Direct air capture (DAC) is an emerging technology aimed at mitigating global warming. However, conventional DAC technologies and the subsequent utilization processes are complex and energy-intensive.

A catalyst design developed in the lab of Professor Ted Sargent increases efficiency, turning captured CO₂ into high-purity ethylene for plastics and packaging.

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND - MAY 24: A bank of fans draws air through specialized filters at Climeworks' Mammoth carbon removal plant on May 24, 2024 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Considered the largest direct-air ...

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HOUSTON, Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 1PointFive, a carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) company announced today that Bain & Company purchased 9,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide ...

A year ago, direct air capture—technology that pulls CO2 from the air—seemed ready to quickly scale in the U.S. Project Cypress, a massive undertaking in Louisiana designed to capture more than a ...

San Jose, California, Feb. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Carbon dioxide (CO 2) captured via Direct Air Capture (DAC) has been permanently stored in concrete for the first time. Central Concrete’s role ...

CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sustaera, a direct air capture (DAC) carbon dioxide removal company spun-out of Susteon Inc., announced the closing of its $10M Series A financing round led by ...

The start-up plans to build 'large-scale' facilities to convert carbon dioxide into synthetic fuel, though some question its ...

A Nobel Prize-winning scientist creates a machine capable of generating up to 1,000 liters of water per day from the air.