Origen is seeking to address the challenges of climate change through its X-Prize nominated Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology. They use the calcination of limestone into lime, and then recarbonation to produce a pure CO2 stream for sequestration allowing a net absorption of CO2 from the atmosphere. They recognise that this needs to occur at a very large scale and are developing a modular system to address this with key partners in the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) for technology proof.
Richard Tamblyn is the VP for Technology at Origen, leading the R&D, Modelling and Engineering teams and responsible for the technical road map for the company. He sees his role developing from team management to strategic technical leadership. He recognises that the Shott Scale-Up Accelerator can help him, “develop a network of peers and mentors who can support me in my role, not in technical ideas but to have sounding boards or advisers to help me implement my role effectively.”
Richard reflects on how “I've moved in the last three years from a large multinational company to a dynamic start-up, and have the most senior technical role in the company. I have a greater breadth of role than I have had previously, with much fewer layers of authorisation for approval even on major costs. Therefore, I am looking to improve my skills in being able to implement my view of what is best for Origen.”
Over the next 12 months Origen are seeking to prove its technology at the 1,000 tpa scale. They recognise that a rapid scale up to large sizes with a modularised system will be critical. In rapidly moving through these scales, they need to be able to optimise, improve, and diversify their technology offering.
