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Global Thermostat (Zero Carbon Systems)

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Develops direct air capture (DAC) technology that pulls CO2 out of ambient air using a proprietary contactor and low-temperature vacuum adsorption; operates a kiloton-scale (1,000 t/yr) pilot unit at its Brighton HQ and is scaling toward larger demonstration and commercial plants.

Carbon Capture/DAC
Funding
Acquired by Zero Carbon Systems (Apr 2024) in a cash-and-equity deal valued "in the tens of millions"
Stage
Acquired
HQ
Brighton, CO
Founded
2010

The Current Angle

One of the longest-running DAC companies (founded 2010), relocated to Colorado and kept here after its 2024 sale to New York-based Zero Carbon Systems, which is expanding the Brighton operation rather than moving it. Technology provider on two of nine DOE Carbon Dioxide Removal Prize Phase I DAC awards, pitched explicitly around Colorado's DAC hub ambitions.

Leadership

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    David ElenowitzFounder & CEO, Zero Carbon Systems (parent)

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Last updated September 2026Sources: [1][2][3]