Black & Veatch wants to capture 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the atmosphere annually with a new direct air capture (DAC) system.
The global engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company on Monday (19th July) shared its ambitions, having been awarded $2.5m from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support the effort.
With the funding, Black & Veatch will participate in a research and development (R&D) project aimed at advancing DAC technology, which can extract CO2 directly from the atmosphere.
DOE’s support will allow Black & Veatch to develop an initial engineering design (Technology Readiness Level 6) for a large-scale DAC system to be placed in three locations: Odessa, Texas; Bucks, Alabama; and Goose Creek Illinois.
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