Our story
Research meets entrepreneurship
GCT was founded as a university spin-out by two serial entrepreneurs and an experienced DAC researcher, based on 15 years of research. The company is located in Essen – the heart of industrial Germany – and is surrounded by leading technical universities as well as global chemical, industrial, and energy giants.
TIMELINE
Phase 0 ✅
Lab-Prototype
Company founded and first continuous cycle prototype built
Phase 1 ✅
Pilot
Grand Opening of Greenberry 2, a DAC demonstrator with a capacity of 100t CO2 p.a.
Phase 2 (in progress)
Demonstrators
Installing three demonstrator units at customer and partner premises
Phase 3
Deployment
Rolling out of commercial DAC plants in various sizes to reach 1MT in 2035 and .1GT in 2050
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Technology
Generating CO2 and H2 at once
The process consists of three main steps: (1) absorption in a liquid sorbent solution, (2) precipitation as hydrogen carbonate, and (3) desorption by electrolysis.
Backed by leading investors and local champions
Associations
Investors
Partners
Our ambition
Capturing .1GT of CO2 per year by 2050
Greenlyte in the press
Selected newspaper articles
Founding Team
Florian Hildebrand
CEO
Experienced serial entrepreneur with proven industrial and business scaling track record and exceptional sales skills.
Dr. Peter Behr
CSO
Leading researcher with over 15 years of carbon capture experience, various relevant publications and scientific accomplishments.
Dr. Niklas Friederichsen
COO
Experienced tech entrepreneur with expertise in bringing complex B2B products to life. Research track record in Material Chemistry and Operations Management.
OUR VALUES
Outcome orientation
We value outcome over output and take responsibility for our actions
Communication
We communicate fact based, open, direct and respectful and encourage bilateral feedback
Driven learning
We help each other to perform our jobs at the best level and encourage a continuous learning environment
Passion for purpose
We are passionate about our vision and prioritise our work tasks always in line with our higher goals.
Done is better than perfect
We are pragmatic and diligent at the same time
Get in touch
Feel free to reach out to us if you want to learn more, are interested in collaborating or to apply for an open position.