SOSNA
METELYK
TM
OPTIMAL CARBON CYCLE
company overview
direct air capture + solar
Onshore, offshore, off-planet portable, configurable direct air capture micro-solar pod for swift decarbonization, reliable energy and water for today and beyond
Replacing outdated mechanisms across industries with high-efficiency clean engine without mechanical losses
space and
CIVIL aviation
Economical single-stage-to-orbit aircraft for space and domestic civil transport of passengers and cargo
product highlights
PASSIVE direct air capture WITH EMBEDDED SOLAR CSP “SOSNAPOD”
CO2 is converted into fuel as efficiently and effectively as in natural photosynthesis. The portable pod can be used to mine carbon from atmospheric dioxide anywhere, with or without solar energy. The machine generates heat, cold, electricity and water.
Clean high-efficiency Internal Combustion Engine + Custom
The high-power clean engine runs on any fuel: gaseous, liquid and solid. The efficiency factor of this engine is twice as high as the efficiency of modern engines, which makes it more environmentally friendly than electric vehicles. Custom design is available to meet specific industry requirements.
single-stage-to-orbit aircraft "octopus"
The aircraft will pass the entire corridor of speeds and altitudes of horizontal flight to low orbit around the Earth. We've developed this technology for vacuuming the air intake of an aircraft at hypersonic flight speeds, which dampens the shock wave, reduces drag and increases speed.
cryogenic passive DIRECT AIR capture pod
embedded solar collector
slows
melting of ice
high-efficiency motor
MAXIMUM
siting
flexibility
CDR potential: 2 tons of CO2 per year
electricity Potential:
25,000 kWh
per year
Water Potential:
200 tons
per year
Calculations were made for the operation of a small unit in a continental climate, when the efficiency of the solar collector drops to 0.25 and air humidity drops to 10%
both, a public good and a private good
Hybrid
of DAC and renewable
B2B
B2C
B2G
net negative emissions
This SosnaPod uses a novel method of thermodynamic CDR via freezing with a high degree of conversion of solar energy into electrical energy. Built-in precipitation-resistant solar concentrator inhibits accumulation of obstruction materials such as dirt particles and debris (dust, water, sand, moss, grime), preventing loss in power output. Degradation-resistant design delivers a consistently high yield year-over-year. This cryogenic method of DAC would capture between 75%-90% of CO2 from air. The amount of water released depends on air humidity. The unit could deliver 400x more water than CO2 if the atmosphere has 10% humidity and 0.025% of CO2. This DAC method avoids biggest environmental impacts associated with DAC adsorbents footprint (4.8–84%) and energy footprint (0–92%). It sidesteps some of the development, permitting and capital challenges associated with building large facilities. Its design and manufacturing rely on already existing materials and supply chains preventing complex redundancies, minimizing uncertainties and delays.
The kinematic design of the machine allows you to set any compression level even during operation. Various grades of CO2 purity may be achieved.
Compatible with existing energy storage systems. Preserves the curb appeal and historic sites. Perfect for difficult terrain.
One pod occupies 3X less space than PV modules, saving at least 13 sq. meters needed for panels to achieve equal power.
Works in any temperature existing in nature. Ideal for cold climates (cold climates are thermodynamically more favorable for CO2 separations).
high weatherability
non-sorbent, non-solvent, no water consumption
Compact, decentralized, economical
modular,
scalable
method of
DIRECT AIR capture
method I: tandem - high output
DIRECT AIR Capture + embedded Solar CSP
(GENERATES electricity, cold, heat, water)
The pod captures carbon dioxide directly from ambient air via a thermodynamic process. It operates on low-grade heat of the surrounding space. The physical properties of carbon dioxide are significantly different from the rest of the components in the air. At a temperature of 200K and low pressure, when oxygen and nitrogen are stable gases, carbon dioxide becomes liquid, or takes on the form of flakes. These fractions can be successfully separated from the gas.
The essence of the calculation process is as follows: a portion of air is sucked into the working chamber, compressed, fed into the heat exchanger, cooled, fed into another, large, working chamber, expanded and supercooled to the conditions where carbon dioxide changes its state of aggregation, and passing through a cyclone and separator, separated from the rest of the gases.
Along the way, atmospheric moisture develops, becoming frost. Air, now without carbon dioxide in it, remains cold enough to be used for air conditioning.
