Next generation
acidic CO₂ electrolysers
built through research.
Designed for impact.
CO2Volt is a technology R&D company developing high-performance, acidic CO₂ electrolysers that convert captured CO₂ into useful products — with higher efficiency, selectivity and durability than conventional electrolysers.
Accelerating the transition to a sustainable carbon cycle.
We believe the molecules we already emit can become the feedstock for what comes next. By turning captured CO₂ back into useful chemicals and fuels, electrochemistry closes the loop between industry and the atmosphere.
Our work is grounded in rigorous research: building electrolysers that are not only efficient in the lab, but durable, selective and scalable in the real world.
Regulation is accelerating this shift - from the EU's RFNBO and CBAM frameworks to the UK SAF Mandate - creating legally mandated demand for exactly the low carbon feedstocks our electrolysers produce.
A spin-out from the University of Liverpool
CO2Volt began in the laboratories of the University of Liverpool's Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, where our founding team, led by our CTO - Professor Alex Cowan - pioneered a new approach to acidic CO₂ electrolysis.
We carry that research heritage into everything we build — pairing peer-reviewed electrochemistry with a clear commercial mission to take the technology out of the lab and into industry.
We are backed by leading investors in the deeptech sector, and work with academics and industry partners across the globe to advance this transformative technology.
Three foundations of our technology
CO₂ Utilisation
Turning emissions into valuable products — feedstocks, fuels and chemicals built from carbon that would otherwise be released.
Clean Powered
Electrolysis sits at the core of our technology — using renewable electricity to drive the reactions that convert CO₂.
Acidic Technology
Acidic operation eliminates the main efficiency and cost drain in conventional CO₂ electrolysers → enabling lower OPEX at scale.
How an acidic CO₂ electrolyser works
Captured CO₂ is fed into an electrochemical stack where, powered by renewable electricity, it is reduced at the cathode into valuable carbon products while the acidic membrane environment suppresses losses and extends durability.
Closing the carbon cycle
Powered by renewables, our electrolysers convert captured CO₂ into fuels and chemicals — which loop back through transport, energy storage and industry instead of escaping to the atmosphere.
Renewable electricity drives CO₂ electrolysis into fuels and chemicals — recirculated through industry via energy use, storage and chemical recycling.
Our path from lab to industry
Research
Foundational electrochemistry and proof of concept — completed in the lab.
Development
Scaling the stack and validating performance, building toward industrial pilot trials in 2027/28.
Deployment
Operational systems proven at scale and integrated into industrial sites.
Carbon is a problem worth converting
Acidic operation reduces parasitic losses of CO2, leading to higher yields of the products that matter
Stable operation over time is what moves CO₂ conversion from a demo to an industry.
Emissions become feedstock, closing the loop between what industry releases and what it needs.
One technology, many paths to impact
By converting captured CO₂ into high-value carbon products, our electrolysers open up multiple industrial markets.
Syngas production
On-demand CO and H₂ — a versatile building block for fuels and chemicals, made from captured CO₂.
Sustainable aviation fuel
Low-carbon feedstocks for SAF, helping decarbonise hard-to-abate flight.
Semiconductors
High-purity carbon gases for chip fabrication, from a lower-carbon supply chain.
Industrial decarbonisation
Turning emissions from steel, glass and other heavy industries into useful products.
Trial our technology
in 2027 / 28
We're seeking industrial partners to pilot CO2Volt electrolysers in real operating environments. If you work in syngas, fuels, semiconductors, steel or glass and want early access to next-generation CO₂ conversion — let's build the trial together.
Become a trial partner →Let's build the carbon cycle of tomorrow.
Researchers, investors and industrial partners — we'd love to hear from you. Reach out to explore collaboration.
[email protected]University of Liverpool
Liverpool, L69 3BX
United Kingdom
