Demonstration host
A representative site, utility constraints and an operating environment in which the pilot can be integrated and tested.
Start a conversation Direct air capture | Innovated
Direct air capture, engineered for impact.
Air View Engineering develops practical direct air capture hardware, designed, assembled and tested to turn engineering evidence into the next generation of carbon-removal infrastructure.
The immediate opportunity | Gate 4
Help turn a working pilot into demonstration evidence.
Pilot construction is complete. The next stage is to place the system in a defined operating context, commission it safely and generate independently reviewable data.
We are seeking organisations and investors that can help retire the next set of technical and deployment risks.
Technical validation
Measurement, modelling, test design and independent scrutiny that can turn operating results into credible evidence.
CO2 destination
A storage or utilisation partner able to define conditioning, quality, accounting and commercial requirements.
Milestone-aligned capital
Investment linked to site integration, commissioning and a test programme with defined evidence gates.
The work, as it is
Not a render.
A working system.
An early-stage climate technology company should show the work-not hide behind a perfect future image.
Our current prototype brings the major process elements together in a testable platform. It lets us learn from real components, real operating conditions and the difficult interfaces between them.
Market reality | Reviewed monthly
Demand is becoming real. Delivery is the engineering challenge.
A substantial carbon-removal market is forming, but contracted demand still runs far ahead of physical delivery. Closing that gap requires working systems, credible measurement and a disciplined route from prototype to infrastructure.
The delivery gapAbout 1 tonne delivered for every 30 tonnes sold.
3.3% delivered
Durable carbon removal across all tracked methods, not direct air capture alone. Monthly snapshot: 17 July 2026. Source: CDR.fyi.
Signals shaping carbon removal
Three developments worth following.
Selected for what they indicate about demand, industrial scale-up and the conditions needed to finance deployment.
A record opening quarter, with delivery still the harder measure.
Q1 2026 recorded 2.3 million tonnes contracted and 145,000 tonnes delivered. The signal is not simply demand growth; it is the value of operational evidence.
Read the CDR.fyi updateScale-up is becoming a systems-integration challenge.
Siemens and Ucaneo are pairing DAC process development with industrial automation and a standardised deployment platform-a useful model for the partnerships required beyond the prototype.
View the partnershipPolicy is moving from ambition towards operating frameworks.
European certification, buyer coordination and the UK's new carbon management innovation challenge are beginning to create clearer conditions for credible projects and investment.
What this means for Air View
The market does not need another projection. It needs more deliverable systems.
The gap between contracted and delivered removals reinforces our development priorities: repeatable operation, lower-energy regeneration, credible measurement and modular integration.
Delivery before volume
Prove repeatability and system behaviour before making claims about commercial scale.
Efficiency affects bankability
Energy use, component performance and integration determine whether a process can become commercially credible.
Scale is collaborative
Deployment requires energy, sites, automation, storage pathways and independent validation to work together.
Commercial pathways for captured CO2
One captured molecule. More than one route to value.
Permanent storage is the carbon-removal pathway. Utilisation can create an additional revenue route when captured CO2 becomes a useful industrial feedstock.
Air View platformCapture, regeneration and CO2 conditioning
A future integrated system could prepare captured CO2 for different downstream requirements.
Store it with permanence.
Route atmospheric CO2 to verified geological storage or durable mineralisation. Value can come from high-integrity removal sales and storage or delivery partnerships.
Potential revenue- Verified carbon-removal units
- Long-term buyer offtake
- Capture and storage service partnerships
Use it as a feedstock.
Supply conditioned CO2 to producers of synthetic fuels, chemicals or mineralised construction materials where quality, energy and lifecycle economics are credible.
Potential revenue- CO2 supply and offtake contracts
- Process integration and technology licensing
- Value-sharing with product partners
Pathway context: European Commission, IEA and U.S. Department of Energy.
What progress requires now
Different contributions. Shared engineering evidence.
Help define the operating context.
