Remora
Remora (Echeneidae Inc.) retrofits diesel locomotives and semi-trucks with mobile carbon capture systems that extract up to 90% of CO2 from exhaust, purify it, and sell it to industrial end users while sharing revenue with fleet operators.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2020
- HeadquartersWixom, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Remora does
Remora (legal entity Echeneidae Inc.) is a Detroit-area industrial technology company founded in 2020 that develops mobile carbon capture systems for diesel-powered heavy-duty vehicles, primarily locomotives and semi-trucks. Its core product is a zero-backpressure retrofit device that uses two proprietary adsorbents (engineered for humid exhaust conditions) and a proprietary gas separation process to extract and purify up to 90% of CO2 from exhaust, while reducing soot, particulate matter, and NOx to Tier 4 emissions standards. The modular architecture is designed to scale across vehicle types and is being extended to stationary applications such as ships, data center generators, cement kilns, and power plants.
The company's business model combines hardware sales with a recurring revenue component: Remora sells the capture system to operators, then the purified liquid CO2 is offloaded at rail yards and truck stops and sold to end users in food, beverage, agriculture, water treatment, manufacturing, and concrete industries, with revenue shared with the operator. Additional revenue streams include carbon removal/removal credit sales (with a signed offtake agreement with Shopify), and qualification for government incentives including 45Q ($60-$85/MT), EPA Emissions Reduction credits, and CARB Low Carbon Fuel Standard credits ($75-$125/MT). When paired with renewable diesel, the system enables carbon-negative operation via BECCS.
Remora operates a direct enterprise sales motion concentrated in North America (US and Canada), targeting Class I and short-line railroads and major fleet operators. Testing or development agreements are in place with Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, Pacific Harbor Line (also an investor), and Genesee & Wyoming subsidiaries (BPRR, IORY), while trucking partners include Ryder, Werner Enterprises, Estes, Purolator, ForwardAir, and Covenant Logistics. The company has raised $117M in venture capital from a syndicate that includes Valor Equity Partners (lead), Lowercarbon Capital, Union Square Ventures, First Round Capital, Y Combinator, Neo, Voyager, and MCJ Collective, with Shopify and Pacific Harbor Line also participating as strategic investors.
Remora firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Remora
- Legal name
- Echeneidae Inc.
- Website
- https://remoracarbon.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2020
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Remora (Echeneidae Inc.) retrofits diesel locomotives and semi-trucks with mobile carbon capture systems that extract up to 90% of CO2 from exhaust, purify it, and sell it to industrial end users while sharing revenue with fleet operators.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Remora industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Mobile Carbon Capture Systems
- NAICS
- Industrial Gas Manufacturing (32512), Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391)
- SIC
- Railroad Equipment (3743), Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Trailors & Stackers (3537)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Solvent/Sorbent/Catalyst Materials & Capture Equipment Manufacturing (Absorbers, Strippers, Heat Exchangers) (EUAAALAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- CO₂ Utilization in Industrial Processes (urea/fertilizers, enhanced oil recovery where applicable, process integration) (EUABAIAI), BECCS Project Development & Integration (Permitting, FEED, EPC Interface) (EUAAALAA)
Keywords
Where Remora is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Wixom
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Remora business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Carbon Capture System Sales: Remora sells the carbon capture system to railroads and trucking companies. The system pays for itself over its lifetime and generates a return on investment for operators.
- CO2 Revenue Sharing: Remora extracts and purifies up to 90% of CO2 from vehicle exhaust and sells the purified CO2 to end-users (food, beverage, agriculture, water treatment, manufacturing, concrete industries), sharing revenue with the railroad or trucking company operator.
- Carbon Removal Credits: Remora can sell carbon reduction credits for capturing CO2 from trains or trucks. Retrofit on renewable diesel/biofuel can make vehicles carbon negative, generating additional carbon removal credit revenue. Already signed a credit offtake agreement with Shopify.
- Government Tax Credits: Remora is working to qualify for 45Q Tax Credit ($85/MT for CO2 sequestration, $60/MT for utilization), EPA Emissions Reduction credits, and CARB Low Carbon Fuel Standard Credits ($75-$125/MT for sequestration).
