Climeworks is a Swiss company, providing a
solution for tackling historic emissions called
direct air capture. The company uses a
technology that consists of modular CO2
collectors stacked to build machines of any size.
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plant, where a highly selective new filter material
known as sorbent binds the CO2 in conjunction
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When the filter gets saturated with CO2, itis
heated at 100°C (212°F) which releases the
concentrated CO2 gas. Then it could be
sequestered or sold to the industry for fizzy
drinks, food and any kind of materials production.
The technology is flexible and uses a small
amount of energy to power the capture and
control processes. The direct air capture
machines are powered solely by renewable
energy or energy-from-waste.
Climeworks partners with another carbon capture
innovator — Carbfix, that uses the CO2 captured
to store it permanently underground. Carbfix
mixes the CO2 with water and pumps it deep
below the ground where a chemical process turns
it into solid rock. The technology prevents the
probability of emissions escaping into the air.
Climeworks also launched its flagship facility for
direct air capture and storage called Orca in
September 2021. It is the only direct air capture
project that permanently disposes of the CO2
instead of recycling it or selling it. It captures