Re:Launch HN: AirMyne (YC W22) – Capturing CO2 from air at i...
by yodon on Thursday March 17, 2022 @04:08PM
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>Inject CO2 into basalt formations...
Thanks for this comment - the calculations I'd been doing in the GP comment and elsewhere where pretty darn depressing and this approach you're mentioning is very exciting in that it bypasses the fundamental storage volume problems most other sequestration methods face by leveraging the interstitial spaces inside existing rock volumes, and also exciting in that it leverages undersea rock formations for even lower impact. Thanks for pointing me to this.
For others interested in learning more you might hit [0] or [1].
[0]https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2020/02/19/solid-carbon-ma...
Re:Launch HN: AirMyne (YC W22) – Capturing CO2 from air at i...
by markcyffka on Thursday March 17, 2022 @03:23PM
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There are a few startups exploring this and also PNNL is doing great public work on this topic as well. https://youtu.be/osXq-k84LpA?t=2177
Re:Launch HN: AirMyne (YC W22) – Capturing CO2 from air at i...
by yodon on Thursday March 17, 2022 @04:09PM
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Thanks, Mark - do you (or anyone else reading this) happen to know offhand any of the startups targeting this approach?
Re:Launch HN: AirMyne (YC W22) – Capturing CO2 from air at i...
by markcyffka on Thursday March 17, 2022 @04:41PM
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We don't claim to be experts on this subfield & this is may not be an exhaustive list, but Carbfix, 44.01, and the Solid Carbon coalition are some that come to mind to check out. We don't speak for those companies but just want to point out some areas to check out.
https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1390435 <-- a non-commercial study on this topic.
https://youtu.be/osXq-k84LpA?t=2177 <-- a webinar that addresses this topic
Other projects apply energy to turn the CO2 into liquid fuel. Of course that returns the CO2 to the atmosphere, but it'll be a long time before we electrify long-haul jets so it'd be great if their fuel were carbon-neutral.