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction based/ take rate | Multi-year contract | System sale with revenue sharing |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
Remora product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Remora designs, manufactures, and sells mobile carbon capture systems that retrofit diesel locomotives and semi-trucks to extract and purify up to 90% of CO2 from exhaust while reducing soot, particulate matter, and NOx to Tier 4 standards. The company sells the captured liquid CO2 to industrial end users in food, beverage, agriculture, water treatment, manufacturing, and concrete markets, sharing the CO2 revenue with the rail or trucking operator that hosts the system.
Product overview
Remora offers a single unified product: the Remora Carbon Capture System, a mobile carbon capture technology that retrofits diesel locomotives and semi-trucks. The system consists of proprietary adsorbents (Breakthrough Adsorbents) and a proprietary gas separation process achieving 90% capture efficiency. Remora sells the captured and purified CO₂ to end users in industries such as food, beverage, agriculture, water treatment, manufacturing, and concrete, sharing revenue with railroad and trucking company partners. The company is also developing CO₂ offloading infrastructure as an add-on component at fueling locations. Future applications under development include ships, data center generators, cement kilns, and power plants.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Remora Carbon Capture System A mobile carbon capture system that retrofits diesel locomotives and semi-trucks with zero-backpressure capture technology, extracting and purifying up to 90% of CO2 from exhaust while reducing soot, particulate matter, and NOx to Tier 4 emissions standards. The captured CO2 is condensed to liquid and sold to industrial end users, with revenue shared with the railroad or trucking operator hosting the system.
- Breakthrough Adsorbents Remora's two proprietary adsorbents engineered to function in the humid exhaust environment of diesel engines, where off-the-shelf carbon capture solvents fail because they are corrosive, volatile, and can release carcinogens when they degrade. Used as the capture medium inside the Remora Carbon Capture System.
- Proprietary Gas Separation Process A proprietary gas separation process that integrates with the Remora capture system to deliver 90% CO2 capture efficiency, third-party validated. The process is informed by proprietary simulation tools, machine learning, small-scale testing, and full-scale validation.
- CO2 Offloading Infrastructure Offload tanks installed at distribution centers, truck stops, and rail yards along freight corridors where captured liquid CO2 is rapidly pumped out of vehicles during refueling. The collected CO2 is picked up by distributors and transported to industrial end users for sale and use.
Quantifiable outcome
- 90% CO2 capture efficiency (third-party validated)
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Remora
Customer profileNamed customers11 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Remora technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability2 records
Feature5 records
Remora partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.
- Pacific Harbor LinecoreDevelopment agreement for mobile carbon capture technology on locomotives serving Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach. Pacific Harbor Line handles 40,000 carloads at nation's busiest port complex. Company is also an investor in Remora. Pursuing fleet upgrades including Tier 4 locomotive conversion. Already reduced CO2 emissions by 70% through renewable diesel fuel.
- Norfolk SoutherncoreTesting agreement for carbon capture technology on Norfolk Southern locomotives.
- Union PacificcoreTesting agreement for carbon capture technology on Union Pacific locomotives.
- Genesee & Wyoming (BPRR, IORY)coreTesting agreements for carbon capture technology on Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary railroads (Baton Rouge-Pittsburgh Railroad and Indiana & Ohio Railway).
- RydermajorTrucking fleet partner for carbon capture technology deployment on semi-trucks.
- Werner EnterprisesmajorTrucking company partner for carbon capture technology deployment on semi-trucks.
- EstesmajorTrucking company partner for carbon capture technology deployment on semi-trucks.
- PurolatormajorTrucking company partner for carbon capture technology deployment on semi-trucks.
- ForwardAirmajorFreight and logistics company partner for carbon capture technology deployment.
- Covenant LogisticsmajorLogistics company partner for carbon capture technology deployment.
- ShopifymajorSigned carbon reduction credit offtake agreement with Shopify. Shopify also invested in Remora. Credits are described as additional, permanent, and measurable.
- CO2 End Users (Food, Beverage, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Concrete)supportingUS CO2 market is 75 million metric tons per year. End users include food, beverage, agriculture, water treatment, manufacturing, and concrete industries. 75% of buyers unable to purchase enough CO2 at least once per year. Remora has signed offtake agreements to sell and sequester captured CO2.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Remora competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- CarbonCapture Inc. CarbonCapture Inc. develops carbon removal technology using direct air capture (DAC) at industrial scale. While not focused on mobile vehicle capture, it competes for the same carbon capture and removal credit dollars and investor capital within the climate-tech ecosystem.
