They have the key technology and the first order. We know where the world’s first installation will be built

By 2025, the world’s largest ocean carbon dioxide recovery (OCDR) facility will be built in Singapore. The technology was developed by scientists from the University of Los Angeles. In cooperation with the Singapore government, they plan to build a facility worth USD 20 million that will be able to remove 4,000 sludge from the ocean. tons of carbon dioxide per year.

Recovering CO2 from the ocean. The largest such installation is being built in Singapore

Euatic Process technology is based on electrolysis, by which carbon dioxide from water is transformed into a solid and then stored in a material that is a mixture of calcium and magnesium. This is intended to resemble the way shells are formed and allow CO2 to be stored in this form for at least 10,000 years. years. The treated water released back into the ocean will be able to absorb even greater amounts of carbon dioxide. Seawater stores almost 150 times more CO2 per unit capacity than air, making the oceans one of people’s greatest allies in the fight against the climate catastrophe.

The project is an extension of the Equatic-1 pilot, which was launched last year and recovers approximately 100 kilograms of CO2 every day. Once the facility reaches full capacity, it will be able to recover the equivalent of 850 people’s annual emissions. If the facility proves successful, the startup will want to expand its operations around the world.

Supporters believe that recovering carbon dioxide from the oceans will be a huge help in the fight against climate change. There are also people who approach the topic carefully and pay attention to environmental risks and push for further research and investment in OCDR technology to better understand the threat and the opportunities it gives us.

CO2 recovery is key to fighting climate change. But there are more important things

Scientists’ Report But OCDR still has a long way to go. As we have already written, the Singapore facility will be able to recover 4,000. tons (3.6 thousand metric tons) of carbon dioxide per year, while humanity must get rid of at least 5 billion metric tons of CO2 by 2050 if we want to keep global warming within safe limits.

In this context, it is also worth remembering that although CO2 recovery techniques are becoming more and more promising, changing diet is key in the fight against climate change. Reducing emissions in other ways is very important, but that, in turn, is important in assessing projects like the Green Deal.