Carbon Ridge
Carbon Ridge is a private US maritime technology company that builds modular centrifugal onboard carbon capture systems (OCCS) for commercial vessels and floating AI compute infrastructure (DATASHIPS), serving shipowners, tanker operators, and AI/cloud computing customers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2020
- HeadquartersLos Angeles, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Carbon Ridge does
Carbon Ridge is a private US-based maritime decarbonization and floating AI infrastructure company founded in 2020-2021 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The company operates two integrated product lines: OCCS (Onboard Carbon Capture & Storage), a modular centrifugal CO2 capture system using proprietary rotating packed bed (RPB) contactor technology purpose-built for maritime vessels, and DATASHIPS, a floating AI compute infrastructure platform that converts ships into data centers by leveraging vessel power and seawater-based cooling.
The OCCS system captures CO2 from vessel exhaust through a pre-treatment module (NOx, SOx, particulate removal), centrifugal separation, liquefaction, and Type-C tank storage. DNV has verified the system achieves 98% peak CO2 capture rates during a five-month commercial pilot, 90%+ CO2 emissions reduction, 99.9%+ elimination of particulate matter, NOx, and SOx, and 75% equipment footprint reduction compared to conventional column-based capture systems — all at less than 10% parasitic load. The company completed its first commercial deployment aboard Scorpio Tankers' STI Spiga LR2 product tanker in July 2025 at Besiktas Shipyard in Turkey, and received DNV Design Basis Approval in April 2025. DATASHIPS uses marine-compute modules with vibration isolation, marine fire suppression, and chloride protection, achieving PUE of 1.10-1.15, and is positioned to monetize US Section 45(q) tax credits at $85/ton CO2 sequestered.
Carbon Ridge generates revenue through OCCS system sales, installation, and ongoing technical support for maritime vessel operators, plus managed services for CO2 storage, offload, aggregation, transport, and chain-of-custody documentation through partnerships with Shell, TotalEnergies, California Resources Corporation, Carbon TerraVault, Ecolog, and 44.01. The DATASHIPS business monetizes vessel power and cooling capacity by deploying compute modules for AI and cloud customers. The company sells through direct enterprise sales to shipowners and tanker operators, with named customers including Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG, 120+ product tankers) and Crowley. Total funding exceeds $20 million across three rounds: a $6M seed (September 2022 led by Grantham Foundation), a $9.5M Series A (October 2024 co-led by Crosscut Ventures and Western Technology Investment), and an additional round (2025 led by Katapult Ocean and Alfa8).
Carbon Ridge firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Carbon Ridge
- Legal name
- Carbon Ridge, Inc.
- Website
- https://carbonridge.net
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2020
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Carbon Ridge is a private US maritime technology company that builds modular centrifugal onboard carbon capture systems (OCCS) for commercial vessels and floating AI compute infrastructure (DATASHIPS), serving shipowners, tanker operators, and AI/cloud computing customers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Carbon Ridge industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Maritime Emissions Technology
- NAICS
- Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391)
- SIC
- Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533)
- akta.pro primary industry
- CO₂ Shipping & Marine Transport (Liquefaction, Carriers, Terminals) (EUABAHAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- CO2 Gathering & Compression (for EOR/CCUS feed) (EUALACAJ), Industrial & Refrigerant Emissions Reduction (N2O, HFCs, SF6, Process Emissions) (EUABABAM)
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Where Carbon Ridge is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Los Angeles
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices3 records
Markets served
Carbon Ridge business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- OCCS Technology Licensing and Deployment: Carbon Ridge deploys its modular onboard carbon capture and storage systems on commercial vessels. Revenue is generated through system sales, installation, and ongoing technical support services for maritime vessel operators seeking to reduce emissions and comply with tightening IMO targets and EU carbon pricing.
- CO2 Storage and Sequestration Services: Carbon Ridge coordinates offload, aggregation, transport, and delivery of captured CO2 into established storage infrastructure through partnerships with Shell, TotalEnergies, California Resources Corporation, Carbon TerraVault, Ecolog, and 44.01. Revenue may include fees for carbon chain-of-custody documentation and compliance reporting.
- DATASHIP Floating AI Infrastructure: Carbon Ridge monetizes vessel power and cooling infrastructure by deploying compute modules on ships. Revenue model involves providing marine-compute modules, power infrastructure, and permitting services to AI/cloud computing customers, with potential monetization of Section 45(q) tax credit ($85/ton CO2 sequestered) in the US.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
Carbon Ridge product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Carbon Ridge builds and deploys modular Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage (OCCS) systems for commercial maritime vessels, using a proprietary centrifugal rotating packed bed (RPB) contactor to capture CO2 from ship exhaust, liquefy it, and store it in onboard Type-C tanks. The company also offers DATASHIPS, which converts vessels into floating AI data centers by leveraging shipboard power and seawater-based cooling to host compute infrastructure at sea.
