Pioneering
negative emissions
— at scale
We are engineering the first Direct Air Capture platform designed to grow with the world's needs.
A Future
Beyond Zero
OUR MISSION
Achieving net-zero isn't enough.
To reverse climate change, we need negative emissions.
At Yama, we help the world not just offset, but actively reduce the total amount of carbon in the atmosphere, by removing 1Gt CO₂ per year by 2050
To reverse climate change, we need negative emissions.
At Yama, we help the world not just offset, but actively reduce the total amount of carbon in the atmosphere, by removing 1Gt CO₂ per year by 2050
OUR APPROACH
Our technology combines advanced electrochemical process with scalable low-grade heat sources
Minimizing energy
We build modular DAC systems repurposing mature components to fast track scale up
<250$/tCO₂ at first mega plant
We are selling high quality carbon credits and CO₂ for green chemistry
300tCO₂/year module up to a mega plant
OUR PROCESS
Powering scalable carbon removal with our 3.0 Direct Air Capture
300-1000 tCO₂ per year
Clients: Milkywire - Klarna
France
5 000-10 000 tCO₂ per year
Offtakes
DACUS hubs
40 000 - 120 000 tCO₂ per year
Offtakes
DACUS hubs
1mtCO₂ per year
Offtakes
DACUS hubs
OUR ROADMAP
Paving the way for gigaton-scale carbon removal
300-1000 tCO₂ per year
Clients: Milkywire - Klarna
France
5 000-10 000 tCO₂ per year
Offtakes
DACUS hubs
40 000 - 120 000 tCO₂ per year
Offtakes
DACUS hubs
1mtCO₂ per year
Offtakes
DACUS hubs
PARTNERS
We are already selling high-quality carbon credits to clients and supported by the greatest investors, accelerators and French entities.
OUR TEAM
Your skills, our mission: tackling climate change
At Yama, we believe that great ideas need great minds.
We’re seeking forward-thinking professionals who are ready to face one of the world’s biggest challenges : climate change.
We’re seeking forward-thinking professionals who are ready to face one of the world’s biggest challenges : climate change.
CO-FOUNDERS
Aurélie Gonzalez
CEO
Seasoned climate entrepreneur with a track record of founding two ventures and over ten years of expertise in the fields of decarbonation and carbon removal. M.Eng. in process and energy from a top-tier French institution, alongside six years directing environmental performance in engineering.
Valentin Fougerit
CTO
M.Eng. in process engineering and Ph.D. in Carbon Capture. Boasting a decade-long track record spearheading engineering development within the biogas sector, specializing in scaling up processes from lab to pilot. Extensive experience includes robust R&D management within plant operations.
Harry Macpherson
Head of science
Materials scientist and electrochemist, with a M.Eng. from the University of Oxford and five years experience in industrial R&D. Previously invented novel electrochemical processes for lithium-ion battery recycling and developed technologies for materials manufacturing and electrochemical CO2 reduction.
COLLABORATORS
Anastasiia
PhD in chemistry, leading solvent development
Jacek
Master in process and computational, leading modeling
Elena
PhD in Chemistry & Electrochemistry expert
Tyson
PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Rashad
PhD student in air contactor development
John
PhD in electrochemistry, leading electrochemistry development
Matteo
Master in process engineering
Mahdi
PhD in molecular electrochemistry, leading electrochemistry scale up
Liam
Pilot Site Responsible & Operator
Latest news
23 September 2025
THE MOST SCALABLE DAC TECH — THE FIRST FRENCH DAC PILOT
In just one year, we at Yama have scaled our system 56x - moving from the lab to the first-ever French DAC pilot plant, now live for 2 months.
- 22 tonnes/year DAC module capturing CO₂ - not theory, not simulation: carbon removal in action.
- Fastest-ever execution and cost efficiency from lab scale to pilot.
- 1250 kWh/t total energy consumption - powered by our proprietary electrochemical technology.
- Fast
- Low energy
- Affordable