WEEKLY SUMMARY (07 AUGUST-13 AUGUST 2023)-WEEK#25
Links to recent scientific papers, web posts, upcoming events, job opportunities, podcasts, and event recordings, etc. on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology.
🚨DEADLINES
(NEW) Decarbonization Technology Challenge, $1 Million Pilot Prize Available | Deadline: 18 August 2023
Remove Accelerator Opens Applications For Its Next Cohort | Deadline: 14 September 2023
(NEW) Electrochemical Processes for Carbon Dioxide Removal and Long-Term Storage | Abstract Submission Deadline: 30 September 2023, Manuscript Submission Deadline: 31 January 2024
💸COMMERCIAL NEWS
The US just invested more than $1 billion in carbon removal (MIT Technology Review)
EIC Rose Rock Announces Investment Into Captura (EIC Rose Rock)
Greentech company announces first of 16 pyrolysis hubs that will form the UK’s biggest carbon removal initiative (The Chemical Engineer)
Climate change: Flintshire cement work's carbon capture plan (BBC News)
At least 13 projects vie for $1.2B in carbon removal (E&E News by POLITICO)
Mote Kicks Off Second Biomass to Hydrogen Project in Northern California (BusinessWire)
📝RESEARCH PAPERS
Transforming U.S. agriculture with crushed rock for CO2 sequestration and increased production
Hydrocarbon residue in a Danish chalk reservoir and its effects on CO2 injectivity
Regional implications of carbon dioxide removal in meeting net zero targets for the United States
Separation and capture of CO2 from ambient air using TEPA-functionalized PAN hollow fibers
Using a Digital Twin Approach to Measure Soil Organic Carbon Changes in Legume Cropping Rotations in Western Australia
The additionality problem of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement
Biochar-cement concrete toward decarbonization and sustainability for construction: Characteristic, performance, and perspective
The role of forests in the EU climate policy: are we on the right track?
Long-term organic carbon preservation enhanced by iron and manganese
Quantification of ERW: Suggesting the concept of “scopes” for MRV
Inorganic carbon removal from alkaline soils: an underappreciated influence on soil organic carbon measurements in an elevated CO2 experiment
Facile Metal Release from Pore-Lining Phases Enables Unique Carbonate Zonation in a Basalt Carbon Mineralization Demonstration
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECSS): Life cycle environmental and economic assessment of electricity generated from palm oil wastes
📰WEB POSTS
Biden bets billions on tech that sucks carbon out of the air (Bloomberg)
The UN Human Rights Council and the prosecution’s case against SRM (Plan A+ Substack)
In the Central Valley, exploring community-led DAC (Carbon180)
Base Carbon Partners With Developer of Carbon Removal Projects (Global Newswire)
Shopify made a bet on Running Tide—and it’s paying off (Stacy Kauk, LinkedIn)
NeoCarbon Is Now Listed On The CEEZER Platform (Carbon Herald)
Killing Godzilla, 100 Tonnes of Carbon at a Time (Running Tide)
How the concrete industry is turning to new tech to cut emissions (MaRS)
Carbominer Conducts Pilot Demonstration of 1 tonne DAC Machine in Vienna with Corporate Partner (Carbominer)
When does sales of carbon removal credits benefit climate? (Marginal Carbon)
Centigrade Announces New Open Data Platform to Restore Trust in Carbon Markets (Carbon Herald)
Scotland’s Carbon Capture partners with Whyte & Mackay (GVS)
Alliance between Deep Sky and Exterra “The vision is to export all over the world” (LA PRESSE)
Dyeing the Halifax harbour pink to help fight climate change (CBC News)
📑REPORTS
Notice of Intent (NOI) to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) No. DE-FOA-0003082 and other Funding Opportunities Title: Carbon Negative Shot Pilots
Biomass Strategy: UK Government affirms the role of BECCs in meeting net-zero emissions
CDR.fyi 2023 Mid-Year Progress Report
🧰CDR FIRMS
Carbonx
📆UPCOMING EVENTS
(NEW) Webinar with Jim Mann - Ultra-runner and CEO of UNDO | 17 August 2023
(NEW) Direct Air Capture in the Global South: Octavia Carbon by Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy | 21 August 2023
Octavia Carbon: DAC x Geothermal in Kenya by OpenAir | 22 August 2023
CREW Carbon: Containerized Enhanced Weathering for Directly Verifiable CDR by OpenAir | 29 August 2023
(NEW) Nature or tech solutions? How to build a carbon removal strategy? by Climeworks | 30 August 2023
2023 FECM / NETL Carbon Management Research Project Review Meeting | 28 August - 01 September 2023
[C]Worthy: Building Tools for Safe, Effective, and Verifiable Marine CDR by OpenAir | 05 September 2023
(NEW) Is there a limit to Soil Organic Carbon sequestration? by STC -Webinar | 07 September 2023
Workshop: Connecting the Arts and Humanities with Innovations in GGR by CO2RE | 13 September 2023
Carbfix Mineralization Summit 2023 by Carbfix | 14 September 2023 - 15 September 2023
6th International Workshop on Offshore Geologic Storage | 13 September 2023 – 15 September 2023
Meet Climeworks at Climate Week NYC 2023 | 17-24 September 2023
(NEW) Pathfinders Innovation ‘Sandpit’: Help shape the GGR research & innovation agenda by CO2RE | 22 September 2023
Third Annual Carbon Dioxide Removal Law & Policy Conference, Carbon Removal Deployment: Law and Policy from Planning to Project by the Institute for Carbon Removal Law & Policy | 26 September 2023
(NEW) Workshop: ERW23 by University of Edinburgh - Edinburgh Climate Change Institute | 26 September 2023
The Carbon Removal Business Summit Comes to London by Carbon Unbound London | 03 & 04 October 2023
First educational conference on CO₂ removal by CDRterra | 10-11 October 2023
Onshore CO2 storage in the UK: What's the state of knowledge? by Oxford Net Zero | 11 October 2023
(NEW) CCUS 2023 Springboard to Net Zero | 17-18 October 2023
💼JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Various Job openings at [C]WORTHY | Boulder, CO:
“[C]WORTHY is building the tools needed to ensure safe, effective ocean-based carbon dioxide removal.”
