Launch HN: Remora (YC W21) – Carbon capture for semi trucks

Re:Launch HN: Remora (YC W21) – Carbon capture for semi trucks by burkaman on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @03:39PM (#26415904)

I think they're basing that calculation on this post (https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2015/03/17/power-one-tree-ve...), which points here (https://www.arborday.org/trees/treefacts/#climate), which links to the European Environmental Agency saying an average mature tree sequesters 22kg of carbon every year (https://www.eea.europa.eu/articles/forests-health-and-climat...).

So, one tree is 22kg/year. So they're claiming their device will collect 6200*22=136,400kg of carbon per year from a truck.

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Re:Launch HN: Remora (YC W21) – Carbon capture for semi trucks by paulgross on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @04:27PM (#26416480)

This is exactly right. For an average semi truck (6 mpg, 100,000 miles/year), if we capture 80% of its carbon emissions, we'll be capturing ~ 135 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, which is roughly the same as 6,200 trees * 22 kg/year.

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