Carbon repair makes carbon removal machines inspired by batteries

Within a decade, the direct air capture technology that draws Co₂ Outside the air, move from expensive to somewhat expensive. Companies Like microsoftWhich set a goal to get rid of its emissions by 2030, I am happy to pay more to get the ball. But the smaller companies will continue to swing at the prices.

I may have an answer starting, inspired by the batteries. Carbon repair It develops a new form of carbon capture that the company says it can lead to a decrease in the cost to between 70 to 80 dollars per metric carbon. This is a much lower price than other methods, which experts estimate about $ 600 per metric ton.

Repair recently raised a $ 15 million extension of the A series A, the exclusive company told Techcrunch. The tour was led by EXANTIA CAPITAL and TAranis Carbon projects with the participation of ORMAT Technologies and Repsol. The Israel Innovation Authority also contributed a grant of $ 3 million.

The possible cost feature comes from the way to use electrical repair to capture carbon. Most companies rely on a Co removal solvent₂ It should be heated to release the gas so that it can be transported and stored. Reform, on the other hand, is used to pay the chemical reaction.

“The device is similar to the fuel cell, but it works more similar to the battery,” co -founder and CEO, Amir Shiner, told Techcrunch.

Inside, two electrodes are separated by a membrane. Since air or chimneys are drawn in the reaction room, it faces a nickel -based electrode with a stream that passes through it. There, hydroxide is awaiting carbon dioxide, and converting it into carbonate ions and bicarbonate with negative electrical charges. Then this passes through the pole and the separation that is easy to penetrate, is attracted to the positive charge of the other pole.

When the ions are pressed on the positive pole, they return to Co₂ Hydroxide. Subscriber₂ Then it is pulled to store it during the accumulation of hydroxide so that there is enough that the reactor can be reversed and the process is repeated in the other direction.

Compared to other carbon capture techniques, repair capacity may give it an advantage.

Other captured devices usually need time to heat the solvents to release CO₂It is a process known as the renewal, and this stopping requires more stereotypes to capture a certain amount of carbon.

“We are renewed while working,” Shiner said.

Both the repair reaction rooms are filled with multiple chimneys of Separator Anode groups, and the company can apply different quantities of electricity to ensure its work at the height of performance.

Shener said that technology is working to capture carbon from the air and from the exhaust currents from the power stations and the like. Reform is currently talking with developers to add their technology to gas turbines to help eliminate carbon emissions from data centers.

“It is early, but it is something we are working on and we have strong attention coming from this specific field,” he said.