Direct Air Capture Market Report 2025

This report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.

The direct air capture market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $0.07 billion in 2024 to $0.11 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 65.9%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to climate change concerns, policy and regulatory support, corporate sustainability initiatives, carbon pricing mechanisms, public awareness and support, international collaboration and partnerships.

The direct air capture market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $0.69 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 56.7%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to net-zero emissions targets, carbon removal markets, integration with carbon utilization, climate resilience and adaptation, investor interest and financing, policy alignment and international cooperation. Major trends in the forecast period include adoption of DAC as a negative emissions technology, collaboration between DAC companies and industrial facilities, integration with carbon utilization projects, growth in demand for sustainable fuels and materials, advancements in DAC efficiency, development of scalable and modular systems, expansion of deployment in industrial sectors, innovation in DAC technology.

The growing environmental concerns, particularly regarding greenhouse gas emissions, are expected to drive the growth of the direct air capture market. Greenhouse gas emissions, which include gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O), trap heat in the atmosphere and contribute to global warming. These emissions have risen primarily due to industrial activities, deforestation, transportation, and agriculture. Direct air capture technology provides a promising solution by capturing CO2 directly from the atmosphere, helping reduce emissions. For example, in June 2024, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), a US-based government agency, reported that CO2 emissions in 2021 totaled 35.72 billion metric tons, increasing to 38.5 billion metric tons in 2022. As concerns over these emissions grow, the direct air capture market is experiencing significant growth.

Key players in the direct air capture market are increasingly focusing on introducing advanced systems, such as the hybrid direct air capture system, to gain a competitive edge. A hybrid direct air capture (DAC) system integrates multiple approaches or techniques to capture CO2 directly from the atmosphere. For instance, in November 2023, Avnos, Inc., a US-based energy company, unveiled the inaugural hybrid direct air capture system (HDAC) in collaboration with Southern California Gas Company, a US-based utility company. The HDAC technology not only extracts CO2 from the air but also produces water using electricity. The pilot initiative aims to demonstrate the scalability of the technology by up to 1,000% from its current iteration. This hybrid approach to direct air capture comprises a two-stage system that first removes water vapor and subsequently captures CO2 from the dry air stream. It then compresses the captured CO2 for transportation, storage, or utilization, while simultaneously condensing the water vapor into liquid water for reuse.

In November 2023, Occidental, a prominent US-based oil and gas company, completed the acquisition of Carbon Engineering for $1.1 billion. This strategic move is in line with Occidental's integrated net-zero strategy and aims to strengthen its capabilities in direct air capture (DAC) technology. Carbon Engineering Ltd., headquartered in Canada, is a clean energy company focused on commercializing direct air capture (DAC) technology, which captures carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the atmosphere.

Major companies operating in the direct air capture market are Mosaic Materials Inc., Sunfire GmbH, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Climeworks AG, Carbon Clean Solutions Limited, Carbon Engineering Ltd., Heirloom Carbon Technologies Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Skytree Technologies AS, CarbonCapture Inc., Immaterial Inc., Global Thermostat Inc., Spiritus Systems, Synhelion AG, Infinitree Inc., Avnos Inc., Noya PBC, RepAir LLC, MISSION ZERO TECHNOLOGIES Inc., Carbyon Inc., Sustaera Inc., Southern Green Gas Limited, Octavia Carbon, Inc., Capture6 Inc.

North America was the largest region in the direct air capture market in 2024. The regions covered in the direct air capture market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the direct air capture market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The direct air capture market consist revenues earned by entities by providing services such as carbon removal, carbon offsetting, and research and development. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The direct air capture market also includes of sales of carbon-neutral fuels, carbonated building materials, carbonated water, plastics, and polymers. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

Direct air capture is a technology specifically engineered to extract carbon dioxide directly from the surrounding air. Typically, the process involves directing air over chemical sorbents or liquid solvents that selectively react with CO2, enabling other components of the air to pass through. Once captured, CO2 can be stored in underground geological formations or utilized in the production of products such as concrete.

The primary types of direct air capture include absorption-based direct air capture (DAC), adsorption-based direct air capture (DAC), membrane-based direct air capture (DAC), and cryogenic-based direct air capture (DAC). Absorption-based DAC is a technology designed to capture CO2 from the ambient air using a chemical solvent or sorbent, effectively removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This technology can be implemented at various scales, including pilot-scale, demonstration-scale, and commercial-scale operations, and can be powered by electricity and heat. These applications span diverse industries such as carbon capture and storage (CCS), carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), and are utilized by sectors such as oil and gas, food and beverage, automotive, chemicals, healthcare, among others.

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