Random news from the Archive Installation for removing carbon dioxide from the ocean
06.03.2024
UCLA, working with Singapore's national water agency, has agreed to build the world's largest ocean plant to remove carbon dioxide from water. The facility is expected to be able to extract 3650 metric tons of greenhouse gases from the ocean annually and produce 105 metric tons of carbon-negative hydrogen.
Average global carbon dioxide emissions in 2020 were 4,3 metric tons per capita, according to the World Bank. Based on this data, scientists from the University of California decided to focus on capturing CO2 from the oceans to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas entering the atmosphere.
The Equatic project, launched in Los Angeles and Singapore, has produced successful results. Equatic is moving on to the next phase of the project - construction of the full-scale Equatic-1 plant at a cost of $20 million. The support of the authorities of Singapore and the University of California ensures the successful completion of the project.
The Equatic plant uses electrolysis by passing a current through seawater to split water into hydrogen and oxygen and convert dissolved CO2 into a solid material based on calcium and magnesium. This process increases the ocean's ability to sequester carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
Construction of the Equatic-1 facility is scheduled to begin within the next 18 months. The capacity to remove one metric ton of CO2 per day will initially be established, with plans to increase this to 2024 tons of CO10 per day by the end of 2 using 10 modules. After this, 2025 more modules will be installed in 9 to complete the second phase of construction.
The project idea was proven successful after a pilot plant in Singapore successfully removed 0,1 metric tonne of CO2 per day. A full-scale Equatic-1 plant will be capable of processing 100 times that amount, as well as producing approximately 300 kg of carbon-negative hydrogen per day.
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