WEEKLY SUMMARY (13 MARCH - 19 MARCH 2023) - WEEK#4
Recent scientific papers, web posts, upcoming events, job opportunities, podcasts and videos etc.) on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology.
COMMERCIAL NEWS
Carbonˣ facilitates a new €1m round of carbon removal purchases
Andes Completes $30M Series A to Permanently Remove Carbon Dioxide From The Air and Convert it Into Minerals
Canadian Biochar Producer Raises $38 Million
SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
Systematic comparison of natural and engineering methods of capturing CO2 from the air and its utilization
Ocean carbon cycle feedbacks and the seasonal cycle of the carbonate system under ocean alkalinization
The carbon dioxide removal gap: current removals and country proposals versus future requirements for limiting warming to 2°C or lower
Solid sorbent direct air capture using geothermal energy resources (S-DAC-GT) – Region specific analysis
Micropatterning of alumina tubular membranes via laser carving for enhanced direct air capture
Could the Post-SAGD Heat Recovery Supply the Direct Air CO2 Capture (DAC) Energy in a Net Negative Carbon Emission Environment?
National CO2 budgets (2015–2020) inferred from atmospheric CO2 observations in support of the global stocktake
Biochar as a negative emission technology: A synthesis of field research on greenhouse gas emissions
Mechanochemical processing of silicate rocks to trap CO2
Multifaceted applications of biochar in environmental management: a bibliometric profile
Developing Model Federal Legislation to Advance Safe and Responsible Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal Research in the United States
Regional variations in the potential for CO2 removal through enhanced rock weathering in aquatic environments
Demonstration of Direct Ocean Carbon Capture Using Hollow Fiber Membrane Contactors (Preprint)
Net zero and the unexplored politics of residual emissions
Electrolytic Sulfuric Acid Production with Carbon Mineralization for Permanent Carbon Dioxide Removal
Material flows and embodied energy of direct air capture: A cradle-to-gate inventory of selected technologies
Demonstration of Direct Ocean Carbon Capture Using Encapsulated Solvents (Preprint)
A synthesis of the effect of regenerative agriculture on soil carbon sequestration in Southeast Asian croplands
Enhanced Silicate Rock Weathering—A New Path of “Carbon Neutrality”
Advances in Research of Carbon Sinks and Their Influencing Factors Evaluation
PROJECTS
OceanNETs – Mobilising the ocean to reach net zero
Setting up the Carbdown Greenhouse Experiment 2023 (With Recipe And Shopping-list)
REPORTS
Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Ocean Fertilization: Legal Challenges and Opportunities
THE PRICE OF NET ZERO: Aviation Investments towards Destination 2050
THESIS
The Future of Terrestrial Carbon in Australia
WEB POSTS
New process captures carbon dioxide equivalent to forest the size of Germany
Wood Vault: a Carbon Storage System to lock CO2 away
Battelle, Climeworks, Heirloom Carbon, Gulf Coast Sequestration Bid on Direct Air Capture Hub for Department of Energy
CO2 removals: The case for establishing a European Carbon Central Bank
DISCUSSIONS
A Climate Model: Net Zero Heating
BIOCHAR NEED NOT APPLY (RE: Frontier) FW: I am considering applying
Barriers and enablers of two development pathways for Direct Air Capture
CDR FIRMS
Andes
Blue Skies Minerals
UPCOMING EVENTS
(NEW) Kodama and Yale Carbon Containment Lab - CDR via Woody Biomass Burial by OpenAir | 21 March 2023
Removing CO₂ from the air - learn about the direct air capture pioneer | 21 March 2023
(NEW) Women in Carbon Launch Event by BeZero Carbon | 22 March 2023
Carbon Removal at Scale: A Call to Action from the IPCC Report | 23 March 2023
Net Zero Latest and the Role of Carbon Removal by Sustainable Business Network | 24 March 2023
(NEW) Soil Carbon Seminar hosted by Precision Pastures | 24 March 2023
(NEW) Unifying the food industry to accelerate regenerative agriculture practices through partnership and harmonization by Regenerative Agriculture & Food Systems Summit USA | 28-29 March 2023
(NEW) Mitigating Ocean Acidification through Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal: Opportunities and Challenges in the Mid-Atlantic Region by The Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network’s (MACAN) | 30 March 2023
Ocean-Based Contributions to Carbon Dioxide Removal by AGU | 4-5 April 2023
(NEW) Carbon Removal Basal 2023 | 13 April 2023
(NEW) Agricultural Biochar Knowledge Exchange Event by The GWCT Allerton Project and Nottingham University | 4 May 2023
THE Carbon Removal Business Summit of 2023 by Carbon Unbound | 11-12 May 2023
TEA/LCA Workshop on Harmonizing CCUS Assessments by The Global CO2 Initiative | 17-18 May 2023
(NEW) Climeworks Direct Air Capture Summit | 6 June 2023
