Carbon Cycle Information

Our process began with efforts to create an economically viable method to capture carbon dioxide from the air. Over time it evolved to capture higher concentrations of carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources. As we developed the technology, the focus shifted to optimising the process for the production of two valuable global chemical commodities – precipitated calcium carbonate and ammonium sulphate. The process is now competitive in its own right; the fact it also captures carbon dioxide is an additional bonus that is only likely to increase in importance over time. Carbon Cycle has attracted funding from the UK Government’s Energy Entrepreneurs Fund and the Canadian Province of Alberta’s Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC). Our current work is dedicated to commercialising the technology for widespread deployment before the end of this decade. Further testing and optimisation work has been ongoing in 2014 and a Front End Engineering Design Study will be finished in spring 2015. The first full scale plant will be built and commissioned by 2018. We envisage this will be co-located with an ammonia plant or paper manufacturer in the UK or Europe. The Carbon Cycle team blends business, technical and project management expertise. Our five Directors have experience in successfully bringing new technologies to market in the chemical and water treatment industries.