Susteon Inc., with project management from NETL, is working to develop and deploy direct air capture (DAC) technologies by conducting fundamental research and bench-scale testing of new materials and processes that could result in integrated systems capable of continuous atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and conversion to valuable products.

NETL has updated its previous life cycle analysis (LCA) focused on the U.S. natural gas supply chain, specifically studying the production, gathering and boosting, processing, transmission and storage, and distribution of natural gas to domestic consumers. The new research expands the LCA to include more measurement-based data and incorporates important modeling changes including regionalization of processing, transmission, and distribution stages, which aim to improve the understanding of life cycle impacts associated with natural gas and help inform effective mitigation and business strategies towards a sustainable future.