A Squamish based company says it has published new peer reviewed research that show carbon capture from the atmosphere is more affordable and cost effective than previously thought.
Carbon Engineering said its new research shows CO2 can now be captured from the atmosphere for less than $100USD per ton.
Released in a peer-reviewed paper, this breakthroughs demonstrates for the first time a scalable and cost-effective solution for removing CO2 from the atmosphere and has implications for combating climate change.
This new research published by the company will have implications on climate – it allows the removal of existing CO2 from the air to counteract emissions too challenging or costly to eliminate at source.
It will enables the production of clean fuels that can significantly reduce transportation emissions.
These outcomes accelerate the shift to a “net zero” world that avoids the risks of climate change while affordably delivering clean energy.
The research was led by David Keith, a Harvard Professor and founder of Carbon Engineering and published by Joule, a leading scientific journal dedicated to ground-breaking energy research. The findings are based on three years’ research from CE’s pilot plant located in Squamish, B.C.
Keith said research suggested it would cost $600 USD per ton to remove CO2 from the atmosphere using DAC technology, which made it an expensive. But now new data generated by the company shows it can be achieved at costs below $100 USD per ton.
Carbon Engineering is seeking to establish a carbon capture and a synthetic fuel demonstration and commercial production plant in town near the landfill.
The company will use Air to Fuel technology, a system that ‘directly synthesis transportation fuels–such as gasoline, diesel, or Jet A- from only atmospheric CO2 and hydrogen split from water, and powered by clean electricity.
Dave Colwell says
This will only work if the fuel product is cheaper than fuel which we can purchase now at the Gas stations. it would be pointless to simply plow the stuff into the existing market structure.
This organization should have its own gas stations and compete with the existing oil companies. Alternatively they could build these Carbon Capturing Processors in towns and cities, on demand.
Whether the Law of this Country will allow it (given our present leaders) is another thing! Alberta would be very upset! :-).
Also , efficient alternate energy augmentation to power the plants needs to be perfected to make this process cost effective…..All tall orders!