A total of six CO2 removal research and development projects focused on advancing direct air capture (DAC) technology were chosen this week to receive $12 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
The concept behind DAC is the capability to remove CO2 emissions directly from the atmosphere as a means of going green. While DAC already exists, these projects — undertaken by universities and labs in Arizona, North Carolina, Illinois, and Kansas — seek to decrease the associated costs and improve the energy efficiency of the whole operation.
Traditionally, such efforts are costly and energy intensive. In turn, this reduces the viability of such projects. Efforts are also being sought to make their carbon removal process carbon-negative.
“Across the U.S., in states like Arizona and North Carolina, brilliant innovators are developing Direct Air Capture technologies that can extract carbon dioxide straight out of the air,” Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said. “These DOE investments, and the ones we will make with President Biden’s American Jobs Plan, are crucial to advancing technology that will help us avoid the worst effects of climate change and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.”
Recipients include:
Currently, no DAC system is capable of capturing 100,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. These projects will be managed by DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management and the National Energy Technology Laboratory.
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