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Our Journey

Our journey from
start-up to global leader in industrial carbon capture

2009
Founded in India
Aniruddha Sharma and Prateek Bumb founded Carbon Clean while at university in India. They spotted an opportunity to improve upon conventional carbon capture solvents.
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2009
Founded in India
Aniruddha Sharma and Prateek Bumb founded Carbon Clean while at university in India. They spotted an opportunity to improve upon conventional carbon capture solvents.
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2010
First patent filing
They arrived at a patentable formulation of amines and salts called Amine-Promoted Buffer Salts which has been central to the company’s success.
2010
First patent filing
They arrived at a patentable formulation of amines and salts called Amine-Promoted Buffer Salts which has been central to the company’s success.
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2012
Move to London
Following a UK government grant of £3.5m London became our new home.
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2012
Move to London
Following a UK government grant of £3.5m London became our new home.
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2015
Pioneering novel technologies
Announced as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, we received a second UK government grant to support bench-testing of a RPB absorber.
2015
Pioneering novel technologies
Announced as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, we received a second UK government grant to support bench-testing of a RPB absorber.
2009 (3)
2016
A CCUS project first
Our technology is used in the world’s first fully commercial CCUS plant at Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals & Fertilizers in India.
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2016
A CCUS project first
Our technology is used in the world’s first fully commercial CCUS plant at Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals & Fertilizers in India.
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2018
More UK government support
We received a third UK government grant to support the scale up and testing of rotating packed beds to capture 1 TPD CO2.
2018
More UK government support
We received a third UK government grant to support the scale up and testing of rotating packed beds to capture 1 TPD CO2.
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2019
US government funds RPB research
We participated in a project with GTI, funded by the US DOE/National Energy Technology Laboratory to get a step closer to commercialisation.
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2019
US government funds RPB research
We participated in a project with GTI, funded by the US DOE/National Energy Technology Laboratory to get a step closer to commercialisation.
2009 (6)
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2020
Series B investment
$22m raised in a Series B funding round with an additional $8m series B extension the following year with Cemex as new investor.
2020
Series B investment
$22m raised in a Series B funding round with an additional $8m series B extension the following year with Cemex as new investor.
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2021
Revolutionising carbon capture
Our 1 TPD demonstration unit is visited by His Majesty King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) while at COP26 in Glasgow.
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2021
Revolutionising carbon capture
Our 1 TPD demonstration unit is visited by His Majesty King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) while at COP26 in Glasgow.
2009 (8)
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2022
Series C investment
$150m is raised in a record carbon capture funding round led by Chevron (bringing Carbon Clean’s total private investment to $195m).
2022
Series C investment
$150m is raised in a record carbon capture funding round led by Chevron (bringing Carbon Clean’s total private investment to $195m).
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2023
Exponential growth

CycloneCC units commissioned in the Middle East and North America – we also opened a US HQ and expanded our presence in Canada.

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2023
Exponential growth

CycloneCC units commissioned in the Middle East and North America – we also opened a US HQ and expanded our presence in Canada.

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ARAMCO SAMSUNG CARBON CLEAN-1
2024
Scaling success

We launched our fully columnless carbon capture CycloneCC C1 series and announced a demonstration agreement with Aramco and Samsung E&A, as well as an agreement with BHP and JSW Steel to advance CycloneCC.

2024
Scaling success

We launched our fully columnless carbon capture CycloneCC C1 series and announced a demonstration agreement with Aramco and Samsung E&A, as well as an agreement with BHP and JSW Steel to advance CycloneCC.

ARAMCO SAMSUNG CARBON CLEAN-1
2025
Full steam ahead

We opened our Global Innovation Centre in Mumbai and were named the 7th fastest growing private hardware company in Britain in The Sunday Times 100 Tech.

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2025
Full steam ahead

We opened our Global Innovation Centre in Mumbai and were named the 7th fastest growing private hardware company in Britain in The Sunday Times 100 Tech.

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