- Real operating and deployment environments
- Energy, process and storage integration
- Instrumentation and independent technical scrutiny
- Manufacturing and automation expertise
Help retire defined risks.
- Capital tied to clear engineering milestones
- Patience for evidence-led scale-up
- Support for technical and commercial risk retirement
- Networks that unlock partners and demonstrations
A growing market needs evidence-led technology and the right partners.
Development record
Progress measured in engineering work.
Each programme has moved the system from an individual technical challenge towards an integrated, testable platform.
Concept to integrated prototype
Shell StartUp Engine UK and a first Innovate UK Smart Grant.
Development of a scalable direct air capture system, including an innovative air-movement platform and small-scale DAC hardware.
Solid-sorbent regeneration
A second Innovate UK Smart Grant.
A programme to develop a regeneration approach designed to reduce energy requirements for solid-sorbent direct air capture.
Integrated system development
From component development to a modular process platform.
The programme expanded beyond an individual chamber to bring the principal regeneration functions together for testing and optimisation.
Public descriptions remain at principle level. Component architecture, control strategy, operating conditions and unvalidated performance data are protected.
Technology overview
A clear process.
A complex engineering problem.
The public explanation should be understandable. The engineering underneath it should be rigorous.
Public system viewPrinciples and interfaces-not protected engineering detail.
A high-level view of how the platform connects atmospheric capture to more than one downstream CO2 pathway.
Ambient air
A dilute atmospheric CO2 stream enters the capture process.
Capture medium
Air and a solid capture medium are brought into controlled contact.
Controlled release
CO2 is released and the capture medium is prepared for another cycle.
Protected engineering boundaryCO2 handling
The output must meet the requirements of its intended destination.
Downstream optionalityDestination determines specification and value.
Durable storage
Verified geological storage or durable mineralisation can support a carbon-removal claim.
CO2 utilisation
Qualified product partners can use captured CO2 as an industrial feedstock.
System-wide enablers
Measurement and controls turn operating behaviour into evidence.
Process-energy integration shapes efficiency and commercial viability.
This is a principle-level illustration, not a process and instrumentation diagram. Component architecture, regeneration method, operating conditions, control logic and performance data remain protected.
Contact
Ambient air is brought into contact with a capture medium selected to bind carbon dioxide from a dilute stream.
Regenerate
A controlled regeneration step is designed to release concentrated CO2, reduce energy requirements and prepare the solid sorbent for another cycle.
Measure
Instrumentation turns a process into evidence: tracking inputs, outputs and the conditions behind every claim.
Open by design
Enough detail to understand the work.
What we share
- System purpose and process stages
- Development status and test philosophy
- Environmental and measurement principles
What we protect
- Material formulations and operating recipes
- Control strategies and component architecture
- Unvalidated performance data
Engineering at prototype scale
"The most useful prototype is not the one that looks finished. It is the one that tells you what to build next."
Our platform is intentionally accessible and reconfigurable. The aim at this stage is learning: shorten the loop between observation, modification and the next test.
Development and validation
Progress should be visible. Claims should be earned.
This scorecard separates grant-supported development from current integration work and the evidence still required. It reports the programme as it is, without turning prototype observations into commercial performance claims.
Grant-supported development Integration or pathway work Future validation gate
01
Air movement and capture hardware
Public statusGrant-supported
What we can say now
The 2023 Innovate UK Smart Grant supported development of an innovative air-movement platform and small-scale DAC hardware.
Next evidence gate
Define controlled test conditions and quantify airflow, capture behaviour and repeatability.
02
Solid-sorbent regeneration
Public statusGrant-supported
What we can say now
The 2025 Innovate UK Smart Grant supported development of a regeneration approach designed to reduce energy requirements, alongside regeneration-chamber development.
Next evidence gate
Quantify cycle performance, energy inputs and material behaviour under controlled operating conditions.
