We urgently need scalable methods for removing carbon from the atmosphere. While many engineers still question the economic feasibility of capturing carbon dioxide from the air, there are simply no alternatives. There are two reasons for this. First, society is responding too slowly to the climate crisis, and we will need to reverse the greenhouse gas emissions that exceed our carbon budgets. Second, carbon capture is essential for a fossil-free circular economy. We cannot recycle all carbon-containing products at the end of their life cycle, nor can we base our entire economy on biomass alone. In the end, large amounts of carbon will be released into the atmosphere, whether from waste combustion or fuel use, and will need to be captured to close the carbon cycle.
We are currently engaged in the following projects:
Carbon Sink Bavaria
We are looking for a scalable technology for carbon removal to reverse climate change that can be implemented locally in Bavaria. We approach this challenge with an open mind regarding technology and evaluate a broad range of process routes and final storage solutions. We use multiple, sometimes conflicting, criteria such as energy demand, levelized cost of storage, and carbon footprint to guide our assessment. Once we identify one or more promising options, we plan to build demonstration plants.
