Decarbonizing Long-Haul Transportation

Could retrofitting existing diesel fleets be faster than waiting for electric alternatives? Paul Gross, CEO and co-founder of Remora, joins the podcast to discuss his company's revolutionary approach to mobile carbon capture technology. At just 28, Gross has raised $60 million to retrofit semi-trucks and locomotives with systems that capture up to 90% of CO2 emissions. Unlike traditional electrification efforts that struggle with heavy-duty transport, Remora's solution works with existing diesel fleets. "We wanted to take carbon capture from being this big over budget construction project to being this product that can be manufactured over and over again," Gross explains. The company turns captured CO2 into beverage-grade liquid carbon dioxide, addressing surprising market shortages. Can retrofitting existing transportation infrastructure accelerate decarbonization faster than waiting for full fleet replacement? Paul Gross is the CEO and co-founder of Remora, a pioneering carbon capture company that retrofits semi-trucks and locomotives with technology to capture up to 90% of CO2 emissions. At 28, Gross has already been named to Forbes 30 Under 30 and recently closed a $60 million Series B funding round. A Yale University graduate with a background in statistics and data science, Gross founded Remora in 2020 after recognizing that heavy-duty transportation sectors couldn't be easily electrified. Based in Detroit, he's leading efforts to commercialize mobile carbon capture technology, turning captured emissions into valuable liquid CO2 for food, beverage, and manufacturing industries while addressing critical supply shortages. In This Episode: (00:00) Paul Gross background (03:35) Paul's journey from Yale to founding carbon capture company (07:35) Age of adoption story and carbon capture evolution (10:04) Transportation sector challenges with electrification alternatives (14:06) Economics and revenue model for carbon capture technology (17:08) Innovation and adoption happening simultaneously in climate tech Share with someone who would enjoy this topic, like and

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Decarbonizing Long-Haul Transportation is an episode from Raising Your Antenna by Keith Zakheim.

This episode is 00:20:41 long.

This episode was published on Sep 9, 2025.

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