Accelerating industrial decarbonisation through modular carbon capture

At this year’s ADIPEC, collaboration and innovation are once again taking centre stage. The conversations here are no longer about whether carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) will play a critical role, but rather about how fast we can deploy it at scale to support the global energy transition.

That’s why the launch of Carbon Clean’s new alliance with SAMSUNG E&A at ADIPEC 2025 is so timely and significant. It represents a new model for industrial decarbonisation: one that combines technological ingenuity with engineering excellence to deliver carbon capture at the pace and scale the world urgently needs.

Our partnership with SAMSUNG E&A brings together two areas of strength; Carbon Clean’s patented modular carbon capture technology and SAMSUNG E&A’s world-class engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) expertise. Together, we’re delivering compact, prefabricated systems that can be installed faster, at lower cost, and with minimal site disruption.

This alliance is more than a business partnership; it’s a blueprint for how industry collaboration can tangibly accelerate decarbonisation across industry.

A step-change in carbon capture deployment

For decades, carbon capture projects have been bespoke, capital-intensive undertakings, built from the ground up, often requiring years of planning and construction. This traditional approach has limited how quickly we can scale carbon capture to meet the needs of emitters wanting to decarbonise.

Our CycloneCC technology changes that. It’s a fully modular, columnless carbon capture system designed for rapid, repeatable deployment. Each CycloneCC C1 Series unit is up to 50% smaller and 10 times more compact than conventional systems, with a 70% reduction in height and 35% less steel. The result: lower cost, faster installation, and greater flexibility.

Each modular train is capable of capturing up to 100,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year, making it ideal for a wide range of industrial emitters with CO₂ concentrations between 3% and 20%. This innovation transforms carbon capture from a one-off engineering project into a scalable product, one that can be standardised, replicated, and deployed globally.

Engineering certainty and speed

Technology alone isn’t enough to achieve industrial-scale decarbonisation. Successful deployment also depends on how efficiently projects are executed. That’s where SAMSUNG E&A’s AHEAD execution model becomes transformative. It shortens project timelines, enhances productivity through off-site construction, and reduces risk with early-stage design automation.

Combined with Carbon Clean’s proprietary solvent (APBS-CDRMax) and Rotating Packed Bed (RPB) technology, this approach ensures faster, more reliable carbon capture delivery. Together, we’re creating a model for carbon capture that can be rolled out anywhere in the world, whether at a gas turbine in the Middle East, a cement plant in Europe, or a steel facility in Asia. It’s about turning carbon capture into a repeatable industrial solution, rather than a custom-built challenge.

Driving the energy transition forward

The global industrial sector accounts for almost a third of CO₂ emissions. Many of these emissions come from processes where electrification or fuel switching simply isn’t feasible in the near term. That’s why carbon capture is indispensable; it enables industries to continue producing essential materials while dramatically reducing their carbon footprint.

Our alliance with SAMSUNG E&A builds on a strong foundation of collaboration. Earlier this year, we partnered on major projects with Aramco and MODEC, demonstrating the strength and scalability of our combined expertise. Launching this next phase of partnership at ADIPEC underscores our shared commitment to practical, deployable decarbonisation.

From vision to reality

As I walk through ADIPEC this year, one theme stands out: urgency. The Middle East is moving fast, with flagship hubs already targeting around 9 million tonnes of CO₂ capture capacity today and forecasts of 30-40 million tonnes annually within the next decade. Competitive cost structures and emerging carbon-as-a-service models are driving real commercial momentum.

At Carbon Clean, we believe the key to sustaining this pace lies in modularity and partnership. By standardising carbon capture technology and combining it with world-class execution, we can make carbon capture as practical and repeatable as solar and wind deployment.

Our alliance with SAMSUNG E&A shows what’s possible when technology and engineering come together to accelerate the energy transition.