Climeworks

Climeworks is a Swiss company founded in 2009 by Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher, specializing in Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology. The company is a leader in removing carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the atmosphere using modular CO2 collectors. These collectors draw in ambient air, where a selective filter captures CO2, which is then concentrated for further use or permanent storage. Climeworks operates commercial DAC facilities, including the world’s first plant in Hinwil, Switzerland, and the Orca facility in Iceland, where CO2 is stored underground through mineralization. The company offers CO2 removal services, CO2 utilization for products like carbonated beverages and carbon-neutral fuels, and permanent CO2 storage solutions. Climeworks serves over 160 companies, including major multinationals, and has a community of more than 16,000 individual customers known as Climate Pioneers. The company is committed to climate-positive projects and has achieved significant funding, reaching a valuation over USD 1 billion.