Our direct air capture (DAC) technology pulls carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere. Air passes over salts that absorb CO₂—salts like potassium hydroxide, a key ingredient in soap. We then use renewable electricity to release the carbon and generate hydrogen from water. The system is efficient, clean, and designed to work in any environment.
DAC alone captures carbon dioxide, but at Aircela, we go further. We’re building technology that transforms captured carbon into something useful: carbon-neutral fuel. Fossil fuels, used every day, contribute to 1/3 of global greenhouse gas emissions. Our goal is to provide everyone with a carbon-neutral alternative.
Aircela technology produces e-fuel that’s carbon-neutral when powered by renewable electricity, free of harmful pollutants like sulfur and compatible with any gasoline engine.
The effectiveness of any sustainable technology depends on its energy source. That’s why every Aircela system must be powered by electricity that doesn’t contribute to CO₂ emissions. Whether through local energy generation (like solar or wind) or renewable power from the grid, we’re committed to using only clean energy to run our systems.
Current DAC projects are mostly at factory scale, taking years to plan, build, and refine. But we don’t have that kind of time. In 2013, our team discovered that small-scale technology increases efficiency. Our “everywhere scale” approach allows us to repurpose CO₂ faster, lowering barriers to adoption and dramatically cutting costs through mass production.