The 12th Trondheim Conference on CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage by CCS Research Centre (NCCS) | June 19 - 21, 2023
(NEW) Negative CO2 Emissions, 3rd International Conference 2024 by CO₂RE, the Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub| 18th - Friday 21st June 2024
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Mechanical Engineer at RepAir Carbon Capture
“RepAir is a fast-growing startup company developing a sustainable Direct Air Carbon Capture (DAC) solution for the gigaton scale that is poised to transform the Carbon Dioxide Removal market. Founded in 2020, RepAir’s core team is now comprised of 15 full-time employees. In December 2022, the company closed a $10M Series A funding round led by Extantia Capital and followed by Energy CVCs Shell Ventures and Equinor Ventures. RepAir’s DAC is based on an electrochemical cell technology that is powered solely by renewable electricity at ambient temperature. RepAir’s solution is highly efficient, affordable, and scalable.”
Senior Policy Advisor – Greenhouse Gas Removals at Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy | Edinburgh, London
“The team at Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy is responsible for the strategy and policy development of a family of technologies called greenhouse gas removals, or GGRs. GGRs is the name given to a group of methods that actively remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. There are a range of methods which may be counted as GGRs – from nature-based solutions such as afforestation, to engineered solutions such as Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (DACCS), which separates a stream of CO2 from the air that can then be captured and stored. Our team focuses on the latter of these, engineered GGRs.”
Director of Carbon Trading at EION | Remote
“Eion removes atmospheric CO2, permanently and verifiably, with enhanced rock weathering on soil.”
Job openings at Carboculture:
“Carbo Culture solves the existing issues in scaling biochar production, such as energy usage, expensive storage, and location limitations, hence, helps to permanently keep CO₂ out of the atmosphere.”
Program Officer: Ocean Visions – UN Decade Collaborative Center for Ocean-Climate Solutions & Global Ecosystem for Ocean Solutions at Ocean Visions
“Ocean Visions is a non-profit organization that catalyzes innovative solutions at the intersection of the ocean and climate crises by leading and facilitating multisector collaborations from within our Network and beyond. We work on interconnected ocean and climate issues with leading research institutions, the private sector, and public-interest organizations to more fully explore and advance responsible and effective ocean-based climate solutions that can help stabilize the climate and restore ocean health.”
Open Positions at Carbon Cure:
“CarbonCure’s technologies enable concrete producers to optimize their concrete mix designs to produce the same high quality concrete with a reduced carbon footprint. Through carbon mineralization, CarbonCure is transforming these concrete plants into a global network of carbon removal factories to help restore a healthy balance of CO2 in our atmosphere.”
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW IN GEOCHEMICAL CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL AT POWERGEOLAB | CANADA
“The goal of research at PowerGeolab is to better understand fundamental geochemical, mineralogical, and geobiological processes that are relevant to addressing environmental challenges including carbon dioxide removal, an emerging field in geosciences that is ripe for scientific inquiry and technological advances.”
PODCASTS
Jim Mann: Breaking records, whilst fixing the planet | Growth Mindset Podcast
“Jim Mann has broken several Ultramarathon records whilst also scaling his business Undo, with the goal to remove a billion tonnes of CO2 by 2030.”
Engineering Greatness with Jesus Gonzalez + Yogiraj | Engineering Greatness
“In episode 8, we give the hosting reins to Jesus Gonzalez, research engineer at Fortera, and Yogiraj Sargam, PhD, director of research at CarbonCure Technologies. Join them as they talk about their civil engineering career paths, particularly in the concrete industry, their moves to the United States, ongoing lab work, skills in being a successful researcher, and getting involved with ACI.”
Regulating Ocean CDR Research | Nori
“On this episode, we’ll take a look at the state of ocean CDR research governance with one of the field’s foremost experts, Wil Burns. Wil talks us through some the main international agreements that govern the seas, and experiments within them. What does existing law mean for plans to test ocean CDR? The panel also discuss the recent news of a geoengineering experiment in England that was leaked to the press.”
