Imagine a giant vacuum cleaner for the sky that sucks up carbon dioxide. Instead of just storing it, this system turns that gas into a useful raw material for other products. It can even run on the leftover heat that factories usually waste, making it much cheaper to operate.
Many industries have indirect CO2 emissions in their supply chains that cannot be captured at the source. Current carbon removal options are often too expensive or lack the flexibility to be integrated into existing industrial heat cycles.
An industrial CO2 capture prototype capable of tonne-scale annual capture and a laboratory test rig with four independently addressable contactors.
If you are a food producer dealing with high CO2 procurement costs — this project developed a capture unit that provides high-quality CO2 to be used directly as a refrigerant or feedstock. This creates a circular system where the gas is captured and used on-site.
If you are a data center operator dealing with indirect supply chain emissions — this project developed modular capture units that can be integrated into your facility. These units use low-grade waste heat to remove CO2 from the air, helping meet climate-neutrality targets.
If you are an airport authority dealing with emissions that cannot be removed at the source — this project developed a location-independent capture technology. It allows for remediation of atmospheric CO2 in areas where regulation or policy requirements are increasing.
Based on available project data, specific pricing is not provided, but the technology uses adsorbents that are described as abundant, cheap, and non-toxic to keep costs down.
Yes, the technology is modular and scalable. The current industrial demonstrator can capture tonne quantities of CO2 per annum with air flow rates exceeding 1000 m³/h.
The project mentions the use of design features based on previous European patent applications, specifically regarding copper, water-based heat exchanger tubes.
The units can operate as stand-alone systems or be integrated into industrial processes by utilizing low-grade waste heat for regeneration.
The project is active from 2024-01-01 to 2026-12-31.
The project is currently led by a single academic partner from Ireland (University). There are 0 industry partners and 0 SMEs involved in the consortium, indicating the project is in the transition phase from research to a planned spin-out company.
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