03
Modular process architecture
Public statusArchitecture completed
What we can say now
The regeneration programme expanded beyond an individual chamber into a modular architecture bringing the principal process functions together.
Next evidence gate
Translate the completed architecture into site-specific interfaces for demonstration operation.
04
Integrated pilot system
Public statusPilot built
What we can say now
The pilot system shown on this site brings the principal process elements together in an accessible, instrumented and reconfigurable platform.
Next evidence gate
Deploy the pilot into a defined site context and generate independently reviewable demonstration data.
05
CO2 product pathway
Public statusPathway definition
What we can say now
Storage and utilisation create distinct downstream opportunities, with different requirements for conditioning, accounting and commercial partners.
Next evidence gate
Test purity, recovery and conditioning requirements against a defined storage or utilisation partner specification.
06
Carbon accounting and MRV
Public statusValidation required
What we can say now
Prototype observations inform engineering decisions; they are not presented as verified tonnes of carbon removal.
Next evidence gate
Define system boundaries, lifecycle accounting, auditable metering and a route to independent review.
Public development snapshot | July 2026. Status reflects the non-confidential evidence position. It is not a certification, technical-readiness rating or performance guarantee.
View the forward roadmapForward development roadmap
Pilot built. Next: demonstrate it in the field.
Gates 1-3 have established the engineering foundation and the pilot system shown on this site. The forward programme now begins with site integration and representative demonstration.
Gates 01-03Completed foundation
Pilot system developed
From individual challenges to an integrated pilot.
What was completed
Subsystem architecture, end-to-end integration and construction of the pilot system.
Visible evidence
Grant-supported engineering development and the assembled pilot hardware shown in the workshop images.
What it unlocks
A real system that can now be integrated into a defined site and demonstration programme.
Engineering record Air movement, capture hardware, solid-sorbent regeneration and modular process integration.
Public position Pilot construction is complete; protected performance evidence remains subject to further validation.
Gate 04Next programme
Site integration and demonstration
Take the pilot into a representative operating environment.
Engineering objective
Define utilities, safety, controls, physical interfaces and the storage or utilisation destination for captured CO2.
Evidence to pass
A reviewed site-integration package followed by commissioning, sustained operating data and independently reviewed measurements.
What it unlocks
Evidence for customer offtake discussions, commercial product design and replication planning.
Partner role Host site, utilities and process integration, independent verification and downstream CO2 acceptance.
Investment role Site engineering, deployment, commissioning and the demonstration evidence programme.
Gate 05
Commercial and manufacturing readiness
Convert pilot evidence into a repeatable commercial offering.
Engineering objective
Design for manufacture, serviceability, quality control and repeatable deployment.
Evidence to pass
A costed product configuration, qualified supply chain, deployment package and route to carbon-accounting verification.
What it unlocks
Commercial units, structured offtake and licensing or integration partnerships.
Partner role Manufacturing, certification, project delivery and commercial channels.
Investment role Productisation, supply-chain capacity and first commercial deployments.
Engineering foundation complete. Gates 1-3 are consolidated because the pilot system has been built. Timing for Gates 4-5 remains evidence-led and intentionally avoids unsupported dates, scale claims or performance targets.
Discuss a roadmap roleInvestor context | Gate 4
Capital matched to engineering risk.
The public investment case is not a projection of future scale. It is a defined sequence: build on the completed pilot, fund the next work, retire specific uncertainties and use the resulting evidence to make a better Gate 5 decision.
What already exists
A built, integrated pilot; two Innovate UK Smart Grant programmes; an in-house engineering team; and a defined forward roadmap.
Starting point- Pilot construction complete
- Principal process functions integrated
- Gate 4 evidence needs identified
What Gate 4 funds
Site-interface engineering, installation, commissioning, instrumented operation and an appropriate independent review route.
Work programme- Site and utility integration
- Demonstration test programme
- Storage or utilisation specification
What the work resolves
The programme is intended to replace important technical and deployment assumptions with measured, reviewable evidence.
