Can we reduce CO² to be affected in another utility ? A company has just passed this idea from the realm of utopia to that of concrete by demonstrating to the whole world that it is indeed achievable. Climeworks has just installed the first CO² capture and recovery plant in Zurich
Climeworks is capturing CO2 from air with the world’s first commercial carbon removal technology. Our direct air capture plants remove CO2 from the atmosphere to supply to customers and to unlock a negative emissions future.
"We built and operate the world’s first commercial direct air capture plant in Hinwil (Switzerland), removing 900 tonnes of CO2 from ambient air per year (as seen in the video). Our plants capture atmospheric carbon with a filter, using mainly low-grade heat as an energy source. "
Founded by engineers, Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher, Climeworks has assembled the largest team of experts in the field and developed high-quality testing and production facilities. Thanks to its process, this technology offers the possibility of transforming CO2 into low-carbon, vegetable fertilizer or carbon dioxide, while limiting the pollution of the plant from which it catches emissions. .
A technology that seems to be essential and which could allow real progress in capturing the greenhouse gases of the main polluters of the thermal and chemical industry. Could governments ultimately consider imposing such filters on the most polluting industries?
