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Airhive

Airhive is developing a patented, modular direct air capture (DAC) system using fluidised bed technology to efficiently and affordably remove COâ‚‚ from the atmosphere. Our solution rapidly captures up to 99% of atmospheric COâ‚‚ in under a second, aiming to sequester over 1 million tonnes annually by 2035.
2022
2-10
London, England, United Kingdom

https://airhive.earth

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Future Plan
Awards and Recognitions
M&A and Collabs
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Innovation

Industry Problem

Airhive is addressing the challenge of high costs and low efficiency in direct air carbon capture by developing a low-cost, energy-efficient, and rapidly scalable technology to remove COâ‚‚ from the atmosphere.

R&D Focus

Airhive’s R&D focuses on advanced modular direct air capture (DAC) technology that rapidly and efficiently removes COâ‚‚ from the atmosphere using fluidised bed systems. They specialize in scalable, low-cost carbon capture, regeneration, and utilization methods, targeting sectors such as carbon credits, food-grade COâ‚‚ production, and sustainable fuels.

Innovative Solution

Airhive’s solution uses a modular direct air capture system based on fluidised bed technology, which rapidly captures COâ‚‚ from the air by passing it through mineral sorbents that bind carbon almost instantly. The captured COâ‚‚ is then released through renewable-powered heating for storage or use in products such as sustainable fuels and food-grade COâ‚‚. This method enables fast, efficient, and scalable carbon removal at low cost.

Solution Effectiveness

Airhive is highly effective, aiming to capture over 1 million tonnes of COâ‚‚ annually by 2035 through proven modular direct air capture technology. Their projects demonstrate strong impact: Deep Sky Alpha will remove 1,000 tonnes/year by 2025 in Canada, TENET will capture 60 tonnes/year in the UK by 2025, and Skyscraper will supply 1,000 tonnes/year of COâ‚‚ for soft drink production by late 2025. By 2027, their Carpenter facility aims to capture 10,000 tonnes/year, showing scalable growth and improved efficiency powered entirely by renewable energy. Their technology captures up to 99% of COâ‚‚ from air passing through in less than a second, dramatically accelerating natural carbon sequestration processes from thousands of years to mere hours.

Investment Funding

Last Funding Stage

Seed

Last Funding Date

March 20, 2024

Startup Stage

Pre-Seed

Lead Investors

Collaborative Fund, AP Ventures, Brinc, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

People

Founders

  • Jasper Wong
  • Rory Brown

CEO

  • Rory Brown

Products

Product

– Airhive DAC Unit – Captures carbon from the air to support sustainability goals and generate verified carbon credits. – Sandstorm Carbon Capture Unit (Modular DAC Units) – Modular, flexible units that can be quickly installed to supply air-captured COâ‚‚ or decarbonise supply chains. – Food Grade COâ‚‚ Generator- Produces high-purity, low-cost food-grade COâ‚‚ for carbonating beverages, decaffeinating drinks, and preserving foods. – Sustainable Fuels Production- Uses captured COâ‚‚ and green hydrogen to produce sustainable aviation fuels and green methanol for cleaner transport fuels. – Customer Review – “Airhive is developing a compelling approach to direct air capture using a cost-efficient and abundant mineral sorbent. Their innovative system design enables fast reaction times as well as heat recovery, driving down the energy requirements and costs of DAC. It’s been exciting to watch their rapid progress since we first backed them in 2023.” – Frauke Kracke, Science Lead, Frontier

Star Product

The Airhive DAC Unit is the star product because it delivers rapid, highly efficient carbon capture, removing over 99% of COâ‚‚ from air in less than a second, using a patented, scalable fluidised bed technology. This breakthrough significantly lowers costs and accelerates the deployment of direct air capture, making it a key enabler for businesses to meet net-zero targets through verified, permanent carbon removal.

Demo Product or Complete Product?

Airhive’s first launched product is their Direct Air Capture (DAC) system, demonstrated through a large-scale pilot project with Deep Sky in Quebec, Canada. This pilot, capable of capturing 1,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually, showcases Airhive’s innovative, scalable, and cost-efficient technology for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, marking a significant step in advancing sustainable carbon capture solutions.

Future Plan

Market Expansion

Planned for Q4 2025, the Skyscraper (Spain) project will capture 1,000 tonnes of COâ‚‚ annually, supplying Coca-Cola Europacific Partners with COâ‚‚ for beverage carbonation.

Awards and Recognitions

Awards

– XPRIZE Carbon Removal Finalist 2024 – AirMiners Kiloton Fund Selection 2024

Media Apperance

– Carbon Herald – CNBC – Tech EU – Business Green – Newswire – Carbon Gap – Latam Green

M&A and Collabs

Collab

Airhive has partnered with Deep Sky, a Montreal-based gigaton-scale carbon removal project developer, to deploy one of the world’s largest DAC units in Canada. The modular unit, capable of removing 1,000 tonnes of COâ‚‚ annually, will be operated at Deep Sky’s pilot facility in Quebec. This collaboration aims to validate the technology for commercial deployment in Canada.

Collab

In collaboration with Teesside University’s Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre, Airhive is developing the first industrial-ready demonstration unit of its DAC technology. Partially funded by Innovate UK, Project TENET aims to extract up to 80 tonnes of COâ‚‚ annually, serving as a model for larger-scale units to be deployed in the UK

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