mid-2018
CDR connoisseur Mischa Repmann brings together neustark's co-founders, who both have visions of commercializing permanent CO₂ storage in concrete
july 2019
it's official: Valentin Gutknecht & Johannes Tiefenthaler found neustark
summer 2019
we apply for a patent for neustark's mineralization technology
november 2019
from theory to practice: we test the storage of 20 kg of CO₂ in 4 tons of demolished concrete with our first prototype "Welaki"
july 2020
Pioneer, our first mobile pilot, goes into operation at Kästli Bau in Bern, Switzerland
october 2020
neustark wins gold at the MassChallenge, a prestigious accelator program
march 2021
recycled concrete in which neustark has stored CO₂ is used for the first time for a construction project
may 2021
we install our technology to capture biogenic CO₂ at our first source site, Ara Region Bern
november 2021
ETH Zurich launches its research project DemoUpCARMA with neustark et al, aiming at demonstrating the scalability of CCS technologies
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december 2021
go team! neustark is now 10 people strong
february 2022
our first mobile plant Pioneer has now been leased by 20 recyclers at sites in 4 countries, where it treated 15,000 tons of demolished concrete and stored 100 tons of CO₂
march 2022
we inaugurate our first stationary plant in Bern
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march 2022
neustark establishes the world's first Gold Standard methodology for tech-based carbon removal
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march 2022
Microsoft becomes one of our first carbon removal (CDR) clients
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april 2022
neustark signs its first long-term CDR agreement with Verdane
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june 2022
we move to a new HQ in Bern to combine our lab, product development and business functions
august 2022
UBS pledges to remove 29'500 tons of CO₂ with neustark's solution
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november 2022
within DemoUpCARMA, Swiss CO₂ is captured, transported and injected into the ground in Iceland for the first time ever
december 2022
with Marti Arc Jura and Risi (Jura Materials) integrating our technology at their sites, we now have 4 plants up-and-running and storing CO₂ every day
january 2023
Helena Wiemeyer joins the operations team, growing neustark's team to 30 people
february 2023
up to now, we have permanently removed over 240 tons of CO2 ... and are scaling up quickly
may 2023
Innosuisse choses neustark among stiff competition to support within their Swiss Accelerator program. Next to investing significantly in R&D ourselves, support from such programs help us scale at morph speed to match the CDR market needs.
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may 2023
with the go-live of our 7th & 8th sites with partners Holcim and Alluvia/Vigier, we launch our next gen solutions: Holcim is a mobile 'doseur' site, and the latter a large-scale doseur site with a capacity to store around 1000 tons of CO₂ per year
june 2023
10 - this is the number of CO₂ capture and storage sites now in operation, with a cumulative storage capacity of several thousand tons per year. And on we go at the same speed!
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july 2023
we continue growing... and we are moving! We triple our office and lab space in Bern and officially open an office in the heart of Zurich (Sihlstrasse 95)
august 2023
neustark secures one of the largest carbon removal purchases this year, securing two (out of five chosen) CDR projects by the Climate Cent Foundations to permanently store 29,500 tons of CO2 in demolition concrete as well as geologically
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september 2023
neustark and Holcim enter a landmark investment and strategic collaboration agreement. Holcim commits to rolling out neustark's storage technology at their recycling sites worldwide.
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