The air is compressed and fed into a high-temperature cavity installed at the focal point of the solar collector. From this hot cavity, heated air with high pressure is fed into the working chamber of the external circuit. There the air expands and performs its work by causing the compressor shaft and shaft-mounted electric generator to rotate.
method II: solo - low output
DIRECT AIR Capture
(GENERATES electricity, cold, heat, water)
The pod can work without solar energy, operating only on the heat of the pumped air. This method generates lower output. It's ideal for a wide range of household applications. For this reason, the unit is made with appropriate configurations tailored for direct-to-consumer domestic needs.
It will deliver heat for heating the home and cooking, water for drinking and washing, electrical energy for lighting and powering low-power appliances. In hot weather it will cool the room, creating comfortable conditions.
machine units
motor-compressor
cyclone
separator
solar collector
hermetically airtight chambers
Hermetic tightness within the working chambers is achieved with labyrinth seals. Complete tightness despite the fact that the movable volume-forming elements of the working chambers do not touch each other, do not require lubrication, do not pollute the pumped product, no energy is wasted on friction, as there is no mechanical friction.
Example of a labyrinth seal. Source SKF
According to the theory, “... in the case where the pressure in the sealed cavity cyclically fluctuates from a maximum to zero, a wave of gas rushing into the seal has a limited energy reserve, which can be completely dispersed in the seal. Under these conditions, labyrinth seals can provide practically complete tightness." - P. I. Orlov, “Fundamentals of Machine Design”, Ed. Engineering, 1988, p. 493.
“Labyrinth seals have a long history of proven reliability in a wide range of applications, including bearing chambers, see Fig. 14.24, in gas turbine engines as well as discs and stator wells (see Chupp et al., 2006a,b), with robust operation and developed technology.” Peter R.N. Childs, Mechanical Design Engineering Handbook (Second Edition), 2019
motor-compressor
runs the pod
At present, the best version of the motor-compressor can be made according to the kinematic scheme of the rotary engine of the internal combustion (patent UA57724).
The absence of mechanical friction losses ensures a stable operation of the machine and compensates for reduced solar energy in cloudy or partly cloudy weather.
The motor-compressor has:
More about this mechanism under ENGINE
PERFECT desert TRIO:
energy production + CO2 Removal + water generation
safe and effective carbon mining in deserts
The pod can be used to mine carbon from atmospheric dioxide in deserts. The pod's installation and operation would not threaten or remove desert wildlife or disrupt flora from optimal growth patterns. No bulldozing, deep digging or large solar farms would be needed.
The world’s largest desert would be capable of producing the planet’s energy needs many times over. Only 1.2% of the Sahara desert would be sufficient for all energy needs for less than the bail out cost of US banks in the previous recession.* The use of SosnaPods brings that number well below 1% due to its surface area saving design, weatherability and cooling attributes.
Mitigating the climate conditions could lead to a greatly improved quality of life and economy in the Sahara, Arabian and other hot and cold deserts; changes must be approached with care.
* Mehran Moalem, PhD, UC Berkeley, Professor, Expert on Nuclear Materials and Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Forbes "We Could Power The Entire World By Harnessing Solar Energy From 1% Of The Sahara"
installing pods in Antarctica to slow down the melting of ice
refrigeration mechanism optimized for maximum efficiency
Cooling and heating account for 50% to 90% of energy consumption in processing plants. Therefore, we place energy efficiency front and center to help industries with their swift technology transition. SOSNA METELYK helps to eliminate the need for cooling towers and cooling ponds entirely. Conditioner generates cold and electricity from running on the heat of the cooled air with the release of water and CO2 from it.
As Greenland rises from the ocean and becomes greener before our eyes, local deployment of this PDAC technology could be part of a solution. A large number of high-power machines installed in Alaska, Greenland, Antarctica, Canada, high in the mountains, will slow down the melting of ice.
simple home installation, compatible with storage systems
power output and space-saving calculations
The Sun sends us energy with a power of 1 kW to each square meter of the surface. The output from SosnaPod depends on the area of the mirror installed inside and can generate the amount of electrical energy equal to tens and upward of hundreds of solar panels.
The pilot model uses a mirror made of a thin sheet of polished stainless steel measuring 4 sq. meters. The mirror follows the Sun, keeping the source of heat in focus throughout the daylight hours.
With an efficiency of 0.5, 10 hours of summer time will produce 4kW x 10h x 0.5 = 20 kWh of electrical energy. One pod with a mirror of 4 sq. meters is equal to an installation of 78 solar panels of 260 watt, totaling to around $58,600 of upfront cost.
