Rail-mounted system could slash direct air capture costs: study
30 Aug 2022
A UNITED STATES start-up is cooking up a plan to mount direct air capture (DAC) technology on trains to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at a much lower cost than stationary systems.
The train-based concept could capture carbon dioxide (CO2) for less than US$50 per tonne, says tech magazine IEEE Spectrum. Stationary systems can cost US$250 to US$600 per tonne, depending on the scale and technology used, according to the World Resources Institute.
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