Adding CDR to GCAM IAM - Morrow | Reviewer 2 does geoengineering
“David Morrow returns! He discusses his unconventional transition from philosophy to integrated assessment modelling. @geoengineering1 gets schooled on how the GCAM model was modified to incorporate different CDR technologies, with varying levels of realism. Paper: "GCAM-CDR v1.0: enhancing the representation of carbon dioxide removal technologies and policies in an integrated assessment model"
VIDEOS
Elena Vorrath | 'Doping? Yes, please! How enhanced weathering boosts PyCCS to the next level' | FVPK
“A combination of enhanced weathering with PyCCS but also the co-pyrolysis of rock powder and biomass (“mineral-doping”) are assumed to provide several synergies on CDR potential, carbon content stability and nutrient provision. In PyMiCCS, lab, field and model studies investigate nutrient abundance/retention, hydrology, soil biota and trace metals. Dr. Maria-Elena Vorrath, a marine geologist, biogeochemist and science slammer, is fed up by political inaction and ignorance of the climate crisis. For fast scalable CDR she looks at synergies of enhanced rock weathering with PyCCS in agriculture in the BMBF funded project PyMiCCS (part of CDRterra). Fasten your seatbelts, there’s no time to waste!”
Catastrophic Carbon Removal. How the 'Big Solution' is failing badly | Just Have a Think
“Carbon Dioxide Removal is our only chance of keeping the atmosphere of Earth at a habitable temperature in the 21st Century. That's what our scientists tell us anyway. And they say we will need to remove billions of tonnes of the warming gas in the coming decades if we are to succeed in this ambitious goal. So what is Carbon Dioxide Removal? Why is it different to Carbon Capture and Storage, and how on earth will we do it?”
SXSW Panel: How to Achieve Gigatonne scale carbon removal | Patch
“Patch, CarbonCure, Running Tide and NCX sit down live at SXSW to discuss what it will take to get the world to gigatonne scale carbon removal.”
Deploying DAC: The Future of Carbon Removal - CERAWeek 2023 | 8 Rivers
“Discover how 8 Rivers is revolutionizing the Direct Air Capture (DAC) industry with their proprietary technology, Calcite. In this presentation from CERAWeek 2023, Adam Goff, SVP of Strategy, shares insights on the rapid advancements in DAC, the crucial role of the 45Q tax credit, and the factors shaping the future of this climate solution. Learn how DAC can help hard-to-abate sectors decarbonize and contribute to a cleaner, energy-abundant world.”
Amy Luers: How does Microsoft approach carbon dioxide removal? | C2G Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative
Understanding Nature-Based Carbon Removal Projects with ACR
“To bring price discovery and transparency to the carbon credit market, ICE plans to begin carbon credit auctions for GreenTrees, a global leader in reforestation. The carbon credits offered for sale by GreenTrees are issued by the American Carbon Registry (ACR), a leading international carbon credit program operating in global carbon markets. Ahead of our first carbon credit auction, we hosted a webinar about ACR’s approach, GreenTrees’ reforestation projects and the benefits carbon credit auctions provide.”
World first: CO2 captured from the air by Heirloom locked up in concrete | Heirloom
“In a world first in February 2023, Heirloom captured CO2 from the atmosphere at our Direct Air Capture (DAC) facility at our HQ in Brisbane, CA and worked with CarbonCure Technologies to permanently sequester it in concrete - which was used in projects around the Bay Area. As we wait for geological storage wells to come online in the US - which will provide the largest amount of permanent CO2 storage (read more about them at heirloomcarbon.com/news) - concrete is currently one of the only durable storage options available today. Concrete is also abundant and geographically ubiquitous - so it is solution that can scale as different CO2 removal technologies like DAC scale globally.”
DEADLINES
Competition: Carbon to Value Initiative (Year-3) | March 31st, 2023
Technology areas include, but are not limited to:
Carbon Capture, such as atmospheric (e.g. DAC) or point source from flue gas (esp. from hard-to-decarbonize sectors.
Carbon Conversion to Added-Value Products, such as CO2 mineralization into building materials, CO2 conversion to fuels (e.g. SAF), and chemicals (and related feedstocks like syngas)
Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), such as ocean alkalinity enhancement, enhanced rock weathering, etc.
Enabling Technologies, such as Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems for carbontech (software and/or hardware), financing and insurance, carbon markets