The Department of Energy is providing grants of up to $1.2 billion to two direct air capture (DAC) projects that aim to remove over 2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere annually. The agency states that this is equivalent to the yearly emissions of approximately 445,000 gas-powered cars. Additionally, the DOE highlights that these projects in Texas and Louisiana will also generate 4,800 well-paying jobs.
DAC utilizes a chemical process to separate CO2 from the air. The facilities can then either store the CO2 underground or incorporate it into carbon-containing products like concrete, effectively preventing the gas from reentering the atmosphere.
These projects mark the first commercial-scale DAC initiatives in the United States. According to the DOE, each project will have the capacity to remove more than 250 times the amount of CO2 from the atmosphere compared to the current largest DAC location. The Texas facility is being constructed by 1PointFive, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum, along with its partners. The CEO of the company states that once the project is fully operational, it will have…
2023-08-11 13:45:25
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