Uncategorized

Capture Mechanism

Multiple

Furthest Progress*

Highest Risks

Method Overview

Definition:

Companies that have reported DAC projects but have not disclosed enough technical details to reliably categorize them within other DAC approaches.

Example:

This generally includes new startups with unique approaches and well-established companies like ExxonMobil that do not widely publicize projects in development.

Advantages:

Not relevant to uncategorized DAC companies.

Disadvantages:

Not relevant to uncategorized DAC companies.

* Reproduced from The Applied Innovation Roadmap for CDR (2023) by RMI.

Company Overview

Plot of estimated funding vs. deployment status of companies utilizing this approach. Select data points to view company details. Only companies for which funding information is publicly available are included. Companies without funding information are tabulated with related details where relevant.

Summary of Deployments

View DAC deployments within this approach that have achieved or surpassed prototype scale. