World’s First Commercial-Scale Direct Carbon Removal Plant set to Launch in Quebec, Canada

In Quebec, Canada, a direct carbon removal (CDR) plant is currently being constructed. The plant, which will be capable of removing over 109,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually, is being developed by Equatic. The company’s aim is to enhance the ocean’s role as a carbon sink, helping to reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.

Equatic has already demonstrated their technology at pilot plants in Los Angeles and Singapore. Their approach involves running an electric current through seawater, splitting it into hydrogen and oxygen, with carbon stored in solid form. The process produces an acid and a base as byproducts. The alkaline water created is then used to absorb additional carbon from the atmosphere through cooling towers. The hydrogen generated can be sold or used to power the facility, making the process self-sustaining.

The commercial-scale project in Quebec aims to handle 109,500 tonnes of CO2 and produce 3,600 tonnes of green hydrogen annually. Equatic estimates an energy requirement of less than 1.4 MW per tonne of CO2 removed.

Oceans play a crucial role in absorbing human-emitted carbon dioxide each year, removing up to 25% of it from the atmosphere. If Equatic’s technology were replicated on a larger scale, it could potentially remove billions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere and aid in the fight against climate change. The company’s cost-effective method may bring down the price of carbon removal to as low as $100 per ton by the end of the decade.

Equatic ensures that their Singapore plant will include a seawater desalination system to filter out marine life before processing their innovative technology represents the world’s first commercial-scale implementation of direct carbon removal, offering a promising solution to mitigate climate change effects on our planet today!