On Farm Efficiency dba CryoCellar

What On Farm Efficiency dba CryoCellar does

CryoCellar, the trade name of On Farm Efficiency, is a private early-stage company commercializing a proprietary cryogenic CO2 mineralization process. The technology drives a chemical reaction between captured carbon dioxide and magnesium chloride brine at very low temperatures to produce nesquehonite, a fast-forming, stable mineral (stable at pH under 2.7 and temperatures up to 207°F) that takes the form of quarter-inch rocks. CryoCellar packages this chemistry into a Mobile Mineralization Reactor that farms deploy on-site to mineralize CO2 directly in their fields, orchards, and vineyards, producing a soil amendment with reported agricultural co-benefits — improved aeration, water holding capacity, and drought/flood/disease resilience — while enabling shallow underground carbon storage that sidesteps the pipeline, permitting, and eminent-domain friction associated with deep-well CO2 sequestration.

The company's product portfolio includes the mobile reactor, nesquehonite itself (a dual-purpose carbon storage and soil enhancement product applicable with standard fertilizer spreaders or seed drills), an Off-Grid Produce Cooling System that exploits the cold reaction to add approximately one day of produce storage life per hour of pre-cooling, and a Retail Store Carbon Inset service for downstream buyers decarbonizing fresh-produce supply chains. Revenue mechanics blend hardware unit sales with an ongoing consumables stream (CO2 and mineral brine supplied to reactor owners) and a transaction layer around 45Q carbon capture and storage tax credits and pre-market carbon removal sales.

Go-to-market is executed through a direct, enterprise-style field-sales motion targeting mid-market agricultural operations with produce fields, orchards, and vineyards in the U.S. domestic market. CryoCellar also sells carbon credits and insets to enterprise retail and consumer-brand buyers. The company is at a pre-commercial-to-pilot stage: field trials are published with quantified agricultural outcomes, MRV protocols (direct weighing, X-ray diffraction, soil gas measurement, volumetric calcimetry) are documented, a lifecycle assessment of brine inputs is in progress, and no installed-base, customer logos, revenue, funding, or headcount disclosures are present in the source material.

Name

On Farm Efficiency dba CryoCellar

Legal name

On Farm Efficiency

Website

https://cryocellar.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CryoCellar is a private early-stage company that sells mobile cryogenic CO2 mineralization reactors to produce farms, orchards, and vineyards, converting CO2 into nesquehonite mineral for on-site carbon storage and soil enhancement, while monetizing removals via 45Q tax credits and carbon inset sales to retailers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Carbon Capture and Storage Hardware

NAICS

Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (325180), Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing (327992)

SIC

Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (2810), Abrasive, Asbestos & Misc Nonmetallic Mineral Prods (3290)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon Removal Credits Trading (DAC, BECCS, Biochar, Mineralization) (EUAGAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Solvent/Sorbent/Catalyst Materials & Capture Equipment Manufacturing (Absorbers, Strippers, Heat Exchangers) (EUAAALAJ)

Keywords

• Carbon capture storage
• CO2 mineralization
• Agricultural carbon sequestration
• Mobile mineralization reactor
• Nesquehonite mineral production

Headquarters

HQ city

Muskegon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mobile Mineralization Reactor Sales: Sale of mobile mineralization reactor units to farms for on-site CO2 mineralization. Cryocellar supplies both CO2 and mineral brine to farms purchasing the reactor.
2. CO2 and Mineral Brine Supply: Ongoing supply of CO2 and magnesium chloride brine to farms operating the mobile mineralization reactors.
3. Carbon Credits (45Q Tax Credits): Enables farms to earn annual 45Q carbon capture and storage tax credits from capturing CO2 in agricultural fields.
4. Pre-market Carbon Removals: Pre-market purchases of future carbon removals sold to third parties, facilitated through the customer success model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CryoCellar sells mobile mineralization reactors that perform on-site cryogenic CO2 mineralization, converting carbon dioxide and magnesium chloride brine into nesquehonite mineral for shallow underground carbon storage in agricultural fields. The company supplies CO2 and mineral brine to farms operating these reactors, enabling them to earn 45Q carbon capture and storage tax credits or sell pre-market carbon removals to third parties, while the nesquehonite byproduct improves soil aeration, water retention, and produce cooling.

