Spiritus, a pioneering climate tech company specializing in scalable direct-air-capture (DAC) for carbon removal, has named Mindy Ren as its Head of Carbon Removal Infrastructure. Ren brings extensive expertise from leadership roles at Tesla, Meta, and ExxonMobil.
A Proven Leader in Infrastructure Management
Mindy Ren’s background includes managing onshore and offshore construction globally for ExxonMobil, leading Engineering, Procurement, and Construction for Tesla’s California battery facilities, and overseeing strategy and planning for hyper-scale data center projects at Meta.
Revolutionary Carbon Orchard Approach
Spiritus is known for its unique “Carbon Orchard” approach to DAC, utilizing a lung-like solid sorbent material referred to as “fruit.” This innovative method passively adsorbs CO₂ from the air before conveying it to a centralized desorption system, reducing energy consumption significantly.
Efficient Carbon Capture with Reduced Energy Consumption
Unlike traditional DAC methods that use fans, Spiritus employs passive air contact for collection, making DAC more energy-efficient for global adoption. The Carbon Orchard integrates all elements – fruit, trees, and desorption system – in a single site, streamlining CO₂ collection, storage, and reuse.
Charles Cadieu, CEO of Spiritus, expressed enthusiasm about Mindy Ren joining the team, stating, “Mindy has a breadth of experience… making her a perfect fit to help us deploy Carbon Orchards for direct-air capture of carbon dioxide.”
About Spiritus
Spiritus is a climate tech company leading in Direct-Air-Capture (DAC) technology. The company’s pioneering Spiritus Sorbent and Carbon Orchard provide a scalable and modular system for low-cost DAC and sequestration (DAC+S), making carbon removal an accessible tool in the fight against climate change.
Source：businesswire.com