Strategic Finance Lead at Graphyte | Remote
“Graphyte’s mission is to fight climate change by building the most scalable, permanent carbon dioxide removal solution on the planet.”
Product Designer at Nori | Seattle
“Nori is a venture-backed and values focused company, caring deeply about people and our planet. Our team is made of a diverse set of people with complementing skill-sets, all unified on the mission to address the climate crisis by enabling global CO2 removal.”
COO/Co-founder for green agricultural commodity startup in DK/EU at 2degrees | Copenhagen
“2degrees' mission is to deploy early-stage capital to ensure planetary health. We invest across the globe in start-up companies that focus on climate, sustainability and positive societal impact. After investment, we work closely with founders and management teams to help them build their businesses to reach full potential.”
Machine Designer at Sirona Technologies
“At Sirona Technologies, we are developing direct air capture (DAC) technology to remove CO2 from the air and combat climate change. We are a young startup in the R&D phase, scaling up our lab prototype into larger and larger machines.”
Head of Digitalization at 44.01
“Peridotite mineralisation is a natural process. CO2 dissolved in rainwater is reacting with peridotite all the time, but in nature it can take decades to mineralise even a small amount of CO2 . 44.01 accelerates this process to mineralise CO2 in less than twelve months.”
Climate & Data Scientist at Deep Sky | Remote
“Deep Sky is building infrastructure to scale carbon dioxide removal systems, in a tangible way.”
🎙️PODCASTS
Living Carbon's Maddie Hall on bioengineering super trees to help fight climate change, synthetic bio's potential, carbon credits, lessons from Sam Altman & using LLMs to understand animals | Tomorrow Talk
“Living Carbon's Maddie Hall speaks on bioengineering super trees to help fight climate change, synthetic bio's potential, the carbon credit system, envisioning unseen futures, lessons she learned from Sam Altman, using LLMs to understand animals, and how to approach building & investing in climate tech. Maddie Hall is the co-founder and CEO of Living Carbon, a plant bio-tech company growing genetically modified poplars and pines capable of absorbing much more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than regular trees. Previously, she worked on special projects at Y Combinator and OpenAI.”
Michael Kinsey 'Invasive vs Native: Rethinking Ecosystem Management' | Ranching Reboot
“In this enlightening episode of Ranching Reboot, we sit down with Henry Arrowood, the visionary behind Farm Share. Dive into the challenges small ag producers face, the role of technology in sustainable farming, and the future of food systems. From the origins of Farm Share to the importance of storytelling in the beef industry, this episode offers a comprehensive look into the world of regenerative agriculture.”
Decarbonizing Steel and Cement | Columbia Energy Exchange
“The steel and cement industries are enormous and vital components of the global economy. Together, they account for roughly 16% of global greenhouse gas emissions. If the cement and steel industry were a country, it would be the third largest emitter. Both industries are referred to as “hard-to-abate” sectors because of the perceived challenges in reducing their carbon emissions.
But innovations in technology and policy are changing the way experts look at these industries, opening new doors to decarbonization strategies. They’re also causing new rifts in global trade relations, as countries vie for dominance over emerging low-carbon solutions.
What are the best strategies for decarbonizing the steel and cement industries? How much progress have we made? And how is the emerging low-carbon steel and cement trade reshaping international relations?
This week host Jason Bordoff talks with Chris Bataille about the prospects for decarbonizing the steel and cement industries.
Chris is an adjunct research fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy, where he studies technology and policy pathways to net zero, with a focus on industrial decarbonization. He is an associate researcher at the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations and an adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University. He was also a contributing author to the IPCC 6th Assessment Report.”
