Revcoo's carbon capture tech offers to boost GCC's decarbonisation drive

By partnering with regional players, Revcoo aims to make cryogenic carbon capture a mainstream decarbonisation lever, not only for exports but also for local sustainability goals, Hugo Lucas tells OGN

- ABDULAZIZ KHATTAK

REVCOO'S innovative cryogenic carbon capture technology, which freezes CO 2 emissions from industrial factories into solid form using liquid nitrogen, is poised to revolutionise decarbonisation efforts, particularly in water-scarce regions like the GCC, with plans to scale up significantly by 2030.

The technology, already piloted in Hauts-de-France, sprays cryogenic liquid to transform CO2 gas into solid “snow,” separated via cyclone and liquified for transport.

Revcoo aims to scale its pilot tenfold, targeting 100,000 tonnes of CO2 capture per year per installation by 2030, while engaging GCC partners in cement and waste-to-energy sectors, Hugo Lucas, President and Founder of Revcoo, tells OGN energy magazine in an exclusive interview.

Its ability to capture biogenic CO2 supports the region’s blue ammonia ambitions, positioning Revcoo as a key player in global decarbonization.

Below are excerpts from the interview.

Can you explain how Revcoo’s cryogenic carbon capture technology works to capture CO2 from industrial factory emissions, and what makes it more sustainable than traditional solvent-based methods?

After plugging in our technology, the flue gas first undergoes a process to remove water and pre-concentrate the CO2 using various technologies, such as membranes or MOFs (metal-organic frameworks).

The flue gas then enters the Carbon Cloud, the central part of our technology, where CO2 is separated from other gases.

This is achieved by spraying a cryogenic liquid (such as nitrogen or liquid air, depending on the use case) through a nozzle, which transforms the CO2 gas into its solid form.

This direct contact between the refrigerant and the flue gas is why our technology disrupts all other cryogenic technologies (since we can transfer all the cooling energy directly into solid CO2).