Carbon seize challenge in Iceland suffers setback resulting from harsh winter

Climeworks is aiming to take away 4000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air per 12 months with its Orca plant, however Arctic situations have put the challenge delayed

Orca plant.

Climeworks’s Orca plant, which is designed to suck carbon dioxide from the air

Climeworks

The world’s greatest facility for eradicating carbon dioxide instantly from the air is operating delayed in Iceland, after punishing Arctic situations froze equipment and compelled the Swiss firm behind it to make modifications.

Launched in September 2021, the Climeworks “Orca” plant to the east of Reykjavik was hailed by Iceland’s prime minister Katrin Jakobsdottir as a “milestone within the struggle towards local weather change”.

The pioneering direct air seize (DAC) facility works through the use of geothermal power to energy …