Restoring ocean resilience

Carbon negative. Ocean positive

Ocean Ionics permanently removes atmospheric CO2 and restores ocean chemistry — using seawater, renewable electricity, and abundant minerals.

Energy consumption per
700 kWh
per tonne of CO2 removed
a low, predictable power requirement — met entirely by on-site renewables, which keeps the carbon math clean and the cost within reach.
TRL 5
Validated in relevant environment
5,000tCO₂/yr
Ocean Ionics One — first commercial plant
UMA
Research partner · University of Málaga
Alkalion
Modular pilot · in preparation
What we do

An electrochemical cycle that closes itself.

The ocean has long been Earth's largest carbon sink — absorbing roughly a quarter of human CO2 emissions. That service has come at a cost: rising ocean acidity is weakening marine ecosystems and reducing the ocean's natural ability to absorb more CO2.

Ocean Ionics develops an electrochemical process that helps reverse this. We generate alkalinity from seawater and return it to the ocean, where it neutralizes excess acidity and enhances the ocean's natural capacity to absorb and permanently store atmospheric CO2. The acidic by-product is safely neutralized on land using abundant alkaline minerals.

The result is permanent CO2 removal, healthier ocean chemistry, no waste streams to manage, and a path to gigaton-scale impact at carbon prices in line with existing emissions markets.

Ocean Ionics — process overview The process spans two domains. In the ocean and atmosphere, restored alkalinity draws atmospheric CO2 across the air-sea interface and stores it as dissolved bicarbonate and carbonate. On land, a facility draws seawater from the ocean and uses renewable electricity for salt conversion, producing an alkaline stream returned to the ocean and an acidic stream that is neutralised on land with abundant alkaline minerals. ATMOSPHERE CO₂ CO₂ CO₂ CO₂ OCEAN Atmospheric CO₂ absorbed across the air-sea interface Alkalinity restored. CO₂ stored durably as stable bicarbonate and carbonate ions. Timescale: centuries to millennia. ALKALINE STREAM returned to the ocean ON LAND · FACILITY Seawater drawn from the ocean Renewable energy Alkaline minerals Salt conversion Electrochemical separation Acid neutralisation Acid neutralised on land ACIDIC Neutral · safe to return
Where we are

From pilot to first commercial facility.

Our process is currently validated in the laboratory at relevant operating conditions (TRL 5). The next step is Project Alkalion — a modular, containerised pilot, now in preparation, with the site and schedule being finalised. Designed in partnership with the University of Málaga to study the effect of our process on sea life, it is built to move the technology to TRL 6.

Beyond the pilot, Ocean Ionics One will be our first commercial plant — designed to remove 5,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, powered fully by on-site solar. We are speaking with family-office investors and European subsidy partners.

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Building the climate solution the ocean already wants.

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