Our Vision

We're building a sustainable future by making direct air capture technology accessible, scalable, and impactful — with strong global partnerships and a focus on innovation.

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Our journey

2021

The Foundation

  • Collaboration launched with TU Wien, sparking a new era of DAC innovation.
  • DACling V1 prototype developed and tested.
DACling V1 and V2 lab prototypes
2022

Further Process Engineering

  • DACling V2 prototype developed and tested.
  • DACling V3 prototype construction complete.
Lab-scale reactor test rig
2023

Company Formation and Breakthrough Process Validated

  • DACling V3 completes 1,000 hours of operation.
  • DACLab Inc. established to commercialize breakthrough DAC solutions.
  • Research pilot unit deployed in Austria, providing scalable, real-world carbon capture.
APU-1 pilot unit in Austria
2024

Tech Scale Up and Government Grant Awarded

  • Research pilot unit fully autonomous operations achieved.
  • Awarded $1.3M U.S. government grant with a project development partner to provide a Kelvin Pod to an e-fuels facility.
Lab-scale glass column prototype
2025

World's First Ready-to-Ship DAC Product Unveiled

  • Research pilot crosses more than 2,000+ hours of operation in ambient conditions.
  • Learnings from the research pilot translated to the first Kelvin Pod.
  • Kelvin POD crosses 1,000 hours of operation before being shipped to customer site in Seattle.
Kelvin unit installed on-site
2026

Two projects live, first Kelvin Tower deployed

  • WA state project with Kelvin POD goes live.
  • Kelvin Tower deployed in Canada for sequestration.
Polar Defense sequestration site
2027 – 2028

Global Scale Up and Supply Chain Set Up

  • U.S. and Europe supply chain for parts and adsorbent expanded.
  • First 1k ton per year facility live.
  • 100k tons per year E-fuels project announced.
Future

2030 Vision

  • Deliver carbon removal from the atmosphere at <$250/ton.

Meet Our Team

We are engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs united by a belief: carbon removal must be both technically and economically scalable. Supported by visionary advisors like Professor Klaus Lackner and Peter Relan, our team is built to deliver impact at scale.

Aditya Bhandari

Aditya Bhandari

Co-founder & CEO

Samip Bhavsar

Samip Bhavsar

Co-founder & COO

Florian Chimani

Florian Chimani

Head of Research & Development

Johannes Fuchs

Johannes Fuchs

Applied R&D

Gerhard Schony

Gerhard Schony

Applied R&D

Tanuj Bathla

Tanuj Bathla

Commercialization Lead

Klaus Lackner

Klaus Lackner

Pioneer in DAC

Peter Relan

Peter Relan

Investor

Josef Fuchs

Josef Fuchs

Technical Advisor

Krishna Hegde

Krishna Hegde

Go-to-Market Advisor

DACLab team

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