Carbon Clean and SAMSUNG E&A partner to accelerate modular carbon capture deployment globally

Carbon Clean, a prominent innovator in affordable industrial carbon capture technology, has entered into a strategic alliance with SAMSUNG E&A, a globally renowned engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) powerhouse, to accelerate the deployment of modular, scalable carbon capture solutions internationally. This partnership aims to make significant inroads into industrial decarbonisation, particularly targeting sectors traditionally difficult to abate.

At the core of the collaboration is Carbon Clean’s patented CycloneCC™ technology, a fully modular and columnless carbon capture system designed for compactness and efficiency. This technology is integrated with Carbon Clean’s cutting-edge amine-promoted buffer salt solvent (APBS-CDRMax®) and Rotating Packed Bed (RPB) technologies to enhance performance. SAMSUNG E&A complements this with its deep EPC experience and the innovative AHEAD execution model, which prioritises off-site construction, early design automation, and risk mitigation to ensure rapid, productive project delivery while minimising site disruption. The alliance thus promises faster, more cost-effective installations with reliable outcomes.

This partnership builds on prior successful collaborations between the two companies earlier this year, including high-profile projects with Aramco and MODEC. For instance, a project with Aramco demonstrated the CycloneCC technology’s ability to capture CO₂ from natural gas turbine exhaust streams containing around 4% CO₂, achieving a 50% smaller footprint compared to conventional methods and cutting total installed costs by up to half without sacrificing efficiency, especially significant at lower CO₂ concentrations. Similarly, the alliance is involved in pioneering offshore carbon capture with MODEC, undertaking a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract to pilot the CycloneCC system on a Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. This marks one of the first deployments of modular carbon capture technology in an offshore setting, highlighting the versatility and scalability of their solution.

Both companies see this alliance as a transformative step in making carbon capture as routine and scalable as renewable energy technologies like solar and wind. Aniruddha Sharma, Chair and CEO of Carbon Clean, emphasises the importance of overcoming the traditional barriers of cost and complexity, suggesting the partnership’s combined expertise will accelerate commercialisation and standardisation efforts globally. Meanwhile, Hong Namkoong, CEO of SAMSUNG E&A, stresses the alliance’s role in delivering practical, efficient, and reliable carbon capture systems essential for the energy transition.

This initiative aligns with SAMSUNG E&A’s broader strategy of forming collaborations to tackle emissions in hard-to-abate sectors. Alongside Carbon Clean, SAMSUNG E&A recently announced a partnership with Honeywell to jointly market solvent-based carbon capture technologies for power plants, reflecting its comprehensive approach to decarbonisation solutions. Additionally, SAMSUNG E&A has teamed up with Svante to develop modular carbon capture plants employing advanced solid sorbent technology, further underlining its commitment to pioneering modular, scalable systems across the industrial and energy sectors.

The Carbon Clean and SAMSUNG E&A alliance epitomises a growing trend in industrial decarbonisation: the integration of advanced carbon capture technologies with robust EPC execution models to deliver customisable, modular solutions that can be rapidly deployed across diverse industrial environments worldwide. By doing so, the partnership addresses not only technological but also logistical and financial challenges, which are critical to scaling carbon capture from niche installations to mainstream industry practice.

As global regulatory and market pressures intensify around emissions reduction, this collaboration could serve as an important blueprint for how industry leaders harness innovation and engineering excellence to unlock cost-effective pathways to net zero, particularly in sectors where alternatives remain limited. The alliance’s ongoing projects, from onshore industrial sites to pioneering offshore pilots, offer a palpable demonstration of modular carbon capture’s potential to become a foundational technology in the industrial decarbonisation toolkit.