Aniruddha Sharma

As Chair and CEO of Carbon Clean, Aniruddha Sharma oversees the company’s strategy, commercial growth and project delivery operations. He is also Chair of the Board. Since co-founding Carbon Clean in 2009, Aniruddha has steered the company through several investment cycles, including funding from the UK Government and US Department of Energy. In May 2022, Carbon Clean set a record among point source carbon capture scale-ups with a Series C round that attracted $150m in funding. Under Aniruddha’s leadership, Carbon Clean has expanded globally, opening offices in the US and Canada, and growing its footprint in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. In January 2025, Carbon Clean was named Britain’s 7th fastest-growing private hardware company in The Sunday Times 100 Tech. Aniruddha graduated from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur with Master’s and Bachelor’s (Hons) degrees in Statistics and Informatics.

Session Overview

Wednesday, 5 November

12:00

Decarbonisation ICC Hall B 12:00 - 12:40

Scaling CCS: new business models for rapid deployment

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) remains a critical lever for decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors, enabling energy solutions to be delivered in the most carbon-efficient way possible. As CCS evolves from pilot to commercial scale, industry leaders are championing a collaborative, pragmatic approach to create viable business models that distribute risk, align incentives, and expand infrastructure through cross-sector innovation. Emerging frameworks, including emissions aggregators, shared CCS hubs, and open-access CO₂ transport and storage networks, exemplify how the energy ecosystem is reframing challenges into pathways for efficient, cost-effective scaling. These solutions enable emitters, service providers, and infrastructure developers to unite across the value chain, creating bankable projects with predictable outcomes. As governments introduce forward-thinking policies including clearer carbon pricing mechanisms and financial incentives, strategic alignment and collaboration between private and public sectors becomes increasingly critical. Unlocking the full potential of CCS will require more than technology, it demands innovative business models that create shared value, reduce cost barriers, and scale up infrastructure to advance a resilient, low-carbon, high-growth future.

Attendee Insights:

Gain exposure to emerging CCS business models and learn how value chain collaboration, emissions aggregation, and open-access networks are reshaping how industries finance and scale carbon capture technologies.