This is CDR: SkyTree - Modular DAC Integration with Utility-Scale Clean Power

​​Join us for the next episode of This Is CDR as we welcome Elena Nikonova, VP of Project Development for North America and APAC at SkyTree, to explore how the company’s innovative Stratus DAC system is being deployed in tandem with large-scale renewable energy projects. SkyTree is pioneering a new approach to DAC by integrating directly with clean power infrastructure—lowering energy costs and opening new pathways for durable carbon removal at scale.

​We’ll discuss SkyTree’s recent collaboration with EDF Renewables and Return Carbon to launch one of Texas’s most ambitious DAC parks, and what’s next for utility-scale DAC deployment in the U.S. and beyond.

​About our Guest

​Dr. Nikonova brings a global perspective to the conversation, with a background in electrification at Shell Recharge and ENGIE, where she led e-mobility rollouts for major clients like Amazon and Ford. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from University College Dublin.