The Culture of Carbon Removal—w/ Jason Grillo, Director of Partnerships and Operations at AirMiners | Reversing Climate Change
“Does culture eat strategy for breakfast? What does a successful carbon removal community look like? Who ordered the veal cutlet?
Join us in this episode of Reversing Climate Change featuring Jason Grillo, Director of Partnerships and Operations at AirMiners. Discover how culture takes center stage at AirMiners, one of the major communities empowering carbon removal startups.
Explore the Kiloton Fund, the Bootup program, and Launchpad, which has already graduated 95 teams in two years. Deadline for the next cohort closes on August 11th, 2023!
How does AirMiners embrace hope amidst an often challenging and doomerist climate landscape? Tune in to explore the role of levity and humor in building a strong carbon removal community. Discover how tackling an ambitious goal, such as removing 1 billion tons by 2030, can be approached with humility and by inviting people to the table.”
StartupFest, FF Recap and DeepSky | TechPoutine with Eleonore Jarry, Ian Jeffrey, Gabriel Sundaram & Nectarios Economakis
“On this episode, Gabriel Sundaram, Eleonore Jarry, Ian Jeffrey and Nectarios Economakis talk about:
-Recap of FounderFuel and StartupFest
-Climate Tech and Deep Sky
-Building companies that have a purpose”
Digging deep on carbon storage | The Carbon Curve
“Jack Andreasen and Dr. Claire Nelson on what we need to do with all this carbon we're taking out of the air.”
Bach is back! Air/sea CO2 exchange | Reviewer 2 does geoengineering
“Lennart Bach returns to discuss his modelling paper on ocean / atmosphere exchange of CO2 with @geoengineering1. Also included is enlightening discussion on getting drunk on expensive beer, whether Tasmania is any good, and if 6 peer reviewers really is enough. Paper: 'Identifying the most (cost-)efficient regions for CO2 removal with Iron Fertilization in the Southern Ocean" (https://www.authorea.com/doi/full/10.22541/essoar.167979670.07996683).”
📺YOUTUBE VIDEOS
Living Carbon's Maddie Hall on bioengineering super trees to fight climate change. | Tomorrow Talk
“Living Carbon's Maddie Hall speaks on bioengineering super trees to help fight climate change, synthetic bio's potential, the carbon credit system, envisioning unseen futures, lessons she learned from Sam Altman, using LLMs to understand animals, and how to approach building & investing in climate tech. Please take a moment to subscribe! Maddie Hall is the co-founder and CEO of Living Carbon, a plant bio-tech company growing genetically modified poplars and pines capable of absorbing much more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than regular trees. Previously, she worked on special projects at Y Combinator and OpenAI.”
What the Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn't Want You To Know | Al Gore | TED
“In a blistering talk, Nobel Laureate Al Gore looks at the two main obstacles to climate solutions and gives his view of how we might actually solve the environmental crisis in time. You won't want to miss his searing indictment of fossil fuel companies for walking back their climate commitments -- and his call for a global rethink of the roles of polluting industries in politics and finance. Countdown is TED's global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. The goal: to build a better future by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, in the race to a zero-carbon world.”
Breakthrough Economy: The Rise and Evolution of Carbon Removal | Nasdaq
“In this episode of Breakthrough Economy, we're exploring Climeworks, a groundbreaking company that is removing and storing carbon. Host Jen Rogers is joined by Co-founder & CEO of Climeworks, Christoph Gebald, to discuss the technology behind the company and the evolution of the industry.”
This Is CDR Ep. 78: Equatic Updates with Dr. Lorenzo Corsini | OpenAir
“This week we welcome Equatic Principal Advisor Dr. Lorenzo Corsini to This Is CDR to update us on the company's evolution and progress since SeaChange was on the program in December 2021, and discuss the electrochemical mCDR company's recent offtake purchase agreement with Boeing, the road ahead, and path to scale. About Lorenzo: Dr. Lorenzo Corsini is an entrepreneur and scientist. Prior to joining Equatic, he co-founded and built PhagoMed, a biotech startup developing precision antimicrobials, which was exited to BioNTech in 2021. Before that, he spent nine years at BCG in roles of increasing seniority. Lorenzo has degrees in biochemistry and business administration and a Ph.D. in molecular biology.”
Running Tide Talks: Doing The Work: Shopify + Running Tide | Running Tide
“Shopify's Head of Sustainability, Stacy Kauk, and Running Tide's CEO, Marty Odlin talk about the delivery of the first ever ocean carbon removal credits, and the role that Shopify has played in catalyzing climate innovation.”
Federal grant helps scale up carbon removal efforts | Reuters
“The US Department of Energy said it will give over $1 billion in federal grants to projects that help remove carbon from the atmosphere, making it the first major investment into direct air capture technology by federal authorities.”