- Heirloom Carbon Technologies: Heirloom uses limestone-based DAC technology to capture CO2 from the atmosphere and is a leading player in the carbon removal market. Comparable as a carbon removal credit competitor pursuing the same voluntary corporate offtake market (e.g., Shopify-style buyers).
- 1PointFive (Occidental): 1PointFive is building one of the world's largest DAC facilities (Stratos) using technology licensed from Carbon Engineering. Comparable as a large-scale carbon removal credit supplier competing for the same corporate offtake demand Remora is targeting with vehicle-based capture.
- Wabtec Corporation: Wabtec is a major rail equipment manufacturer providing locomotive technology, emissions control, and Tier 4 upgrade solutions. Comparable as a key rail-industry incumbent whose emissions-reduction product portfolio intersects with Remora's locomotive retrofit offering, and a potential strategic acquirer or competitor.
- Climeworks: Climeworks is a pioneer in commercial direct air capture, operating the world's largest DAC facilities. As a leading CDR credit producer, it competes with Remora in the voluntary carbon credit market where corporate buyers like Shopify allocate offtake dollars.
Emerging players
- C-Quest Capital: C-Quest Capital invests in and originates carbon credits from cookstove and other nature-based and technology-based projects. Comparable as a participant in the voluntary carbon credit market where Remora sells its carbon removal credits.
- Carbon Clean Solutions: Carbon Clean Solutions provides industrial-scale carbon capture technology for point-source emitters (refineries, cement, steel). Comparable as a competitor in the broader carbon capture equipment market, though focused on stationary industrial sources rather than mobile vehicle applications.
- Global Thermostat: Global Thermostat develops commercial direct air capture technology with a focus on lower-cost capture. Comparable as a carbon capture technology developer competing for the same industrial CO2 utilization and CDR credit revenue pools Remora targets.
- LanzaTech: LanzaTech uses carbon capture and gas fermentation to convert captured carbon into fuels and chemicals (carbon-to-value). Comparable as a competitor in the carbon-to-value space where Remora sells captured CO2 into industrial end-markets like fuels and chemicals.
Direct peers
- CarbonOrO: CarbonOrO is a Canadian carbon capture company developing mobile carbon capture technology for diesel vehicles (trucks and locomotives), directly competing with Remora's core product offering in the same target market of heavy-duty vehicle emissions.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Remora social profiles
Digital presenceRemora financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Remora leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles11 records
Remora funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors11 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Remora M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Remora
What does Remora do?
Remora designs, manufactures, and sells mobile carbon capture systems that retrofit diesel locomotives and semi-trucks to extract and purify up to 90% of CO2 from exhaust while reducing soot, particulate matter, and NOx to Tier 4 standards. The company sells the captured liquid CO2 to industrial end users in food, beverage, agriculture, water treatment, manufacturing, and concrete markets, sharing the CO2 revenue with the rail or trucking operator that hosts the system.
Is Remora a public or private company?
Remora is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Remora founded?
Remora was founded in 2020. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Remora based?
Remora is headquartered in Wixom, United States, in the North America region.
How does Remora make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Carbon Capture System Sales are the primary driver. The others are CO2 Revenue Sharing, carbon Removal Credits and government Tax Credits.
Who are Remora's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are CarbonCapture Inc., Heirloom Carbon Technologies, 1PointFive (Occidental), Wabtec Corporation and Climeworks. Emerging players are C-Quest Capital, Carbon Clean Solutions, Global Thermostat and LanzaTech. CarbonOrO is listed as a direct peer.
Does Remora have an API?
No public API is recorded for Remora.
What industry is Remora in?
Remora's product category is Mobile Carbon Capture Systems. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAAALAJ, Solvent/Sorbent/Catalyst Materials & Capture Equipment Manufacturing (Absorbers, Strippers, Heat Exchangers), with a secondary code of EUABAIAI, CO₂ Utilization in Industrial Processes (urea/fertilizers, enhanced oil recovery where applicable, process integration). Its NAICS code is 32512 and its SIC code is 3743.