, Omar served as the CEO of Annova LNG and held executive and leadership roles at TC Energy, Constellation Energy and Exelon Corporation. Omar also served on the board of the Clean Hydrogen Future Coalition.
In the healthcare space, Omar is founder of MemoryCare Corporation, a pioneer in providing person-centered therapy for individuals and families coping with dementia and other cognitive conditions, and Cognitive Concierge, a leading provider of cognitive wellness services. He currently serves on the board of both companies.
Khayum holds an MBA in Economics, Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Chicago and a BS in Computer Science from Purdue University.

Justin Gutknecht
Co-Founder and Head of Solutions

Brian Lammers
Co-Founder and Head of Feedstocks

Matt Moshier
Head of Engineering

Calie Gihl
Principal Developer

