Crowley Participates in Carbon Ridge Funding Round to Support Decarbonization Solutions

By Samantha Herron.
Updated Sep 22, 2022

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) September 22, 2022 - Carbon Ridge, Inc., a leading developer of modular onboard carbon capture and storage solutions (OCCS) for decarbonizing the maritime industry, today announced the company has raised $6 million in funding led by the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, with additional investments from Crowley, a leading U.S.-based shipping and logistics company, and Berge Bulk, one of the worlds largest dry bulk owners, as well as Rusheen Capital Management and Plug and Play Ventures. The financing enables Carbon Ridge to continue development of the companys OCCS technology for an onboard pilot in 2023.

We believe onboard carbon capture and storage will be the lowest cost and most efficient pathway to achieve near-term decarbonization in the maritime industry. We are very excited about partnering with the Grantham Foundation, Crowley and Berge Bulk, as leaders in their respective sectors, each with strong commitments to long-term climate stabilization, said Chase Dwyer, Founder and CEO of Carbon Ridge.

Kevin Tidwell, managing director at Grantham Foundation, said Shipping will be one of the most difficult industries to decarbonize. We believe that Carbon Ridges maritime carbon capture systems will be cost-effective, ubiquitous and ultimately bend down the curve of shipping emissions.

Crowleys ambition is to become the most sustainable and innovative maritime and logistics company in the Americas. Investing in and developing cleaner, low-carbon solutions will be critical in reaching the maritime industrys decarbonization goals. Carbon Ridges novel approach to significantly lessen the impact of maritime emissions aligns with our target sustainability goals and we are pleased to support the scale-up of their technology, said Tom Crowley, chairman and CEO of Crowley.

We believe in the potential of onboard carbon capture & storage as one of the effective solutions to enable Berge Bulks commitment towards zero emissions. Our partnership with Carbon Ridge is a strong step forward in achieving those goals and consistent with our broader sustainability mission, said James Marshall, CEO of Berge Bulk.

About Crowley Crowley is a privately held, U.S.-owned and -operated maritime, energy and logistics solutions company serving commercial and government sectors with more than $2.9 billion in annual revenues, over 170 vessels mostly in the Jones Act fleet and approximately 7,000 employees around the world employing more U.S. mariners than any other company. The Crowley enterprise has invested more than $3 billion in maritime transport, which is the backbone of global trade and the global economy. As a global ship owner-operator and services provider with more than 130 years of innovation and a commitment to sustainability, the company serves customers in 36 nations and island territories through five business units: Crowley Logistics, Crowley Shipping, Crowley Solutions, Crowley Wind Services and Crowley Fuels. Additional information about Crowley, its business units and subsidiaries can be found at http://www.crowley.com.

About Carbon Ridge Based in Los Angeles, California, Carbon Ridge is a leading developer of carbon capture & storage solutions for the maritime industry. Carbon Ridges OCCS technology provides a low-cost and near-term solution to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emissions from commercial shipping by up to 95%. Carbon Ridges technology allows for non-disruptive integration to vessel exhaust systems, enables up to a 75% reduction in process equipment size and volume in comparison to conventional CCS technologies, and is designed for the rigor of commercial maritime operations. In addition to its onboard OCCS technology, Carbon Ridge provides end-to-end solutions including CO2 transportation, sequestration, and credit monetization. For more information, visit http://www.carbonridge.net.