What Skyrenu Technologies does

Skyrenu Technologies Inc. is a Sherbrooke, Quebec-based private climate technology company founded in 2021 to commercialize a modular industrial platform for low-concentration CO2 capture. Its core technology is a sorbent-agnostic, reactor-less sequential moving-bed direct air capture (DAC) system that uses a low-cost solid adsorbent in a continuous adsorption-and-steam-regeneration cycle, claiming approximately 40% lower energy intensity and 30% higher CO2 adsorption than conventional DAC. The platform targets three applications: direct air capture from ambient air, capture from diluted industrial streams (cement, steel, and other hard-to-abate sectors), and integrated capture with geological sequestration or mineral carbonation, including the novel combination of DAC with mining tailings carbonation.

The company operates two named product lines: the Deep Sky Alpha industrial demonstrator (50 tCO2/year, installed at Deep Sky's site in Innisfail, Alberta in April 2025, achieving North America's first DAC + geological storage in August 2025) and the Bellevue Class system (125 tCO2/year, in design and manufacturing with planned installation at end of 2026). Revenue mechanics are project-based and quote-driven, combining hardware sales and installation, multi-year carbon removal credit pre-purchase agreements (including a MaRS/M-Lab Japanese consortium program with Mitsubishi, ENEOS, Tokio Marine, and Yazaki Innovations), and managed sequestration/valorization services such as green concrete mineralization with Carbicrete. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting industrial partners, project developers, and institutions.

Skyrenu is pre-seed to seed stage, with 14 employees, a US patent granted in January 2026 plus three filings, and financial backers including CarbonFix (Netherlands), Investissement Québec (Impulsion PME grant), Family Office Jacques Berthelet, NorthX Climate Tech, Export Development Canada, WGF Capital, and Mandrake Group. Co-founders Gabriel Vézina (CEO/President) and Martin Brouillette (CTO, University of Sherbrooke professor) lead the company, supported by CFO Danny Berthelet (appointed May 2025) and a multidisciplinary R&D and project management team anchored by a continuing collaboration with the University of Sherbrooke.

Name

Skyrenu Technologies

Legal name

Skyrenu Technologies Inc.

Website

https://skyrenu.com/en

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Skyrenu Technologies is a Sherbrooke, Quebec-based climate tech startup developing a modular, sorbent-agnostic solid-sorbent platform for low-concentration CO2 capture, including direct air capture, diluted industrial stream capture, and integration with geological or mineral sequestration for industrial and project developer customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Direct Air Capture and Industrial CO2 Capture Systems

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Direct Air Capture (DAC) Systems & Plants (EUABAFAA)

Keywords

• Direct air capture
• Carbon capture systems
• CO2 removal technology
• Modular industrial DAC
• Carbon sequestration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sherbrooke

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Direct Air Capture (DAC) systems: Sale and deployment of modular CO2 capture systems for direct air capture and diluted industrial emissions. Revenue is generated through system sales, installation, and ongoing operational support for industrial customers.
2. Carbon removal credits: Pre-purchase of carbon removal credits by organizations like MaRS Discovery District and Japanese consortium (Mitsubishi, ENEOS, Tokio Marine). Credits are delivered over a period of up to three years.
3. CO2 valorization and sequestration services: Integration of captured CO2 into sequestration or valorization chains for sustainable industrial applications, including partnership with green concrete producers (Carbicrete).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Skyrenu Technologies develops, manufactures, and deploys modular industrial direct air capture (DAC) and low-concentration CO2 capture systems based on its proprietary sequential moving-bed solid-sorbent technology. The company's core offering, the Skyrenu Platform, is sold to industrial partners, project developers, and institutional customers for direct air capture, capture from diluted industrial emissions, and integrated capture with geological sequestration or mineral carbonation, with the additional ability to monetize carbon removal credits.

