ABOUT US

THE C-CAPTURE JOURNEY

Born from a breakthrough discovery at the University of Leeds, C‑Capture has progressed from laboratory chemistry to real‑world industrial operation. Through multiple solvent compatibility units, long‑duration pilot operation, and deployment on live flue gas across UK glass, waste‑to‑energy, BECCS and lime sites, we have systematically de‑risked our technology. Today, C‑Capture is focused on proving performance at scale on industrial flue gas, laying the foundations for commercial deployment.

2013

C‑Capture’s Chief Chemist discovered a new chemical pathway for capturing CO₂ using organic acids shortly after the company spun out of Leeds University; this breakthrough became the sole focus of the company due to its significantly greater potential compared to amines and many other previously explored approaches.

2018

BP and Drax start investing and alongside support from DESNZ (et al), C-Capture raised >£20M over a ~5-year period that funded: early piloting, 4 x CCSCUs, a fully integrated full process demonstration and a team of 40-50 people

2024

The high burn rate + UK political headwinds resulted in the main investors stepping back despite >3000 hours of pilot operation (longest single run >1000 hrs)

2025

Rescue round = Technical team + key investor +  collaboration with an EfW site to host the fully recycling pilot.
To demonstrate beyond all reasonable doubt the performance of C-Capture’s chemistry & process

2026

Technology has been successfully operated for over 1,500 hours at Veolia’s Energy Recovery Facility in Sheffield, UK, providing clear evidence that proves the process is ready for scale-up—safe, non-amine, low energy, and highly robust to flue gas.

OUR TEAM

Greg Searle
Commercial Director

Eleanor Brown
Financial Director

Karl Roberts
Head of Operations

George Wright
Head of Technology

Jim Green
Senior Mechanical Engineer

Jim Kelly
Senior Instrumentation & Electrical Engineer

James Wheatley
Senior Chemist

Lindsey Telfer
Accounts Manager (part-time)

ADVISORS

Caspar Schoolderman
CTO

Les Bolton
Process Engineer Advisor

Chris Rayner
Founder

Douglas Barnes
Chemistry Advisor

Mick Lee
Advisor

KEY INVESTOR AND COLLABORATOR

Warren East

Veolia