Nuada has completed its second pilot plant, Nuada Scout, at the University of Sheffield’s Energy Innovation Centre, successfully capturing one metric ton of CO2 per day from biomass flue gas.
The system demonstrated high-purity capture and stable performance using Nuada’s low-energy MOF-VPSA technology.
Unlike conventional carbon capture methods, which rely on energy-intensive chemical processes, Nuada’s system uses a metal-organic framework (MOF) material to selectively absorb CO2, followed by vacuum-based extraction.
This approach cuts energy use by up to 90% and eliminates the need for large-scale infrastructure, offering a compact, modular solution suitable for hard-to-abate sectors like cement and waste-to-energy.
The project was funded under the UK government’s CCUS Innovation 2.0 program, part of the £1 billion (~$1.4 billion) Net Zero Innovation Portfolio.
The pilot validated the platform’s performance across multiple emissions sources and confirmed its potential for scalable, end-of-pipe deployment.
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By reducing costs and simplifying integration, Nuada’s technology lowers barriers to industrial carbon capture, helping accelerate progress toward net-zero goals.
“With this second successful pilot, Nuada is ready to move from demonstration to commercial-scale deployment. Our low-energy, compact system removes the cost and integration complexity barriers that have long held back industrial carbon capture,” said Conor Hamill, co-CEO at Nuada.
“Carbon capture must move from aspiration to implementation. This pilot proves that Nuada’s technology is ready to meet that challenge practically, affordably and at scale.”
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