Founder/CTO
Yama
Yama is developing a modular Direct Air Capture (DAC) platform that utilizes an electrochemical process combined with low-grade heat sources to efficiently remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The technology aims to achieve gigaton-scale carbon removal, targeting the extraction of 1 gigaton of CO₂ annually by 2050, while minimizing energy consumption to under $250 per ton at its first mega plant.
- Clean Technology
- Energy
- Hardware
Updated 2 months ago
Funding
Raised to date
$3MRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
across 2 rounds
$20K · Undisclosed
Announced Jul 2024
Disclosed cumulative: $3M
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Problem
Achieving net-zero emissions is insufficient to reverse climate change; active removal of existing atmospheric carbon dioxide is necessary. Current direct air capture (DAC) technologies often suffer from high energy consumption and scalability challenges, hindering widespread deployment and gigaton-scale carbon removal.
Solution
Yama is developing a modular Direct Air Capture (DAC) platform engineered for scalable negative emissions. Their technology combines an advanced electrochemical process with low-grade heat sources to efficiently capture CO₂ directly from the atmosphere. The modular design facilitates rapid scaling, aiming for the removal of 1 gigaton of CO₂ per year by 2050. The captured CO₂ can be permanently stored through long-term sequestration or utilized in green chemistry applications. Yama's DAC system absorbs CO₂ with a liquid solvent, desorbs it using a pH and temperature swing process, and then prepares it for storage or use.
Target Audience
Yama's primary customers include entities seeking high-quality carbon credits for offsetting emissions, as well as industries requiring pure CO₂ for green chemistry applications.
Features
- Modular DAC systems designed for rapid scaling and deployment
- Electrochemical process combined with low-grade heat sources for energy-efficient CO₂ capture
- Liquid solvent absorption for direct air capture of CO₂
- pH and temperature swing desorption process for efficient CO₂ extraction
- CO₂ output suitable for permanent storage or industrial applications
- Pilot unit assembling industrial size equipment, CO₂ is stored for long term sequestration generating revenue (S1 2026)
- First commercial plant (2027)
- Second commercial plant (2029)
- Mega plant located in areas where renewables are abundant (2032)