Mitsui & Co. CVC Fund Decides to Grant Aid to Planet Savers, a Company Independently Developing Direct Air Capture CO2 Technology
Mitsui & Co. CVC Fund has decided to grant 100 million yen to Planet Savers, a company developing Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology to directly capture CO2 from the atmosphere. This grant aims to promote decarbonization in industrial sectors where greenhouse gas emission reduction is challenging and contribute to solving climate change issues.
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Planet Savers members (CEO Ikegami in the center of the back row)
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kenichi Hori; hereinafter "Mitsui & Co.") has selected Planet Savers Inc. (hereinafter "Planet Savers"), which develops Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology to directly capture CO2 from the atmosphere, as the 6th grant project of the "Mitsui & Co. CVC Fund" (hereinafter "the Fund"), as follows.
Social Issues to be Addressed
Promoting decarbonization in industrial sectors where greenhouse gas emission reduction is difficult, using proprietary DAC technology.
Grant Amount
100,000,000 JPY
Grantee
Planet Savers Inc. (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)
Issue Finder
Kyo Ikegami, Representative Director and CEO
Climate change is causing frequent heatwaves and heavy rains, the spread of infectious diseases, and instability in agriculture and fisheries, severely impacting the economy and food security. To address this, CO2 emission reductions, a greenhouse gas, are being implemented in various fields. However, due to industrial structural reasons, some sectors find it difficult to switch to electrification or new fuels, making reduction challenging. Furthermore, in addition to emission control, dealing with already emitted CO2 is indispensable. The IEA (International Energy Agency) estimates that to achieve the 1.5°C target, approximately 85 million tons of CO2 must be directly captured and removed from the atmosphere annually by 2030, and about 1 billion tons by 2050. Among various methods and technologies for capture and removal, DAC is attracting greater expectations due to its potential for large scale in the future and its ability to mechanically measure precise removal amounts.
Planet Savers is developing a DAC system that is expected to significantly reduce costs, mainly in energy consumption and adsorbent costs, by utilizing the world-class synthesis technology for CO2 adsorbent "Zeolite" possessed by the University of Tokyo. The company's DAC technology is a sustainable process that operates solely on electricity without requiring heat or water. It also possesses unique strengths, such as an advantage in dry and cold regions where other methods are less effective, indicating high potential.
Through this Fund, Mitsui & Co. will co-create with Planet Savers from the development stage of the DAC system. Mitsui & Co. will also support the utilization of CO2 captured by DAC in agricultural facilities, and in the future, expansion aimed at scaling up to large-scale CO2 demanders, contributing to the social implementation of DAC and the creation of a sustainable future through CO2 capture and utilization.
Company Profile
Company Name
Planet Savers Inc.
Location
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Year Established
2023
Representative
Kyo Ikegami (Representative Director and CEO)
Number of Employees
14
Business Overview
Development of DAC technology and equipment for capturing CO2 from the atmosphere
Website URL
https://planetsavers.earth
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kenichi Hori; hereinafter "Mitsui & Co.") has selected Planet Savers Inc. (hereinafter "Planet Savers"), which develops Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology to directly capture CO2 from the atmosphere, as the 6th grant project of the "Mitsui & Co. CVC Fund" (hereinafter "the Fund"), as follows.
Social Issues to be Addressed
Promoting decarbonization in industrial sectors where greenhouse gas emission reduction is difficult, using proprietary DAC technology.
Grant Amount
100,000,000 JPY
Grantee
Planet Savers Inc. (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)
Issue Finder
Kyo Ikegami, Representative Director and CEO
Climate change is causing frequent heatwaves and heavy rains, the spread of infectious diseases, and instability in agriculture and fisheries, severely impacting the economy and food security. To address this, CO2 emission reductions, a greenhouse gas, are being implemented in various fields. However, due to industrial structural reasons, some sectors find it difficult to switch to electrification or new fuels, making reduction challenging. Furthermore, in addition to emission control, dealing with already emitted CO2 is indispensable. The IEA (International Energy Agency) estimates that to achieve the 1.5°C target, approximately 85 million tons of CO2 must be directly captured and removed from the atmosphere annually by 2030, and about 1 billion tons by 2050. Among various methods and technologies for capture and removal, DAC is attracting greater expectations due to its potential for large scale in the future and its ability to mechanically measure precise removal amounts.
Planet Savers is developing a DAC system that is expected to significantly reduce costs, mainly in energy consumption and adsorbent costs, by utilizing the world-class synthesis technology for CO2 adsorbent "Zeolite" possessed by the University of Tokyo. The company's DAC technology is a sustainable process that operates solely on electricity without requiring heat or water. It also possesses unique strengths, such as an advantage in dry and cold regions where other methods are less effective, indicating high potential.
Through this Fund, Mitsui & Co. will co-create with Planet Savers from the development stage of the DAC system. Mitsui & Co. will also support the utilization of CO2 captured by DAC in agricultural facilities, and in the future, expansion aimed at scaling up to large-scale CO2 demanders, contributing to the social implementation of DAC and the creation of a sustainable future through CO2 capture and utilization.
Company Profile
Company Name
Planet Savers Inc.
Location
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Year Established
2023
Representative
Kyo Ikegami (Representative Director and CEO)
Number of Employees
14
Business Overview
Development of DAC technology and equipment for capturing CO2 from the atmosphere
Website URL
https://planetsavers.earth