Power Engineering

Northwestern University to lead testing of nuclear-powered direct air capture

A rendering of a direct air capture system. Source: DOE. Northwestern University will lead a regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) hub in the Midwest, funded by nearly $4 million from the U.S. Department ...
Forbes

Can Direct Air Capture Survive This Moment?

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND - MAY 24: A bank of fans draws air through specialized filters at Climeworks' Mammoth carbon removal plant on May 24, 2024 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Considered the largest direct-air ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Direct air capture: An expensive, dangerous distraction from real climate solutions

This month elites from 198 nations gathered in the fossil-fuel-rich United Arab Emirates for the 28th annual Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Agreement on Climate Change. Near ...
The New York Times

In a U.S. First, a Commercial Plant Starts Pulling Carbon From the Air

The technique is expensive but it could help fight climate change. Backers hope fast growth can bring down costs. By Brad Plumer Reporting from Tracy, Calif. In an open-air warehouse in California’s ...