Product overview

CryoCellar offers a portfolio of carbon capture and storage products centered on its mobile mineralization reactor technology. The core system converts CO2 into nesquehonite mineral through a cryogenic process using magnesium chloride brine, which can be applied directly in agricultural fields using standard farm equipment. The company provides the complete solution including CO2 supply, mineral brine, and the mobile reactor, along with associated services such as off-grid produce cooling and retail store carbon insets. The nesquehonite product serves dual purposes as both a carbon storage medium and a soil enhancement additive that improves aeration and water retention.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mobile Mineralization Reactor A mobile reactor system that converts CO2 into nesquehonite mineral through a cryogenic process using magnesium chloride brine, enabling shallow underground carbon storage in produce fields. Sold to agricultural farms as the core platform for on-site CO2 mineralization and carbon credit generation.
• Nesquehonite Mineral Product Fast-forming mineral produced through the CO2 mineralization process, stable at pH under 2.7 and temperatures up to 207°F. The resulting 1/4 inch rocks have high surface area, function to improve soil aeration and water holding capacity, and make roots more resilient to drought, floods, and disease. Applied to agricultural fields with a fertilizer spreader or seed drill after an onboard washing cycle that removes salinity.
• Off-Grid Produce Cooling System Forced air cooling system enhanced with cryogenic CO2 mineralization that provides fast off-grid cooling without power or water. Designed for agricultural produce farms where each hour of pre-cooling can add an additional day of produce storage life, improving shelf life at the point of harvest.
• Carbon Insets for Retail Stores Decarbonization service for fresh produce supply chains, enabling retail stores and businesses to work with farms that store carbon by making and applying nesquehonite in their fields, orchards, and vineyards. Sold through the Buy Credits section of the CryoCellar website.

Quantifiable outcome

• 0.4 lbs of CO2 captured per lb of nesquehonite produced
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Carbfix: Carbfix dissolves CO2 into water and mineralizes it within basalt formations, one of the most established mineral carbonation routes. A direct peer in mineralization-based permanent carbon storage and credit generation.
• Heirloom Carbon Technologies: Heirloom captures CO2 from the atmosphere and mineralizes it into limestone substitute. Directly comparable as a DAC-plus-mineralization company pursuing durable carbon storage with co-benefits for industrial offtake, competing for the same voluntary and compliance carbon credit buyers as CryoCellar.
• Mineral Carbonation International: MCi commercializes mineral carbonation of CO2 using industrial residues (e.g., serpentine). A direct peer in industrial-scale CO2 mineralization producing stable mineral carbonates and durable carbon credits.
• CarbonCapture Inc. CarbonCapture Inc. develops DAC systems coupled with mineralization and sequestration partnerships. A direct peer in mineralizing CO2 into stable solids for permanent storage and selling the resulting carbon removals to corporate buyers.
• 44.01: 44.01 mineralizes CO2 into peridotite (olivine) at ambient temperatures in Oman. A direct peer pursuing mineralization as a permanent storage pathway and selling carbon removal credits to global buyers.

Emerging players

• Captura: Captura develops scalable ocean-based and direct air CO2 capture technologies. An emerging player in novel CO2 capture routes that could compete for the same voluntary carbon removal credit buyers.
• Parallel Carbon: Parallel Carbon builds distributed, lower-temperature DAC systems paired with mineralization. An emerging player in distributed DAC-plus-mineralization, pursuing a similar decentralization thesis to CryoCellar's mobile reactor model.
• CarbonOrO: CarbonOrO is an early-stage company specifically pursuing nesquehonite-based CO2 mineralization. A closely related emerging player whose mineral output and reaction chemistry most directly overlap CryoCellar's nesquehonite pathway.

Broad incumbents

• CarbonCure Technologies: CarbonCure injects CO2 into fresh concrete during mixing where it mineralizes permanently. A broader incumbent in CO2 utilization via mineralization, though applied to a different industrial value chain (concrete) rather than agriculture.
• Climeworks: Climeworks is the leading DAC operator globally, partnering with Carbfix for storage. A broad incumbent in the same carbon removal credits space, with broader technology portfolio and significantly deeper capital base than CryoCellar.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cryocellar

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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