SosnaPod also prevents the loss of output that impacts solar panels over time, called degradation (typically 1%-2% in year one followed by 0.5% per year), thus ensuring a high yield year-on-year.
An average solar panel of 200 watt covers an area of 1.3 square meters. The area needed for such panels to match the power output from one SosnaPod will be 2 / 0.2 x 1.3 - 13 sq. meters - three times more area than the pod occupies.
The calculation for the industrial sector is the same. For example, in order to have 100 kilowatts of power, it is necessary to make a mirror with an area 100 / 0.5 equal to 200 sq. meters, find a suitable platform, such as a square shape with a side of 15 meters.
This is a critical solution for countries like Japan and other areas of the globe where physical space limitations pose installation or esthetical challenges for other clean energy systems.
With its weatherability and space-saving design, SosnaPod ideally blends into any landscape to help preserve historic cities around the world.
residential use and energy storage
This power supply is completely decentralized. The machine has a rotating rotor, its noise is at the level of a home refrigerator. It will not penetrate into the room from the yard, for example. The pod will work very well on balconies, patios, blank walls, especially if facing south, and also on rooftops.
One machine of appropriate power is enough for residential needs. If the house or estate is very large, and in order not to pull the wires far, or for other reasons, the needed quantity can be supplied.
The pod is compatible with existing batteries available on the market and connects to the energy storage by a cable.
The machine will power the home circuit and keep the battery charged automatically, safely for the user.
No special technical knowledge is required to operate the pod. User manual provides easy-to-follow instructions, even your dog can do it.
impact
Micro solar with macro reach: the pod offers a versatile and resilient utility ranging from personal to industrial use. It creates an easy access to clean energy transition for every individual and every household.
Single and multi-family residential communities
Small businesses, corporations, agriculture, heavy industries,
governments
Limited land areas, dense populations, extreme climates, remote locations
Off-grid,
offshore,
off-planet
(Venus, Mars)*
* In the coming decades, these devices can be transported to Venus to transform and cool its atmosphere and extract carbon and oxygen from CO2 that exist on the planet in abundance.
benefits and co-benefits
CAPEX cost of $50/tonCO2 or lower is possible due to embedded solar technology to power the operation as well as the absence of solid sorbent or liquid solvent processes. This is twice as less as the cost for known DAC technologies. All reports conclude that renewable energy source to power DAC is a key factor to lower the overall cost of DAC per tCO2. Our hybrid solution could help to place DAC technology on the cost reduction trajectory by reducing dependency on external power source.
Could entirely replace cooling towers and cooling ponds in nuclear power plants. If a mechanism of this kinematic design is installed in place of a turbine at a nuclear power plant, and a water-water reactor is replaced with a gas-gas reactor, the plant’s effectiveness and efficiency would increase several times. It would become more compact, giant heat exchangers (cooling towers and cooling ponds) would disappear, and the safety factor would increase.
This micro technology could accelerate the adoption of CDR by small and medium businesses for whom price is a major prohibitive factor in net negative goals. SMBs combined account for 99.9% of all businesses in the USA. This could streamline the demand, manufacturing capacity and supply chain necessary to grow the CDR industry.
Could accelerate access to more affordable electricity, heating, cooling and water for the global south, which makes up 85% of the global population. This in turn could help to mitigate climate migration. Access to vital resources leads to many co-benefits and a radically improved trajectory of life for individuals, communities and entire countries while aligning them with the Paris Agreement’s climate targets.
Could help to address both types of water scarcity: physical and economic. Roughly half of the world's population is experiencing severe water scarcity for at least part of the year. Agriculture consumes more water than any other source and wastes much of that through inefficiencies. For water generation, we encourage to run
our installations further away from chemical plants or areas of high pollution.
Could help to deal with difficult to avoid emissions in the following sectors: aviation, ocean-shipping, iron-steel, cement and mining. Modified Sosna Metelyk engines (420mmx420mmx200mm) could be installed in passenger cars. Each car, having emptied its fuel tank, would remove 100 kg of CO2. In one year, they could remove more than 20 billion tons of CO2 from the atmosphere. When affordable electric vehicle batteries become available, such engines could power generators at charging stations to produce strong, clean, charging electrical current.
Massive use of low-cost, low-power solar
power plants based on this technology will significantly improve the environment without the use of fuel, balance the grid load and increase the reliability of the electrical provider.
