About
Founded in 2017, DACMA is a private company headquartered in Hamburg, Germany with approximately 11-50 employees specializing in Other.
DACMA GmbH is a Hamburg-based pioneer and global leader in Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology development and manufacturing. The company designs and builds modular DAC systems engineered for industrial-scale production across diverse climate conditions, from tropical zones to subpolar regions. DACMA's patented solid sorbent reactor design captures CO2 directly from ambient air for either permanent geological storage (DACCS) or utilization as a feedstock for synthetic fuels and carbon-based products (CCU). Founded in 2017 by Jörg Spitzner and led by co-CEOs Benjamin Scharrer and Alexander Backs, the company operates from its competence center in the Port of Hamburg, where it develops, manufactures, and deploys DAC systems. DACMA has successfully delivered operational systems globally: a 300-ton-per-year unit in Brazil, a 60-ton-per-year offshore system in Helgoland, and systems under construction in Canada, Hamburg, and Australia. The company also provides high-quality carbon credits to support customers' net-zero commitments. DACMA's technology is validated across extreme climates and employs aerospace engineering principles to optimize airflow efficiency and CO2 uptake.
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Hermann-Blohm-Str. 3, 20457, Hamburg, Germany
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10Hamburg Blue Hub DAC Plant
Direct Air Capture machine producing 30-60 tons of CO2 annually for e-methanol production in the Port of Hamburg
Brazil DAC Project
Direct Air Capture plant with capacity of 300 tons CO2 per year, the largest DAC system running in South America
Helgoland Offshore DAC Project
Offshore Direct Air Capture system with 60 tons per year CO2 capacity for carbon capture and utilization
Karlsruhe DAC Integration Project
Direct Air Capture unit integrated into building air conditioning system for research on ventilation and CO2 removal synergy
Canada DAC Project with Deep Sky
Direct Air Capture system with capacity of 600 tons per year CO2, scaling up by 2027
Alaska CCS Hub Study
Feasibility study for Direct Air Capture and Carbon Capture and Storage hub with target capacity of 1 million tons per year
Australia DAC Feasibility Study
Feasibility study for Direct Air Capture plus CO2 storage plant with capacity up to 5,000 tons per year
Brazil DAC Feasibility Study
Feasibility study for scaling Direct Air Capture engagement in Brazil to industrial scale with capacity of 5,000 tons per year
PEGASUS Project
Joint initiative between DACMA, Lother GmbH and TUHH Hamburg University of Technology to accelerate commercialization and integration of DAC technologies within port infrastructure
H2Mare Offshore DAC Project
DAC units installation offshore as part of the H2Mare project from KIT
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Deep Sky, Repsol, PUC Rio Grande do Sul University, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, KIT, Phoenix Contact, Lother GmbH, TUHH Hamburg University of Technology, Luehmann Group
