Very interesting technology, and an excellent writeup of the same. I had a brief professional encouter with CCS tech a while ago. Whilst there are many promising technologies (like this one) that could help reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere, there is no driving economic mechanism in place that would lead to effective CO2 reduction on a large scale. Unless industries see that there is a real economic incentive to implement CCS, I believe large scale CCs is never going to happen. The challenge is mostly a political one, not a technological one. Today it is virtyally free (yes there are some small fees and taxes in some countries) to release CO2 into the atmosphere. But if there was a significant cost linked to CO2 release, then I believe we would see change that would make a real impact.
RE: Switzerland is pulling carbon dioxide directly from the air - and using it to grow plants!