Carbon Clean, a carbon capture technology company headquartered in the UK, has launched one of the world’s largest dedicated carbon capture research facilities in Navi Mumbai, India. The new Global Innovation Centre (GIC), which spans over 77,000 square feet, is designed to support the development and commercial deployment of advanced carbon capture technologies.
The facility comprises two operational carbon capture units and laboratories for solvent testing, analysis, and development. Its primary function is to support the scale-up of CycloneCC, Carbon Clean’s modular carbon capture system. The company has stated that the GIC will be a core element of its strategy to accelerate the industrial deployment of next-generation capture solutions. The site currently accommodates more than 100 technical specialists, with plans to expand the workforce to 350.
Aniruddha Sharma, Chair and Chief Executive of Carbon Clean, said: ‘As a UK-headquartered company founded in India, this investment underscores the economic and industrial opportunities CCUS offers both countries. It also reflects our global commitment to tackling the complex challenge of industrial decarbonisation at scale.’
CycloneCC employs Carbon Clean’s proprietary APBS-CDRMax solvent and is designed for use in hard-to-abate industrial sectors. The technology has accumulated over 2.8 million operational hours globally and is regarded by the company as integral to efforts to meet emerging carbon compliance frameworks, including the EU and UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms.
The GIC has been launched in parallel with India’s growing commitment to carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) as a national climate policy priority. The government is preparing its National CCUS Mission, which will introduce financial mechanisms, including viability gap funding and carbon pricing instruments. These will operate alongside the existing Carbon Credit Trading Scheme, which mandates emissions reductions in high-polluting sectors.
Several domestic industrial initiatives are already under way. Indian Oil Corporation and ONGC are advancing a carbon capture project at the Koyali refinery in Gujarat, with captured CO2 to be stored in the nearby Gandhar oil field. Bharat Petroleum and other state-owned refiners are expected to implement similar projects by 2026.
International partnerships are also increasing. Shell and ONGC are conducting joint studies on CO2 storage and enhanced oil recovery in key Indian basins. Fugro and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay are collaborating on CCUS solutions to support the country’s emissions reduction goals.
The GIC’s opening follows Carbon Clean’s offshore expansion strategy, notably its partnership with MODEC to develop a commercial version of CycloneCC for floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels. A pilot installation is scheduled for 2026, followed by a scaled-up system capable of capturing up to 100,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. The goal is to achieve full integration into FPSO designs, with capture capacity reaching 300,000 tonnes annually.
CycloneCC’s compact architecture, which includes rotating packed bed technology, achieves a 70% reduction in height over traditional column-based systems. This configuration is suited to the spatial constraints and motion conditions of offshore platforms.