A small land footprint could help to reduce land use in geographies with limited or expensive land. Maximum siting flexibility could lower DAC cost and increase its accessibility, while small modular units could be more effective at accelerating the learning rate of DAC technology.
clean Internal Combustion engine
Patent No. UA 57724
engine’s superior performance
Runs on any fuel: gaseous, liquid and solid.
Works on the low-grade heat of the solar collector, or on the heat of the reactor of a nuclear power plant. This makes it possible to abandon cooling towers, cooling ponds, so that every kilocalorie turns into kilowatts.
High specific power, more than 3 kW/kg.
The efficiency factor is twice as high as the efficiency of modern engines, thanks to this, it is more environmentally friendly than electric vehicles.
An engine of any power with an efficiency of more than 50% may be custom-designed to industry specifications.
volumetric system without mechanical losses
The design of the volumetric system involves sealed working chambers, as in piston machines and the absence of rubbing power elements, like in turbines. Hermetic tightness within the working chambers is achieved with labyrinth seals. Labyrinth seals keep the movable volume-forming elements of the working chambers from touching each other. This unique mechanism sustains a perpetual absence of mechanical friction.
Energy losses associated with friction have been a major drawback of now outdated mechanisms used across all industries. SOSNA METELYK offers a unique and progressive solution by eliminating these losses.
engine architecture
The engine became the prototype that inspired the DAC machine and serves as a mechanism that applies the maximum load to all parts in the pod. The engine includes two contours of working chambers. The chambers of the inner circuit perform the functions of suction and compression, the outer - expansion and exhaust. They work in pairs: the inner chamber transfers the compressed mixture to the heating and the outer chamber.
The volume of the chamber of the outer contour is one third larger than the inner one. Due to this, the energy of the exhaust gases will be most fully converted into mechanical energy and they will leave the chamber, having a pressure value at atmospheric level.
high-power engines for carbon-neutral vessels
Exceptionally effective for generating high power and high torque at low speeds
custom engine design and lifecycle support
We develop design documentation for an internal combustion engine of any power with an efficiency of more than 50 percent, without oil consumption, to your specifications: output shaft rotation speed, shaft torque, etc..
universal ENGINe application
The kinematic scheme of the volumetric machine is as equally universal as its outdated predecessor, the piston crank mechanism, which is less efficient due to losses associated with mechanical friction.
SOSNA METELYK technology can be the basis for the manufacturing of not only engines, compressors, vacuum pumps, but also an apparatus that combines these functions in order to rationally convert air components.
Engines can be built of any required power and used in cars, locomotives, container ships, large ships and other machinery.
high-power engines for copper mining equipment
As copper prices rise, the industry faces a dilemma to somehow produce more copper with less power. Electrifying mining machines using clean technologies currently on the market does not match the same level of intensive work done by diesel-powered machines.
The paradox is that civilization needs more copper to transition to green energy, but the machines will be less powerful and less able to meet this demand. Without copper, countries may not be able to transition to a green energy society and achieve net zero targets.
Copper conducts electricity, bends easily, and is recyclable. Yet, radical and urgent shifts toward responsible mining are yet to be implemented systemically.
There is no need to compromise intensity. SOSNA METELYK engine is as powerful and could even outperform a diesel-powered machine. Our custom engine design gives you options and desired power to electrify your operations, while helping to bring down copper prices. Contact us for a consultation.
engine concept demo
Rotary vane motor consists of a double nested cylinder, two sets of blades and synchronizer in the center, which starts and stops the rotation of the blades.
The open spaces between the blades are the working chambers which have inner contour and outer contour. The blades briefly block the suction port and move captured air into the working chamber.
A portion of captured air is compressed in the inner contour, then moved through the branch pipe and hotbed to the outer contour where it expands.
One revolution of the output shaft completes four bars, resulting in high power output.
about us
company profile
mission and vision
Sosna Metelyk is a new American-Ukrainian early stage multi-division climate technology hardware startup in formation offering innovation in each category with a Zebra double bottom line business approach oriented toward climate justice and democratic economy compatible with thermodynamics.
We serve the following market segments: solar energy, water production, carbon dioxide removal, clean engines, and space and aviation to the highest moral standards available to mankind.
We hope to demonstrate that affordable and accessible DAC is not a myth and can be coupled with delivering vital resources --electricity, water, cooling and heating -- as opposed to depleting them. We prioritize utilization of CO2 value chain to help build a healthy CO2 market.
