{"id":82702,"date":"2020-12-14T07:23:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T06:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=82702"},"modified":"2021-09-09T21:13:52","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T19:13:52","slug":"the-rapid-construction-of-climeworks-new-direct-air-capture-and-storage-plant-orca-has-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/the-rapid-construction-of-climeworks-new-direct-air-capture-and-storage-plant-orca-has-started\/","title":{"rendered":"The rapid construction of Climeworks’ new direct air capture and storage plant Orca has started"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Orca Construction Site \u00a9 Climeworks AG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Project background<\/h3>\n

\u201cOrca\u201d is the name of Climeworks\u2019 new direct air capture plant in Iceland. It will take carbon dioxide removal to the next level: it combines Climeworks’ direct air capture technology with the underground storage of carbon dioxide provided by Carbfix on a much larger scale, capturing 4\u2019000 tons of CO\u2082 per year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to emissions reduction efforts, which prevent new CO\u2082 from entering the atmosphere, climate scientists agree that removing historic emissions is crucial to limit global warming to 1.5\u00b0C.<\/p>\n

To restore a healthy balance of CO\u2082 in the atmosphere, pure carbon dioxide removal solutions are needed at large scale. By providing accessible, permanent and fully measurable CO\u2082 removal, Orca sets high standards for the emerging carbon dioxide removal industry.<\/p>\n

Orca will permanently remove CO\u2082 from the atmosphere on behalf of corporations or institutions as well as individuals. A unique subscription-based program enables anyone to join the innovative community of nearly 3\u2019000 pioneers from 54 countries around the world who are already leading the way to a climate-positive world.<\/p>\n

Project details<\/h3>\n

The rapid construction of Orca has just started: it will take six months and comprises two phases.<\/p>\n

By scaling up its direct air capture and storage technology, Climeworks is making a permanent CO\u2082 removal solution more easily attainable.\u00a0Due to the modular nature of the Climeworks technology it is possible to achieve short construction times, which will be a key enabler for scaling the technology in the future.<\/p>\n

The construction of Orca comprises two phases: phase one started in October and is expected to be completed by the end of this year. It includes the infrastructure and the foundation for the new generation of Climeworks\u2019 CO\u2082 collectors. Phase two involves the installation of the plant and machinery in Iceland and is expected to be finalized by spring 2021.<\/p>\n

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Built-up of hall \u00a9 Climeworks AG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Orca, once complete, will remove over 4\u2019000 tons of CO\u2082 from the atmosphere every year, making it the largest direct air capture and storage plant to date. Orca is being built close to ON Power\u2019s Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant in Iceland, meaning that all the energy required to run the direct air capture process at Orca will come from purely renewable sources. Underground storage of CO\u2082 is performed by Carbfix.<\/p>\n

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Key take-aways<\/h3>\n

– Orca sets high standards for the emerging carbon dioxide removal industry by providing accessible, fully measurable and permanent CO\u2082 removal<\/p>\n

– The construction on Orca has begun and will be finalized in spring 2021: the modular design of Climeworks\u2019 CO\u2082 collectors makes it possible to implement large-scale industrial constructions at speed<\/p>\n

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\"BildschirmfotoChristoph Gebald, co-CEO and co-founder of Climeworks<\/p>\n

\u201cBreaking ground on the construction of Orca marks an exciting milestone for Climeworks and an important step in the fight against climate change. Climeworks\u2019 new plant Orca demonstrates that scalable, pure carbon dioxide removal via direct air capture is possible. And we are excited to be a vital part in kickstarting the carbon dioxide removal industry.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Project background \u201cOrca\u201d is the name of Climeworks\u2019 new direct air capture plant in Iceland. It will take carbon dioxide removal to the next level: it combines Climeworks’ direct air capture technology with the underground storage of carbon dioxide provided by Carbfix on a much larger scale, capturing 4\u2019000 tons of CO\u2082 per year. In […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","nova_meta_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5571],"tags":[10744,10743],"supplier":[14320,5419],"class_list":["post-82702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-co2-based","tag-carboncapture","tag-useco2","supplier-carbfix","supplier-climeworks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82702\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82702"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=82702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}