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Carbon capture with sunlight. Image credit: ETH Zurich.

Improved Direct Air Capture of CO2 Leads the Small Chemical Change to Reap Big Climate…

Research shows improved direct air capture of CO2 using charged molecule layers. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated that small molecular tweaks to surfaces can improve absorption technology for direct air capture, or DAC, of carbon dioxide. Amino acids, which react readily with CO2 and are environmentally friendly, … [continued]

Electricity From Carbon Dioxide

When I first read about the work of the University of Queensland research team claiming to create electricity from CO2, my initial thought was that this was a cross between a fossil fuel funded beatup and a fairytale. But, digging deeper, and talking with Dr Zhuyuan Wang of UQ’s ARC … [continued]

Image courtesy of Greenlyte

Greenlyte Means Go: Speedy €10.5M Funding For Its Direct Air Capture System

Greenlyte Carbon Technologies, a very promising up-and-comer in direct air capture carbon removal, has received €10.5 million in a pre-series A round of funding with participation of Earlybird, Carbon Removal Partners, Partech, and others. With this funding, the company has now raised €20 million in combined equity and grants since … [continued]

ChatGPT and DALL-E generated panoramic image showcasing the contrast between an ocean carbon capture facility and a green, clean city on a pair of weigh scales

Electrolyzing Carbon Dioxide Out Of Sea Water Has Multiple Red Flags

In recent months I’ve returned to the overlapping subjects of geoengineering and carbon capture, both of which I’d mostly satisfied myself about years ago. Both, however, are re-ascending the hype scale and at least for aspects of geoengineering, my curiosity was unsatisfied.

ChatGPT & DALL-E generated panoramic satirical image depicting a car with an oversized CO2 balloon attached, humorously illustrating the impracticality of capturing CO2 directly from moving vehicles.

CCS Redux: Capturing CO2 From Exhaust Pipes Is A Bad Idea That Won’t Die

Carbon capture and sequestration in all of its various ineffective, inefficient and expensive forms is having another run up the hype cycle. Nothing has really changed. The problems still exist. The alternatives are still better. The potential for use is still minuscule. And so, the CCS Redux series, republishing old … [continued]

Carbonfuture Partners With Ceezer To Streamline Access For Large Corporates Into Carbon Removal

Carbonfuture has announced a partnership to provide its Carbon Removal Infrastructure to CEEZER, a digital platform for large-scale carbon credit procurement and management. The collaboration is set to integrate Carbonfuture’s inventory of vetted durable carbon removal credits onto CEEZER’s platform, opening up access for its corporate clients. Carbonfuture has the … [continued]