{"id":109423,"date":"2025-05-08T08:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T06:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/?p=109423"},"modified":"2025-05-05T14:25:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:25:21","slug":"tum-carbon-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/en\/109423\/tum-carbon-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"TUM Carbon Removal: How students want to remove CO\u2082 from the atmosphere"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong><em>Munich Startup:<\/em> Who are you and what does TUM Carbon Removal do<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Justus Scharfst\u00e4dt:<\/em> We are TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V., a non-profit student association at the Technical University of Munich (TU Munich). Our goal is to develop an innovative technology for atmospheric CO\u2082 removal and long-term storage. 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We are currently still looking for supporters and partner companies to further advance our exciting project and realize innovative ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Munich Startup: <\/em>What have been your biggest challenges so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Justus Scharfst\u00e4dt:<\/em> In addition to technological development, with its many ups and downs, legal issues are also among our greatest challenges. The search for financial backers was also very difficult at times, leading us to repeatedly optimize our strategies. Nevertheless, thanks to our growing network of supporters and partners, we were able to overcome many of these hurdles and are currently financially sound. 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