Evidence questions- Integration and operating repeatability
- Energy and material behaviour
- CO2 quality and carbon-accounting boundaries
What success unlocks
A reference demonstration and a stronger evidence base for product, manufacturing, customer and commercial pathway decisions.
Gate 5 inputs- Commercial system requirements
- Deployment and manufacturing inputs
- Evidence for customers and partners
Commercial pathway context
Captured CO2 can support two different routes to value.
Gate 4 should test the requirements of a defined downstream route. The commercial model depends on where the CO2 goes and what claim can credibly be made.
Storage-linked value
Potential value through high-integrity removal sales, buyer offtake and capture-and-storage partnerships where permanence and accounting requirements are met.
Product-linked value
Potential value through CO2 supply, process integration, licensing or value-sharing where product specifications and lifecycle economics support a credible application.
Partnership opportunity map
See where your capability moves the programme forward.
Air View has built the pilot. The next stage depends on focused collaborations that connect it to a site, a CO2 destination, independent evidence and a route to repeatable manufacture.
Gate 04 | Route 01
Demonstration host
Air View brings
An integrated pilot, an engineering team and a defined demonstration evidence programme.
Partner contributes
A representative site, utilities, operational context and site-safety expertise.
Collaboration unlocks
A commissioned field demonstration and evidence from a real operating environment.
Gate 04 | Route 02
Systems integration
Air View brings
Modular process architecture, pilot learning and defined instrumentation requirements.
Partner contributes
Automation, controls, utility integration, commissioning and industrial operating experience.
Collaboration unlocks
Reliable site integration and a more robust basis for replicated deployment.
Gate 04 | Route 03
CO2 destination
Air View brings
A captured-CO2 pathway and an engineering interface that can be developed toward a defined specification.
Partner contributes
Storage, mineralisation or utilisation requirements, plus transport, acceptance or offtake capability.
Collaboration unlocks
A credible destination for captured CO2 and a defined removal or utilisation revenue route.
Gate 04 | Route 04
Validation and research
Air View brings
Instrumented pilot operation, defined system boundaries and transparent development claims.
Partner contributes
Independent measurement, lifecycle assessment, carbon accounting and technical scrutiny.
Collaboration unlocks
Auditable evidence for future buyers, investors, certification and commercial decisions.
Gate 05 | Route 05
Manufacturing and supply chain
Air View brings
Pilot design, engineering learning and protected system know-how.
Partner contributes
Design-for-manufacture, fabrication, qualified components, quality control and service capability.
Collaboration unlocks
A costed, serviceable and repeatable commercial system configuration.
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Insights and evidence
Follow the market. Show the engineering judgement.
A monthly-reviewed collection connecting carbon-removal market data, Air View's development record and the decisions that shape credible deployment.
The carbon-removal delivery gap
Carbon-removal demand is becoming visible in contracts. The harder measure is how much has been physically delivered.
Read the articleFrom grant-funded development to an integrated pilot
How two Innovate UK Smart Grant programmes progressed from defined engineering challenges into the pilot shown on this site.
Read the articlePermanent removal and CO2 utilisation are different value pathways
Captured atmospheric CO2 can be stored or used, but the commercial opportunity and climate claim are not the same.
Read the articleEvidence and update standard
How to read Air View's public information.
We separate development status, external market data, illustrative material and validated performance. Each has a different evidential weight and update trigger.
Hardware, roadmap and development statements change when a build, programme gate or public evidence position materially changes.
Current public status | Integrated pilot builtMarket figures retain their source, scope and snapshot date so visitors can distinguish current external data from Air View's own engineering work.
Current snapshot | CDR.fyi | 17 July 2026Conceptual charts and future pathways are identified as illustrative. They are not presented as historical data, forecasts or investment projections.
Purpose | Explain relationships, not predict outcomesQuantified capture, energy and carbon-removal claims require defined system boundaries, controlled measurements and an appropriate route to independent review.
