CO2 Removal and Direct Air Capture Technology Overview
Kelsey Niehoff
Location: Virtual– Microsoft Teams
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Speaker: 12 PM to 1 PM
Summary
Based on the best available science, the pathway to a future that avoids catastrophic climate change will require massive amounts of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and durably store it. We must minimize the need for CDR by accelerating emissions reduction, even with this the world will need billions of tons of CDR annually by 2050. This session will provide an overview of various CDR solutions available today, ranging from nature based approaches to engineered solutions, with a deep dive into Direct Air Capture (DAC). In the DAC deep dive we will examine various types of DAC systems and discuss the technical and financial challenges associated with scaling DAC.
Kelsey Niehoff
Kelsey Niehoff holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Chemistry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and an MBA from Yale University. Currently, she serves as a Commercial Analyst at Climeworks. Climeworks develops, builds, and operates Direct Air Capture facilities, ensuring top-quality, efficient carbon removal. Climeworks also partners with trusted carbon removal providers to offer a customized portfolio of solutions tailored to an entity’s net-zero goals. In her role, she develops and analyzes financial models to support investment decisions, identify risks, shape project strategies, and facilitate partnerships with both public and private stakeholders. Prior to her role at Climeworks, Kelsey gained valuable experience at Eastman Chemical Company and Nike. Outside of her professional career, Kelsey enjoys long-distance running, volunteers at Rainforest Partnership, and resides in Austin, TX.
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