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DAC: The Basic Concept The conventional method to capture the carbon dioxide is mainly carried out by absorbents, where it demands re-generation procedure to reuse themselves. Meanwhile, our direct air capture (DAC) way use the electrochemical reaction that soak up carbon dioxide in the air, solidifying it to carbonate materials without any re-generation process. At the same time, the spontaneous electrochemical reaction allows the cell to produce renewable energy.

A Modular DAC System By constructing a modular system of DAC system, we are creating a generalized platform for electrochemical carbon dioxide capture with improvement of efficiency and affordable price. Our platform is systemically modularized and consists of the stack cells designed for high capture capacity of carbon dioxide up to gigaton scale.

Electrochemical reaction

Carbon energy have developed a breakthrough technology compared to the conventional ones such as using absorbents of amines, MOFs, hybrid solution, and others.
Unit Cell

We have designed a new concept of DAC system which is enable to capture carbon dioxide and generate the energy at the same time. The stack is composed of a anode, separator, and cathode. The carbon dioxide flows into the cathode channel and reacts with oxygen and metal, producing metal carbonate.
Stack cell

As the established unit cell are stacked to tons of CO₂ scale. This way is to increase the overall cell efficiency and power output. By stacking the cell together in series or parallel, we can optimize the needs of industry.
Modularization

Multiple stacks consisting of unit cell are grouped and connected in module to obtain more efficient carbon capture and energy generation. For the mega-ton scale removal of carbon dioxide, the stack cell could be modularized on a large filed.
Modular system

The final goal of our company is to provide the costumers with a removal capacity of carbon dioxide as gigaton-scale. By building up the modules, we can successfully achieve the goal.
Supply

The renewable energy produced through the DAC technology of Carbon Energy is supplied to homes, factories, and offices.
Pilot system

This is a pilot showcasing Carbon Energy's proprietary direct air capture (DAC) technology. This pilot has been successfully proven for commercialization and is readily scalable, as its electrochemical system. This Carbon Energy pilot equipment will be a significant leap forward in DAC technology.

Unparalleled Climate Change Solution
with Carbon Energy Our DAC technology not only addresses carbon capture but also resolves energy issues. It can be the most reliable and unparalleled net-zero and RE100 solution for businesses, governments, and individuals.

Renewable Energy Production

Our system captures CO₂ through electrochemical methods while simultaneously producing renewable energy. Traditional technologies have used a significant amount of energy to remove carbon dioxide from the air. The DAC technology, however, captures the infinite resource of carbon dioxide in the air and produces renewable energy.

Process integration

Unlike traditional technologies, the DAC and CCUS techniques in a single process. This means that carbon capture and renewable energy production concurrently occur within a single process. In our system, carbon capture is essentially synonymous with the production of renewable energy.

Easy scalability

The DAC is structured in a modular format form stack cells. Rather than increasing the size of each stack cell, our approach focuses on expanding the number of stack cell, enabling a more efficient and rapider scale-up process. This approach offers significant advantages of commercialization costs, management, and scaling speed compared to conventional technologies.

Cost-effective

The DAC captures carbon while simultaneously producing renewable energy. We can also engage in power generation business using this energy, which serves as a significant source of income. Furthermore, we can provide our customers with solid solutions to achieve RE100. This allows us to reduce the cost of carbon capture per unit and to offer the most reasonable price of CDR at less than 100 USD per ton as a scale of million tons of CO₂ annually.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why DAC?

Limitations of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction: The Paris Climate Agreement aimed to reduce the Earth's temperature by 2 °C by 2050. Various efforts are underway to reduce greenhouse gas emission to meet this goal.

But regrettably, many argue that achieving the goal of reducing global temperatures by 2°C through greenhouse gas emissions cuts is currently difficult with existing technology. Existing emission reduction efforts, such as reducing fossil fuel dependency, improving energy efficiency, and expanding renewable energy, are crucial but insufficient.

While still in its early stages, DAC technology has progressed rapidly in recent years. Costs are gradually decreasing, and further economic viability is expected. Recognizing the significance of DAC technology, governments and businesses worldwide are expanding their investments.

Major countries like the United States, the European Union, Canada, and China are pouring billions of dollars into DAC technology development and demonstration projects. Additionally, private entities like Microsoft, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Global Warming Mitigation Project are actively involved in DAC technology development.
What are the most innovative aspects of your company's technology?

DAC technologies face a dilemma: Conventional DAC technologies are often energy-intensive, requiring the strategic placement of DAC facilities in areas with access to renewable energy sources, such as geothermal energy, to minimize energy consumption. The energy intensiveness of conventional DAC technologies poses a challenge in achieving their environmental objectives.

Our DAC technology stands out for its electrochemical approach that simultaneously captures carbon dioxide and generates valuable resources and energy. This enables the installation of DAC facilities in a wider range of locations, overcoming geographical limitations imposed by traditional DAC methods and meet a environmental objectives.
Can you explain your CDR business strategy?

Amidst the escalating concerns over climate change, Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) has emerged as a promising strategy to combat this global challenge. CDR is the methodology reducing its concentration and mitigating the greenhouse effect that drives global warming. DAC (Direct Air Capture) , our solution is considered one of the most direct and promising methods of CDR among various approaches.

In accordance with the pressure reducing greenhouse gas emissions on all countries, exerted by International agreements, governments and businesses are investing heavily in DAC to achieve their climate goals. It is driving growth and composing great demand of the DAC market.

While the demands for CDR credit of DAC is strong, the overflowing demand about CDR credits has not yet been met by any company or country's supply capacity. In 2023, over 4.5 megatons of CDR credits have been contracted for purchase. However, since there are no commercially viable technologies or companies available, the number of credits delivered to credit purchasers is close to zero. Carbon Energy's innovative DAC facilities have been developed with the technology to meet this explosive demand and will ensure that customers receive the carbon credits they need.
From a long-term perspective, what are the competitive advantages of CARBON ENERGY’s system?

Our DAC facility utilizes modular electrochemical fuel cell hardware, offering exceptional scalability advantage.

Some of DAC systems often face limitations when scaled up, requiring complex reconfiguration and efficiency adjustments to match the new volume and surface area. This process can be challenging and often leads to compromised efficiency.

Our modular design eliminates these limitations, enabling seamless scale-up without sacrificing performance. Each unit cell can be independently modulated, ensuring that as the number of unit cells increases, so does the facility's overall efficiency in a direct proportional manner.

On the other hands, modular design can make minimized another carbon emissions due to transportation. pre-assemble modules reduce installation costs and time.

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