Product overview
Carbon Ridge offers two core product lines: DATASHIPS (floating AI infrastructure that converts vessels into data centers with power, cooling, and connectivity) and OCCS (Onboard Carbon Capture & Storage), a modular system using proprietary centrifugal technology to capture CO2 emissions from ships. The OCCS system includes pre-treatment, capture (rotating packed bed), liquefaction, and onboard storage modules that work continuously alongside vessel operations. DATASHIPS utilizes marine-compute modules for customer hardware integration.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- DATASHIPS: Floating AI Infrastructure - Turning ships into floating data centers, delivering power and cooling directly from the vessel's existing power plant.
- OCCS
Products and services
- OCCS (Onboard Carbon Capture & Storage) Modular onboard carbon capture and storage system for commercial maritime vessels (tankers, container ships, bulk carriers), using proprietary centrifugal rotating packed bed (RPB) contactor technology to capture CO2 from vessel exhaust, achieving up to 98% capture rate with 75% smaller equipment footprint than conventional column-based capture systems. Sold to shipowners and vessel operators seeking near-term decarbonization without fuel switching or vessel modifications.
- DATASHIPS Floating AI infrastructure solution that converts commercial vessels into data centers, providing power and seawater-based cooling directly from the vessel's existing power plant to host compute capacity at sea. Achieves PUE of 1.10-1.15 through direct-to-chip cooling and two-stage seawater cooling architecture. Designed for AI/cloud computing customers needing compute capacity beyond constrained terrestrial data centers.
Quantifiable outcome
- 98% peak CO2 capture rate verified by DNV during commercial pilot
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Carbon Ridge
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Carbon Ridge technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature7 records
Carbon Ridge partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.
- Scorpio Tankers Inc.flagshipMonaco-based Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG), operator of more than 120 product tankers, entered MOU with Carbon Ridge in March 2022 to collaborate on onboard carbon capture development. Successfully deployed first centrifugal OCCS pilot aboard STI Spiga LR2 product tanker in July 2025 at Besiktas Shipyard, Turkey. Both companies view pilot results as foundation for scaling technology across global fleet.
- ShellcoreShell is listed as a CO2 storage partner on Carbon Ridge's OCCS page. Carbon Ridge coordinates delivery of captured CO2 into Shell's storage infrastructure for permanent sequestration.
- TotalEnergiescoreTotalEnergies is listed as a CO2 storage partner. Carbon Ridge connects maritime CO2 volumes to TotalEnergies' permanent sequestration networks and verified emissions-reduction pathways.
- California Resources CorporationcoreCalifornia Resources Corporation is listed as a CO2 storage partner providing CO2 sequestration services for maritime CO2 volumes captured by Carbon Ridge's OCCS technology.
- Carbon TerraVaultcoreCarbon TerraVault (subsidiary of California Resources Corporation) provides geological CO2 sequestration services for captured maritime emissions delivered through Carbon Ridge's logistics network.
- EcologcoreEcolog is listed as a CO2 storage and utilization partner, enabling Carbon Ridge to connect maritime CO2 volumes to permanent sequestration or industrial utilization networks.
- 44.01core44.01 is listed as a CO2 storage partner providing mineral carbonation technology for permanent CO2 sequestration from maritime operations.
- DNVcoreDNV (Det Norske Veritas) provided Design Basis Approval for Carbon Ridge's OCCS system and independently verified the 98% peak CO2 capture rate during the Scorpio Tankers pilot. DNV's Recommended Practice framework was used for performance verification.
- Besiktas ShipyardcoreBesiktas Shipyard in Turkey conducted the dry-docking and installation of the centrifugal OCCS system aboard Scorpio Tankers' STI Spiga LR2 product tanker in July 2025, enabling the first maritime deployment of the technology.
- U.S. Department of Transportation (MARAD)coreListed as investor and partner on Carbon Ridge's website, providing government support for maritime decarbonization technology development.
- U.S. Department of EnergycoreListed as investor and partner on Carbon Ridge's website, supporting development of clean energy and emissions reduction technologies.
