Remora, a carbon capture and tracking company, just announced that they raised $117 million and are partnering with big names in the rail industry. The company is known for retrofitting locomotives and semi-trucks with zero-back pressure carbon capture.
Headquartered in Michigan, the startup is partnering with Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern, expanding the breakthrough carbon dioxide (CO₂) capture tech to trains — tackling 375 million tons of CO₂ emitted annually by trucks and trains combined.
What is carbon capture?
Carbon capture is a climate change mitigation technology that involves trapping carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from sources like power plants, industrial facilities, or directly from the air. The goal is to prevent CO₂, a major greenhouse gas, from entering the atmosphere and contributing to global warming. There are three main steps in carbon capture: capturing the CO₂ at its source, transporting it (usually via pipelines), and securely storing it underground in geological formations like depleted oil and gas fields or deep saline aquifers. This process is known as carbon capture and storage (CCS).
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Alternatively, the captured CO₂ can be reused in industrial processes, known as carbon capture and utilization (CCU). While carbon capture has the potential to reduce emissions significantly, challenges remain, including high costs, energy requirements, and the need for large-scale infrastructure. Nonetheless, it’s considered a crucial tool for reaching net-zero emissions alongside renewable energy and energy efficiency measures.
The company reportedly plans to use the 1994 General Electric unit to test its mobile carbon-capture technology for rail use, said Paul Gross, Remora’s 28-year-old chief executive and co-founder.
“It’s such an amazing learning tool for us,” he said, adding that the company’s system would be able to capture a ton of carbon dioxide per hour.
Remora claims that their technology can capture carbon dioxide from the exhaust of trains and trucks, which they later purify and liquefy for sale, making their venture something to look forward to.