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.
Funding
$3M raised to dateRaised 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.
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Product
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)