CLIMEWORKS
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Climeworks was founded by Jan and Christoph at the end of 2009 as a spin-off company of ETH Zurich. It specializes in direct air capture and sequestration technology. |
| 2014 | Climeworks has developed its first small-scale DAC plant, a modular CO₂ collector that has begun operation. |
| 2019 | Climeworks AG and Antecy B.V. partnered to combine technologies for the solution of both carbon dioxide removal and direct air capture, as well as CO₂ utilization. |
| 2021 | Microsoft has purchased the carbon dioxide removal solution from Climeworks to expand its portfolio and achieve negative emissions by 2030, as well as remove the company’s historic emissions by 2050. |
| 2024 | Climeworks collaborated with Svante to advance commercial-scale solutions for direct air capture and develop direct air capture hubs in the U.S. capable of capturing megatons of CO₂. |
| 2025 | SAP and Climeworks partnered to integrate carbon removal solutions into SAP’s net-zero strategy and co-innovate to provide companies with comprehensive end-to-end solutions for carbon management. |