As a public and private good, this micro-DAC technology may qualify for both tax credits: 45Q and renewable energy 48 ITC.
We hope to install a large number of high-power pods in Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska and Canada to slow down the melting of ice.
We invision:
We plan:
Future Plans and Milestones
2026
Carry out pre-commercial prototype manufacturing and testing.
2028
2030
Reach wider geo-markets and deeper penetration across industries.
2035
Extract carbon and oxygen from CO2 on Venus, transform and cool its atmosphere.
Scale multi-division manufacturing facilities. Launch mass production and sales.
who we are
inil tenishev
Co-Founder,
Chief Inventor
Cherkasy, Ukraine
Inil brings four decades of engineering experience. From ideation and know-how to proof of concept, the invention has endured a 20-year-long, self-funded journey. A recent rapid need for carbon removal solutions is finally shifting this critical field and the industry from the pre-revenue phase.
Inil is a graduate of the Moscow Aviation Institute with experience in the aviation industry. Fifty years ago, aviation ran into a thermal barrier. Inil knows how to solve this problem in order to build stratospheric and then ballistic aviation.
Inil envisions Sosna Metelyk technologies being implemented across many industries, parts of the globe and beyond to upgrade outdated mechanisms and to offer a perpetual source of clean energy by way of reliable utility for a swift carbon balancing on the planet.
Inil is also an avid appreciator of poetry. His son is currently in the army defending Ukraine.
oksana gal
Co-Founder
Dallas, TX, United States
Cherkasy, Ukraine
Oksana synthesizes marketing experience from different industries such as legal, nonprofit, financial, bicycle, laser-cutting, music publishing, radio and TV broadcasting. She sees Sosna Metelyk's core mission and innovations as an indispensable contribution to societal evolution and our collective effort in clean energy transition.
Oksana worked with AV Preeminent attorneys on national cases spanning environmental disasters, pharmaceutical injuries and civil rights, as well as with the six-time Emmy award-winning TV program airing on CNN Philadelphia, The American Law Journal.
Oksana runs communications and partnerships for the Ukraine Bicycle Project to address the mobility crisis and support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
Oksana holds a BS and MA in Mass Communications. She also has a degree in Music Theory and Piano and is an explorer of keylontic morphogenetic science.
manufacturing in Cherkasy, Ukraine
carbon zero manufacturing
Cherkasy is an important economic center of Ukraine. The city is presented with different industries, but traditionally the greatest development was reached in the chemical industry, the automotive industry and the food industry. The city has a cargo riverport, airport and a railway station. From the north-west, it is surrounded by the biggest natural pine forest in Ukraine, known as Cherkaskiy Bir (28,500 hectares or 70,400 acres). Cherkasy is ideally positioned to set up manufacturing for all divisions. It is centrally located on the banks of the Dnipro River, the 4th longest river in Europe.
In line with a sustainable circular economy, SOSNA METELYK is committed to pursuing carbon-neutral production and minimizing embedded emissions in supply chain. A carbon-free footprint would be a priority in our production facilities. We hope to maintain symbioses with suppliers and buyers. The material of the components of the synchronization mechanism is fossil-free steel, the solar concentrator tube is sustainable copper. The blades and the body are aluminum in a prototype. In place of aluminum, high-strength eco-friendly non-hazardous plastic may be used in mass production.
empower anyone, anywhere with reliable, portable micro solar
engineering and trademark
inspired by nature
The motion of the working blades within the pod's chambers resembles a figure-eight pattern of butterfly wings during flight. Natural nano-structures within the butterfly wing insulate and regulate temperature while the tiny scales absorb and trap heat.* "Metelyk" translates as "butterfly" from the Ukrainian language.
* Nature Communications, Lepidoptera, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
"Sosna" translates as "conifer tree" in the Ukrainian language. The conifer tree symbolizes a carbon capture miracle. Newly planted conifer trees are superior at mitigating climate change with up to 269% more CO₂-e per hectare over 100 yrs.** A flaming pine tree also signifies burning love in Ukrainian mythology.
** Ground-breaking Life Cycle Assessments study by Bangor University applied dynamic LCAs to the UK’s national strategy of planting 30,000 hectares of trees per year from 2020-2050
contact
USA
Oksana Gal
T: +1 (310) 918-2128 (US)
T: +38 (096) 693-4755 (UA)
E: oksana.gal@sosnametelyk.com
Dallas, TX 76226
United States
sosna
metelYk
TM
Optimal carbon cycle
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