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NETL To Discuss Direct Air Capture Center, Other Technologies at Clean Energy Conference

NETL researchers leading the development of cutting-edge technologies to mitigate climate change will share their knowledge and expertise with engineers and scientists from five continents at the 47th International Technical Conference on Clean Energy, which will be held July 23-27 at the Sheraton Sand Key in Clearwater, Florida.

Climeworks/Svante DAC system seen during installation in California. The system boasts three contactors for independent parametric testing of multiple sorbent filters.

NETL-Managed Projects Advance New Direct Air Capture Tests

Field tests of NETL-funded and managed direct air capture (DAC) technology projects in California and Alabama are helping to advance the realization of a carbon-neutral economy and energy sector to address the effects of climate change.

Regional Hubs To Demonstrate Value of Direct Air Capture Technologies for Decarbonization

NETL is helping establish four new regional direct air capture (DAC) Hubs around the U.S. to demonstrate how the innovative carbon dioxide (CO2) removal technology can be put to work curbing the world’s climate crisis.

Animated team of researchers standing in front of a direct air capture system.

NETL Providing Technical Expertise for Direct Air Capture Prize Competitions

NETL will provide technical support and expertise to award the American-Made Direct Air Capture (DAC) Prizes, a series of interconnected competitions offering up to $115 million to advance carbon dioxide (CO2) removal technologies from hard-to-decarbonize sectors of the U.S.

NETL Team Uses Microwaves To Reduce Energy Required for Direct Air Capture

NETL researchers have reported the successful use of microwaves to accelerate sorbent regeneration – results that can lead to substantial reduction of expensive water and energy requirements of some promising direct air capture (DAC) technologies.

Aerial photo of the R&D Plateau at NETL in Pittsburgh, PA

NETL Pittsburgh Site To Host New Direct Air Capture Center

A new facility will be established at NETL’s Pittsburgh campus with the goal of jumpstarting the development of direct air capture (DAC) technologies that can provide new economic opportunities while lowering the quantities of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the planet’s atmosphere.

DOE and NETL representatives, from left, Andrew Hlasko, Zachary Roberts, Dan Hancu, Krista Hill, Andrew Jones, José Figueroa and Nicole Shamitko-Klingensmith visited Electricore in Fountain Valley, California, to discuss a project to capture CO2 from the air using a novel solid sorbent laminate filter technology. The group received a tour of the test plant and a project status update.

NETL/DOE Review Progress on Next-Generation Carbon Capture Projects During California Visit

NETL and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) representatives toured six sites during four days in California where projects are being developed with the Lab’s oversight and support to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) and lower atmospheric levels of the greenhouse gas.

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NETL Case Study Explores Solvent-Based Direct Air Capture Systems for the Removal of Atmospheric CO2

A case study conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) NETL examined the performance and cost of solvent-based direct air capture (DAC) system configurations that remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.