PUBLISHER: Future Markets, Inc. | PRODUCT CODE: 1297189
PUBLISHER: Future Markets, Inc. | PRODUCT CODE: 1297189
There is a growing market demand for clean technologies and products with reduced emissions. Direct Air Capture (DAC) is an emerging carbon dioxide removal strategy that uses advanced, mainly proprietary technology to capture and store or utilize carbon dioxide directly from the ambient air. Captured CO2 can be permanently stored in deep geological formations and depleted aquifers. Novel technologies can trap CO2 in rocks, via mineralization. Captured CO2 can also be used in a range of applications.
The ability to sell or convert CO2 into useful products provides a commercialization pathway for DAC, with products including:
While the market is in its infancy, with a relatively small amount of DAC plants in operation (mainly in Europe, USA, Canada and Japan), the potential of these technologies will play a growing role in the carbon capture market. Companies are being incentivized to develop the technology with the US government offering $3.5 billion in grants.