Product overview

Skyrenu Technologies is a Quebec-based climate tech company developing an integrated modular platform for low-concentration CO₂ capture. The core Skyrenu Platform combines solid-sorbent direct air capture (DAC) technology with a scalable, modular architecture. The product portfolio includes the Deep Sky Alpha industrial demonstrator (50 tCO₂/year capacity, delivered April 2025) and the Bellevue Class system (125 tCO₂/year, in development). The platform serves three main applications: direct air capture from ambient air, capture from diluted industrial emissions, and integrated capture with geological or mineral storage. The technology uses a low-cost solid adsorbent with approximately 40% reduction in energy intensity and 30% increased adsorption of CO₂ compared to conventional approaches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Skyrenu Platform Modular industrial platform for low-concentration CO2 capture designed for rapid scaling, combining performance, modularity, and industrial integration to support direct air capture (DAC), point-source capture, and integrated capture-and-storage applications for industrial partners, project developers, and institutional customers.
• Deep Sky Alpha DAC Unit Industrial demonstrator unit of the Skyrenu Platform: a 50 tCO2/year modular direct air capture system delivered to Deep Sky's Alpha site in Innisfail, Alberta, validating performance and paving the way for commercial deployment.
• Bellevue Class DAC System Next-generation industrial demonstration and scale-up DAC system based on the Skyrenu Platform with expected capacity of 125 tCO2/year, designed to demonstrate scaled deployment and integration with green concrete storage.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% reduction in energy intensity
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Deep SkycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2024Deep Sky partnered with Skyrenu to deploy a 50 tCO2/year DAC unit at their Alpha test site in Innisfail, Alberta. The partnership enables validation of Skyrenu's technology with a view to commercial deployment in Canada. Deep Sky also completed North America's first CO2 storage via direct air capture with Skyrenu's technology in August 2025.
• CarbicretecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for CO2 storage in green concrete applications. Skyrenu's captured CO2 is utilized in Carbicrete's process for creating carbon-negative concrete products through carbon mineralization.
• PEVCA (Pôle Économique Vert de Chaudière-Appalaches)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkyrenu joined PEVCA in February 2025 as a member focused on carbon capture and sequestration. PEVCA brings together companies working to exploit mining residues and former mining sites in the region while contributing to climate action. The cluster represents potential multi-billion dollar investments with the ability to capture and store one million tonnes of CO2 per year.
• University of SherbrookecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkyrenu originated from research at the University of Sherbrooke (2018) and continues collaboration including co-authoring research published in the International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. Co-founder Martin Brouillette is a professor at the university.
• COALIAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institute collaborating with Skyrenu on Nordic geopolymers project to evaluate CO2 capture under real-world conditions, supporting decarbonization of construction.
• Secant FuelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for structuring an integrated industrial chain linking low-concentration CO2 capture with synthetic fuels production, announced February 2026.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Climeworks: Swiss commercial DAC pioneer and the global category leader; competes directly with Skyrenu on solid-sorbent DAC systems targeting the same voluntary and compliance carbon-removal offtake market.
• Heirloom Carbon Technologies: US-based DAC company using a calcium-looping (limestone) approach; competes with Skyrenu in DAC project development, carbon-credit offtake, and partnership-driven scaling with industrial emitters.
• CarbonCapture Inc. US DAC company commercializing solid-sorbent capture systems with comparable modular, industrial-scale ambitions; directly competes with Skyrenu for project sites and credit buyers.
• Avnos: US DAC startup using a hybrid water-and-sorbent process to capture CO2 directly from air; emerging direct competitor in solid/contact-based DAC at pilot-to-commercial scale.
• Mission Zero Technologies: UK-based DAC developer with electrochemical capture systems targeting modular deployment; competes in the same DAC project development and credit offtake market.
• Captura: US-based emerging DAC company using electrochemical seawater capture; comparable as an early-stage modular DAC peer pursuing voluntary carbon-credit commercialization.
• Noya: US DAC startup retrofitting cooling towers for CO2 capture; comparable as a direct-air-capture peer focused on modular, low-concentration CO2 capture using sorbent-based systems.

Broad incumbents

• 1PointFive (Occidental): Subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum operating Stratos — the world's largest DAC plant — and serving as the dominant broad incumbent in DAC project development and CDR credits, partially via the acquired Carbon Engineering technology.

Others

• Deep Sky: Canadian full-stack carbon-removal project developer and Skyrenu's anchor deployment partner; comparable as an adjacent ecosystem participant that integrates third-party DAC technologies (including Skyrenu's) into geological sequestration projects.
• Carbicrete: Canadian green concrete producer using CO2 mineralization; partner for Skyrenu's captured CO2 valorization. Comparable as an adjacent downstream user that monetizes captured CO2 into carbon-negative building materials.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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