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How Ventrix Transforms Industrial Gas Production with Modular Plants?

29 August 2026 The Pitch · Sonny

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Ventrix builds modular, refrigerator-sized industrial gas plants that can be deployed in days instead of years, and reduce CO2 costs by up to 50% by capturing it directly on-site from facilities with flue gas containing above 5% CO2 concentration. The units stack together from single installations up to thousands, replacing massive traditional plants worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

The problem Ventrix solves is fundamental to industrial operations. Traditional industrial gas plants take two to seven years to build and cost hundreds of millions to over a billion dollars—a massive capital barrier for breweries, food producers, and other businesses that need regular CO2 supplies. This long deployment timeline and high cost create inefficiency and dependency on external gas suppliers.

Ventrix's modular approach flips this on its head. Instead of a single enormous plant, the company builds small, stackable units that bolt directly onto existing industrial facilities. As Sonny explains in The Pitch, a brewery or carbonation facility can install their own Ventrix unit and capture their own CO2 from their production process—eliminating both the need to pay for external CO2 and the transportation costs that make up 87% of gas distribution expenses.

Capturing CO2 Where It Already Exists

The insight driving Ventrix is elegantly simple: CO2 is already being generated in industrial processes and escaping into the atmosphere. Why not capture it, purify it, and reuse it on-site? This approach works in breweries, food carbonation plants, and any facility with flue gas containing sufficient CO2 concentration.

Ventrix units are built to capture between 60 to 120 tons of CO2 per year, depending on configuration. For a Welsh brewery customer looking to increase consumption from 20 tons to 40 tons annually, a Ventrix unit provides exactly the capacity needed while generating recurring revenue through avoided purchase costs. The unit costs around 20,000 pounds to manufacture at scale, with installation fees of 20,000 pounds, and generates 5,000 to 15,000 pounds in annual recurring revenue.

This modularity is what separates Ventrix from traditional solutions, as detailed further in the full episode on Listenly. A single brewery doesn't need a billion-dollar plant; they need one compact unit. A logistics hub might need ten. A massive industrial park might need hundreds or thousands—all connected together without any of the structural limitations of a monolithic facility.

"We can cut the deployment time from years to days, and reduce CO2 costs by up to 50% for our customers."

The economics make the case compelling. Traditional CO2 pricing ranges from 200 to 2,500 pounds per ton, with spikes up to 5,000 pounds during shortage periods—as the UK experienced in 2021, when the shortage cost the country around two billion pounds. By capturing on-site, Ventrix customers eliminate this volatility and dependency entirely. The decision to build a Ventrix unit becomes a one-time capital expense with immediate, predictable returns through cost avoidance.

The company itself moved fast: Ventrix built its first TRL6 (Technology Readiness Level 6) prototype unit in three and a half months, received a one-million-pound UK government grant, and is currently raising two million dollars to scale manufacturing. Mass production is scheduled to begin by the end of 2027, positioning Ventrix to capture a significant portion of an industrial decarbonization market growing at unprecedented pace. Discover more about Ventrix's vision and pitch on The Pitch podcast.