Levidian

HardwareCambridge, UK; operational presence in Abu Dhabi, UAEFounded 2012· One of 1818 Hardware companies tracked by AMPulse

Innovative carbon capture technology that converts methane into clean hydrogen and high-quality graphene, offering a dual benefit of decarbonisation and production of valuable by-products.

CEO / Founder: Alex Holden
Team Size: 51-200
Stage: Active
Total Funding: $42.6M
Latest Round: Series A
Key Investors: Baker Hughes, Mubadala, UK Government Innovation Funding

Technology & Products

Key Products

LOOP (pre-combustion carbon capture technology producing clean hydrogen and high-quality graphene)

Technological Advantage

Decarbonises existing infrastructure while producing commercially valuable by-products with minimal CO2 emissions.

Differentiation

Value Proposition

Provides a dual-advantage process that decarbonises gas flows while generating two valuable outputs – clean hydrogen and sustainable, high-grade graphene – improving both economic returns and environmental impact.

How They Differentiate

Integrates pre-combustion methane conversion to deliver both decarbonisation and dual-product outputs using a proprietary low-temperature plasma process.

Market & Competition

Target Customers

Industries with significant methane emissions such as oil & gas, agriculture, wastewater, landfill, and other hard-to-abate sectors

Industry Verticals

Energy, Agriculture, Wastewater Management, Heavy Industry

Competitors

Lhyfe, Nel Hydrogen, Orsted

Growth & Milestones

Growth Metrics

70+ professionals; 50+ industrial customers; LOOP deployments include ADNOC Habshan (with Baker Hughes), Gas Malaysia (first Asia Pacific unit), United Utilities biogas pilot; Gen2 LOOP at Cambridge HQ; network of units in build/deployed.

Major Milestones

Collaboration with Graphmatech on graphene-based polymer solutions, ADNOC Habshan LOOP deployment with Baker Hughes, Launch of second-generation LOOP technology, Asia Pacific first LOOP with Gas Malaysia (2026), Dana Gas MoU for Sharjah Graphene Park (2026), United Utilities/Ofwat scale-up funding (2026), Cranfield KTP awarded Outstanding by Innovate UK (2026), Verified Graphene Producer (Advanced Carbons Council); DNV Statement of Feasibility for LOOP

Notable Customers

United Utilities, Southwire, Astra Polymers

https://www.levidian.com

Why this company matters

AMPulse analysis, not a company disclosure

Levidian addresses a specific gap in industrial decarbonization: how to treat methane-rich gas streams before combustion. Rather than capturing CO2 after burning, its LOOP system cracks methane molecules into hydrogen and solid carbon in the form of graphene. This pre-combustion approach avoids the energy penalty of post-combustion capture and generates two saleable outputs instead of a waste stream.

The core technology is a low-temperature plasma reactor that dissociates methane without catalysts or high heat. The hydrogen can be used as a clean fuel or feedstock, while the graphene is recovered as a high-purity powder suitable for polymer composites, coatings, and energy storage. The process is designed to bolt onto existing oil and gas, biogas, and landfill infrastructure, not replace it.

Levidian targets hard-to-abate sectors with concentrated methane emissions. Named customers include United Utilities (wastewater biogas), Southwire (cable manufacturing), and Astra Polymers. A key deployment is at ADNOC's Habshan gas processing plant in Abu Dhabi. The company also partners with Graphmatech to develop graphene-enhanced polymers and with Baker Hughes and Hexla on system integration and scaling.

The strategic moat rests on the LOOP process's ability to produce graphene at a quality and cost that competes with conventional graphene synthesis, while simultaneously decarbonizing a gas stream. The main risk is that the economics depend on both hydrogen and graphene market prices, and on the willingness of emitters to adopt pre-combustion hardware rather than cheaper end-of-pipe solutions. With $42.6M in funding from Baker Hughes, Mubadala, and UK government innovation programs, Levidian is moving from pilot to commercial scale.