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Re:Launch HN: Remora (YC W21) – Carbon capture for semi trucks by didip on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @01:42PM (#26414524)
How do people use the CO2 captured?

Are there economical opportunities from the captured CO2?

Re:Launch HN: Remora (YC W21) – Carbon capture for semi trucks by paulgross on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @04:51PM (#26416759)
CO2 is used in concrete, greenhouses, refrigeration, dry ice, chemicals, fertilizer, carbonating sodas, etc. - there's actually 230 million tons of demand for CO2 every year! So plenty of opportunities for us to sell the CO2 we're capturing.
Re:Launch HN: Remora (YC W21) – Carbon capture for semi trucks by alexobenauer on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @01:56PM (#26414699)
From the page:

> We sell the carbon dioxide to concrete producers and other end users, and we split that revenue with our customers.

Re:Launch HN: Remora (YC W21) – Carbon capture for semi trucks by masta on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @03:14PM (#26415589)
One of the biggest end-user of CO2 is the fossil fuel industry, blowing CO2 into well to extract more fossil fuel .... Will OP make sure their product is not used to extract more fossil fuels?
Re:Launch HN: Remora (YC W21) – Carbon capture for semi trucks by alach11 on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @07:25PM (#26418524)
What's the problem with producing oil and gas with the CO2?

When the CO2 gets left behind in a reservoir, it's still a net positive for the environment. There are even oil companies aiming to produce 'carbon-neutral oil' [0].

[0] https://www.oxylowcarbon.com/carbon-capture-technology/proje...

Re:Launch HN: Remora (YC W21) – Carbon capture for semi trucks by paulgross on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @04:49PM (#26416733)
Yes absolutely. We're not going to use our CO2 to extract more fossil fuels - we're only going to work with end users (like concrete producers) that permanently sequester it.