Climworks expands in the US

ZURICH — ClimWorks wants to bring its technology for capturing carbon dioxide directly from the air to North American projects. The company has applied to participate in three US Department of Energy programs. In anticipation, Climworks will hire more than a hundred people.

Climate worksFrom a spin-off Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, plans to join the North American energy sector’s carbon dioxide removal (CDR) attack with Direct Air Capture (DAC). According to Media release The company has applied to participate in three proposed locations as part of the Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs program: Louisiana, California and the northern Great Plains. “Many projects pending” Climeworks plans to hire more than 100 people in the US soon.

Each of these projects is said to have a megaton capacity target by 2030. Along with some of North America’s leading carbon storage and energy infrastructure companies, ClimWorks will offer its expertise and technology. Elsewhere, his systems have already run a total of 120,000 hours.

“In addition to stabilizing political and economic conditions, the United States offers access to renewable energy infrastructure and advanced CO2 storage platforms,” ​​said Jan Wurzbacher, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of ClimWorks. “In addition to the DAC plant projects currently in the planning stages, we will be a key contributor to building the supply chain, serving as CDR customers to large corporations, developing a skilled American workforce, and creating thousands of green jobs in the future.” ww