Current position | Validation requiredThe people building Air View
Engineering knowledge kept close to the hardware.
Air View is being built by engineers who move between design, fabrication, assembly and commercial development-not by a team separated from the physical system.
An engineer and entrepreneur working across systems development, practical fabrication and the route from prototype to infrastructure.
Simon co-founded Air View Engineering in 2021 after graduating from Swansea University with a First-Class MEng in Mechanical Engineering. He has significant hands-on experience in systems development, mechanical assembly, MIG and TIG welding, 3D design and additive manufacturing.
His work also includes techno-economic model development and financial forecasting, connecting engineering choices, energy use, manufacturing assumptions and deployment scenarios to potential system cost and commercial viability.
Named as an inventor on Air View Engineering's published CO2 adsorption patent application, Simon has helped move the company from university research through two Innovate UK Smart Grant programmes and into integrated pilot-system development.
Systems developmentMechanical assemblyMIG & TIG welding3D designAdditive manufacturingTechno-economic modellingFinancial forecastingCommercial development
A mechanical engineer combining computational insight with practical product development and system integration.
Matthew co-founded Air View Engineering after graduating from Swansea University in 2020 with a First-Class MEng in Mechanical Engineering. His work centres on technical development, computational modelling and the adaptation of advanced additive-manufacturing methods.
Named as an inventor on Air View Engineering's published CO2 adsorption patent application, Matthew has helped guide technical development as the company progressed from its joint Master's research project through grant-supported development and into an integrated pilot system.
Technical developmentComputational modellingMechanical engineeringAdditive manufacturingSystem integrationPrototype development
Carbon integrity
The removal is only real if the evidence is.
Account for the whole system
Energy, materials, transport and downstream handling belong in the carbon balance-not outside it.
Measure before making claims
Prototype observations are learning signals. Verified removal claims require defined boundaries and auditable data.
Design for durable outcomes
Capture is one part of the chain. Storage pathway, permanence and monitoring must be considered from the start.
Build the next stage with us
Two routes.
One evidence base.
Partners and investors see the same engineering work. The conversation changes according to what each can help make possible.
Make the operating context real.
We want to hear from deployment sites, low-carbon energy providers, storage and integration partners, researchers and independent technical specialists.
01Is this route for us?
This route is intended for organisations with a relevant operating site, process interface, CO2 destination, technical capability or independent validation role.
02What Air View brings
An integrated, reconfigurable pilot; a completed development foundation; practical in-house engineering capability; and a Gate 4 programme organised around defined evidence needs.
03How the engagement progresses
- FitConfirm the operating context and shared objective.
- DefinitionAgree interfaces, responsibilities and evidence requirements.
- DeliveryScope integration, commissioning, testing and review.
04What success looks like
A safely commissioned demonstration in a defined context, producing useful operating evidence and a clearer route to the next technical or commercial decision.
Follow the engineering evidence.
We welcome confidential conversations with investors who understand that credible climate infrastructure is built by retiring technical risk milestone by milestone.
01Is this route for us?
This route is intended for climate-tech, industrial and infrastructure investors comfortable with prototype-stage development and milestone-led technical risk reduction.
02What can be reviewed
The development record, pilot-system status, completed and upcoming evidence gates, scale-up logic and commercial pathway assumptions-subject to appropriate confidentiality.
03What capital enables
- IntegrateTranslate the pilot into a defined site context.
- DemonstrateCommission and operate against an agreed test plan.
- ValidateBuild the evidence needed for the following scale decision.
04The next value inflection
Gate 4 is designed to replace site-integration and operating uncertainty with reviewable demonstration evidence, informing commercial and manufacturing readiness work at Gate 5.
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Air View Engineering
Engineering the space between an idea and infrastructure.
Air View Engineering Ltd is a UK prototype-stage engineering company developing direct air capture technology. Our approach is practical, test-led and open about where the work stands.
This website intentionally describes the system at principle level. Technical disclosures and performance data will follow validation.