Every effort is being made globally to cut down on CO2 emissions, from promoting electric vehicles to investing in renewable energy sources. But companies are now exploring innovative ways to help the environment — one of which involves using large fans to pull in air and directly capture carbon dioxide, turning it into a nutrient for plants!
This groundbreaking technology is being used by Climeworks, a Swiss company that recently launched the world’s first commercial carbon-absorbing plant in Zurich. The facility uses a large fan combined with a special filter containing amine to capture CO₂ from the air. Once the filter becomes saturated after 2-3 hours, the system heats it up to around 100°C, releasing the captured CO₂ as a high-purity gas. This can then be sold or further processed, while the purified air is released back into the atmosphere.
The project, which started operations on May 31st, represents a major step forward in direct air capture (DAC) technology. As the world has only about 20 years left to meet the goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius under the Paris Agreement, new solutions are urgently needed. While planting trees and reducing emissions remain important, they take time and require vast areas of land. In contrast, carbon capture technologies like this could offer a faster and more scalable solution.
With growing interest and investment, projects like these may play a key role in achieving climate targets. As the demand for clean air and sustainable practices increases, companies like Climeworks are leading the way in redefining how we tackle climate change — one molecule of CO₂ at a time.
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