- U.S. Department of DefensecoreListed as investor and partner on Carbon Ridge's website, indicating government interest in maritime decarbonization technology for defense applications.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Carbon Ridge competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Aker Carbon Capture: Aker Carbon Capture (now part of Aker Solutions) provides industrial-scale amine-based post-combustion carbon capture systems across cement, steel, and power. Relevant as a competing CCS technology provider exploring maritime applications, though focused on land-based industrial sources.
- ION Clean Energy: ION Clean Energy is a US carbon capture technology company developing post-combustion solvent systems for industrial emitters. Comparable as a small-format CCS specialist, though focused on industrial point sources rather than maritime today.
- Carbon Clean: Carbon Clean is a UK-headquartered industrial carbon capture technology developer offering modular point-source capture solutions. Relevant as a competing small-footprint CCS vendor with maritime aspirations and adjacent engineering pedigree.
Broad incumbents
- Chiyoda Corporation: Chiyoda is a Japanese engineering contractor with a long history of large-scale CCS project delivery and its proprietary KS-1 solvent. Broad incumbent that supplies CCS technology; relevant to maritime CCS as a comparable carbon-capture engineering vendor at scale.
- Wärtsilä: Wärtsilä is a large Finnish marine technology and decarbonization provider offering engines, fuels, and CCS-related solutions for shipping. Comparable as a shipowner-facing technology vendor with decarbonization portfolios, though Carbon Ridge is a focused CCS specialist whereas Wärtsilä is a broad incumbent.
- Everllence (formerly MAN Energy Solutions): Everllence is a major marine engine designer and integrator offering CCS-enabled engine solutions and decarbonization platforms. Broad incumbent with a stake in both engine technology and CCS integration — overlaps with Carbon Ridge on the marine CCS value chain.
- Alfa Laval: Alfa Laval is a Swedish marine equipment manufacturer with a strong position in exhaust gas cleaning and emissions-treatment systems. A broad incumbent with overlapping emissions-treatment technology aimed at commercial vessels.
Direct peers
- Value Maritime: Value Maritime is a Dutch maritime emissions technology company offering its NoCO2 system — a compact onboard carbon capture module for ships. Directly comparable to Carbon Ridge as one of the few vendors building shipboard carbon capture modules for existing vessels.
Others
- Yara Clean Ammonia: Yara Clean Ammonia is a major producer of low-carbon ammonia positioned as a maritime fuel pathway under IMO decarbonization targets. Not a competitor to OCCS hardware today, but represents the alternative decarbonization pathway that could compete for shipowner capex.
- Crusoe Energy: Crusoe Energy deploys compute infrastructure at stranded and flared energy sources, including mobile/modular data-center facilities. Adjacent rather than direct competitor — relevant because DATASHIPS applies a similar compute-at-the-source philosophy to vessel power, suggesting technology and operational adjacency to Carbon Ridge's second product line.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses6 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Carbon Ridge leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles13 records
Carbon Ridge funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds3 records
Investors11 records
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Carbon Ridge M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Carbon Ridge
What does Carbon Ridge do?
Carbon Ridge builds and deploys modular Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage (OCCS) systems for commercial maritime vessels, using a proprietary centrifugal rotating packed bed (RPB) contactor to capture CO2 from ship exhaust, liquefy it, and store it in onboard Type-C tanks. The company also offers DATASHIPS, which converts vessels into floating AI data centers by leveraging shipboard power and seawater-based cooling to host compute infrastructure at sea.
Is Carbon Ridge a public or private company?
Carbon Ridge is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Carbon Ridge founded?
Carbon Ridge was founded in 2020. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Carbon Ridge based?
Carbon Ridge is headquartered in Los Angeles, United States, in the North America region.
How does Carbon Ridge make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. OCCS Technology Licensing and Deployment is the primary driver. The others are CO2 Storage and Sequestration Services and DATASHIP Floating AI Infrastructure.
Who are Carbon Ridge's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Aker Carbon Capture, ION Clean Energy and Carbon Clean. Broad incumbents are Chiyoda Corporation, Wärtsilä, Everllence (formerly MAN Energy Solutions) and Alfa Laval. Value Maritime is listed as a direct peer. Others are Yara Clean Ammonia and Crusoe Energy.
Does Carbon Ridge have an API?
No public API is recorded for Carbon Ridge.
What industry is Carbon Ridge in?
Carbon Ridge's product category is Maritime Emissions Technology. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUABAHAB, CO₂ Shipping & Marine Transport (Liquefaction, Carriers, Terminals), with a secondary code of EUALACAJ, CO2 Gathering & Compression (for EOR/CCUS feed). Its NAICS code is 33391 and its SIC code is 3533.