Sucking up CO2Capturing carbon with carbon.
Big Picture
Current levels of CO₂ in the atmosphere are catastrophic despite making up only 0.04% of its matter. This makes capturing and removing it tricky. Enormous amounts of air must pass through chemicals that bind directly to the CO₂ molecules. Then, massive heaters are usually used to get captured CO₂ out of the chemicals that separate them from air. At least, that’s how it usually works.
How it Works
Noya’s direct air capture system uses materials made from activated carbon that are soaked in a blend of CO₂ capture chemicals. These materials are electrically conductive, so CO₂ can be released without the heat losses and energy inefficiencies many other approaches suffer from. Their approach is modular in nature, meaning additional monoliths can easily be added to scale up a system.
Unfair Advantage
Noya’s approach leverages abundant materials and an ingeniously simple regeneration process to dramatically reduce energy requirements and overall system costs. Their approach lends itself to mass manufacturing and rapid deployment that enables them to scale quickly and bring down the cost of direct air capture.
01
Gigaton of CO₂e
potentially removed annually
JOSH SANTOS CEO & CO-FOUNDER
Josh previously worked on developing electric vehicles with Tesla and Harley Davidson.
DANIEL CAVERO CTO & CO-FOUNDER
Daniel is a mechanical engineer who previously worked on AI and robotics with Nod Labs and rLoop.
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