Company Overview - Remora is developing carbon capture technology for vehicles, focusing on semi-trucks and locomotives, retrofitting them to extract and purify CO2 from exhaust to produce beverage-grade CO2 [6] - The company aims to reduce vehicle emissions by at least 80% [16] - Remora has raised $17 million in venture backing and signed evaluation agreements with major freight companies [33] Technology and Innovation - The system captures CO2 using pellets that trap CO2 molecules while allowing other gases to pass through [7] - Captured CO2 is offloaded as a liquid and sold to end users like food and beverage companies, greenhouses, and water treatment facilities [8] - Remora is building a modular system for different locomotives and trucks, aiming for vertical integration in the production process [27][28] - The company uses a simulator with a real truck engine to model device performance under various conditions [29][30][31] Market and Industry - Transportation accounts for 29% of all emissions in the US, making it the largest sector of emissions [3] - Remora targets the long-haul trucking and freight train industries, which are difficult to electrify [3] - The company aims to capture a billion tons of CO2 per year and sees potential in retrofitting generators, oil and gas production, container ships, cement plants, refineries, and natural gas turbines [33][34] Strategy and Operations - Remora chose to locate its headquarters outside of Detroit due to the high concentration of mechanical and electrical engineers [19] - The company emphasizes building a team of experts and iterating quickly through in-house manufacturing [12][22][23]