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Spiritus, a technology company engineering integrated energy infrastructure with built-in carbon management for power intensive customers, today announced the appointment of Mayur Sathe, PhD, from LanzaTech as Senior Director of Process Engineering, and Matt Arcy from Chevron as Project Development Advisor, both effective immediately.

Spiritus, the company enabling growth-without-carbon-compromise using direct air capture (DAC), today announced the addition of Brian Higgins, PhD as Vice President of Technology Innovation, and Scott Kongkitisupchai, PhD as Senior Director of Engineering. These seasoned experts are known for converting novel clean-tech approaches into full commercial operations, experiences that will facilitate Spirtus’ accelerated development of its New Mexico pilot and build out the nation’s first megaton-scale Carbon Orchard in Wyoming.

The world is entering a new industrial revolution powered by American energy, AI, and innovation. The rapid acceleration of U.S. AI and industrialization is driving a historic demand for infrastructure and energy, yet this surge in activity risks ballooning carbon emissions. Spiritus offers a pathway that preserves industrial momentum without sacrificing climate goals.

Spiritus, the climate tech company developing cost-effective solutions for scalable direct air capture (DAC) carbon removal, today announced the launch of its first pilot facility. Located on Nambé Pueblo tribal land, the facility is expected to begin operations in the second half of 2025, and will be capable of delivering 1,000 tons of gross carbon removal capability when at full capacity — a stepping stone to Spiritus’ future megaton Carbon Orchards.

Following the recent announcement of the company’s first direct air capture and geologic sequestration facility, Orchard One, Spiritus has announced manufacturing capabilities in a purpose-built facility in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Dubbed Garden One, the facility will exclusively produce the novel sorbent material that will enable Orchard One (and future Carbon Orchards) to passively remove CO₂ from the atmosphere.

Spiritus, the leading climate tech company developing market-accessible carbon removal solutions using Direct Air Capture (DAC), is stepping up to remove the carbon emissions generated by Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’s private jet travel. Following its commitment to remove Taylor Swift’s jet emissions from Tokyo to the Super Bowl, Spiritus is now offering to remove 100 tons of CO2 from Niccol’s flights during September in exchange for Pumpkin Spice Lattes (PSLs), Starbucks’ iconic fall beverage. The value of this carbon removal effort is estimated at $50,000, which would buy approximately 10,000 PSLs.

Spiritus, a climate tech company developing low-energy, cost-effective Direct Air Capture (DAC) solutions, announced the filing of a Class VI permit application with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality for its Orchard One project. This milestone paves the way for what could become the world’s largest DAC facility, designed to remove 2 million tonnes of CO2 annually from the atmosphere, with first-phase operations beginning by 2026 at a fraction of current industry costs.

Spiritus, the climate tech company designing innovative solutions for scalable direct-air-capture (DAC) of carbon dioxide, announced today that it has hired James Burbridge as its Director of Business Development. Burbridge brings extensive experience in carbon markets. Prior to joining Spiritus, he served as Director of North America Advisory at Carbon Direct, where he advised clients topping the Fortune 500 on high-quality carbon reduction and removal solutions and helped them develop strategies around emissions, reductions, and removals.

Spiritus, the climate tech company pioneering cost-effective solutions for scalable direct-air-capture (DAC) of carbon removal, today entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Aramco, one of the world’s leading global energy and chemicals companies, and has additionally announced that it received an equity investment in the company in November 2023, from Aramco Ventures.

In a significant development for climate action, Spiritus, the leading climate tech company designing solutions for market accessible carbon removal using direct air capture (DAC), has announced today that it will establish its first “Carbon Orchard” direct air capture and sequestration site in Central Wyoming. The facility, known as Orchard One, will be one of the world’s largest direct air capture facilities, capable of capturing and sequestering up to two megatons of carbon from the atmosphere annually. Orchard One will bring hundreds of jobs to Wyoming, and will begin carbon removal in 2026.

Spiritus, a leader in climate tech solutions, has committed to removing the carbon emissions from Taylor Swift's potential private jet flight from Japan to Las Vegas, which is expected to cover a distance of 5,500 miles and produce an estimated 40 tons of carbon emissions.

Spiritus, the climate tech company designing solutions for scalable direct-air-capture (DAC) of carbon removal, announced today that it has hired Mindy Ren as the company’s Head of Carbon Removal Infrastructure. Ren has an extensive background in infrastructure management, having previously held positions leading onshore and offshore construction worldwide for ExxonMobil, managing Engineering, Procurement and Construction for Tesla’s battery facilities in California, and overseeing the execution strategy and planning efforts for hyper-scale data center projects at Meta. This announcement strengthens the Spiritus team following the company’s public unveiling in September.