Spiritus Taps Markets Expert from Carbon Direct as New Executive
2024年7月15日 - 9:00PM
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James Burbridge brings extensive experience
from Carbon Direct, XPRIZE Foundation, and OPIS Carbon Market
Report
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.
"James' deep knowledge of carbon markets and experience
developing impactful carbon removal initiatives for the world’s
biggest companies make him an ideal addition to our team as we work
to scale our novel direct air capture technology," said Charles
Cadieu, co-founder and CEO of Spiritus. "His insights will be
invaluable as we engage with key stakeholders and partners to drive
adoption of our cost-effective carbon removal solution and pursue
our mission of making large-scale carbon removal a reality in the
fight against climate change."
Spiritus has developed a unique direct air capture system
utilizing a proprietary sorbent material they call ‘fruit’ that
passively adsorbs CO2 from the air at a fraction of the cost of
current sorbents. The fruit is placed in ‘trees' that make up a
Carbon Orchard, with a centralized desorption system that extracts
the captured CO2 before returning the fruit to the trees to restart
the cycle. This modular, passive air contact approach greatly
reduces energy requirements compared to fan-based DAC systems.
"Climate change is the greatest problem the world is faced with,
and the only path forward is through innovation," said James
Burbridge. "We need new approaches like those that Spiritus is
pioneering if we hope to reverse the damage done. Spiritus' novel
approach to DAC could solve the major cost and energy challenges
that face the industry today, potentially paving the way for
widespread adoption of DAC solutions. I look forward to leveraging
my experience to expand access to affordable, permanent carbon
removal through strategic partnerships and business development
initiatives as we scale this critical climate solution."
Prior to Carbon Direct, Burbridge worked at the XPRIZE
Foundation, where he designed and pitched the Musk
Foundation-funded $100M XPRIZE for Carbon Removal (which named
Spiritus a Top 100 team in competition earlier this year) and the
OPIS Carbon Market Report, which he helped launch. He previously
worked as an energy markets journalist in China and Singapore.
Burbridge holds an MBA from Rotterdam School of Management and a BA
in English from the University of Kansas.
To learn more about how Spiritus is pioneering a feasible,
scalable, and cost-effective approach to carbon removal, visit
spiritus.com.
About Spiritus
Spiritus is a climate tech company at the forefront of
Direct-Air-Capture (DAC) technology. With a dedication to
innovation and sustainable stewardship of our environment, Spiritus
has crafted a unique solution that achieves rapid sorption and
desorption rates at a fraction of the sorbent cost versus
state-of-the-art sorbents under passive DAC conditions. The
company's approach combines the Spiritus Sorbent and the Spiritus
Carbon Orchard, offering a scalable and modular system for low-cost
DAC and sequestration (DAC+S). Spiritus is committed to making
carbon removal an accessible and practical tool in the global fight
against climate change. For more information, visit
Spiritus.com.
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