The ocean is an immensely powerful force of nature, and our greatest ally to reverse the tides on climate change. By studying the planet’s natural cycles, Captura designed a solution that removes CO2 from the ocean and harnesses its ability to heal the climate—a process known as Direct Ocean Capture. Developed and proven in Caltech’s laboratories, our unique Direct Ocean Capture technology runs with just two ingredients: seawater and renewable electricity. It extracts CO2 directly from seawater to be permanently stored or reused. This amplifies the natural equilibrium between the ocean and atmosphere, drawing carbon out of the air and into the ocean to rebalance. Captura’s approach requires no rare-Earth minerals, adds nothing to the ocean, and leaves no chemicals behind. It’s a low-cost, large-scale carbon removal solution that is environmentally sound.
Progress
The first wave of climate solutions
From inception in the labs of Caltech to a rigorous technology piloting program, Captura is scaling up Direct Ocean Capture to bring tangible benefits to our planet.
With three pilot systems of increasing capacity, our team is rapidly levelling up our technology to be market ready. Following this pilot program, Captura will move into large-scale commercial deployments with individual plants that range from tens of thousands to millions of tons of CO2 removed annually.
2022: Our first pilot system operated at Caltech’s Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory in Newport Beach, CA removing 1 tonnes of CO2 / year
2023: Our second-generation system was installed at marine research facility AltaSea at the Port of L.A removing 100 tonnes of CO2 / year
2024: Our final pilot system will be deployed on the west coast of Norway in partnership with Equinor, expected to remove 1000 tonnes of CO2 / year.