Atlantis: Humanity’s first city among the stars by Max Beaumont
Dutch carbon capture startup Skytree opens offices in US, Canada
Generous carbon capture subsidies are sucking in European talent Dutch startup Skytree has opened a new HQ in Toronto, Canada and a new office in Nashville, Tennessee, as it looks to cash-in on attractive government incentives for direct carbon capture (DAC) technologies. Engineer-turned-entrepreneur Max Beaumont founded Skytree in 2014, following his work on DAC for the European Space […]
Space tech brought down to Earth: Skytree’s carbon capture innovation
The foundation for Skytree‘s mission in carbon capture solutions was laid by founder Max Beaumont more than a decade ago at the European Space Agency (ESA) and further developed during his time at the ESA’s Dutch business incubation centre, ESA BIC Noordwijk. What started out as applied research in cutting-edge technology to keep astronauts alive on the International Space […]
An Interview with Max Beaumont – SkyTree
What’s it all about? Direct Air Capture, space geeks, a founder’s journey, the trials and tribulations of a cleantech CEO, self-awareness, new pastures and ventures, and what it really means to be successful. A fascinating and candid conversation with a founder I’ve known for many years, sharing his journey and his life beyond a cleantech […]
Can Low Earth Orbit be developed faster by dropping our old approach to building space stations?
Starship launches are estimated by SpaceX to cost less than $2M per launch (ref. IAC presentation 2017, min 25:00). This could represent a dramatic decrease compared to today’s launch costs and in fact, Starship, once completed, will be the most cost-effective rocket in existence even while being the largest (it has a 150 ton to orbit […]
The Case for Hope in Outer Space
Despite ever increasing investment in the sector, public sentiment still sways towards the notion that exploring space is a waste of money and a billionaire’s game. But could such sentiment in fact risk our climate security and technological progress? Let’s follow a thought experiment to explore how the argument holds… Go back 70 years to […]
Get to know Skytree with Max Beaumont
This startup could help decarbonise vertical farming. Here’s how
Vertical farming’s sustainability credentials are often lauded — it can increase the yield of crops and lower land and water use, as well as localising food supply chains. But the industry still has one particularly unsustainable dependency: CO2 is pumped into vertical farms to help plants grow and, at present, it usually comes from fossil […]
Frontiers in Climate features Max Beaumont
Direct Air Capture (DAC) is an important solution to curb global warming and enable a circular economy. As fossil fuels dwindle, carbon for commodities such as plastic, cement, steel and liquid fuel, will need to come from somewhere. With the low cost of industrial CO2 (roughly $80 a ton) as well as the low value of […]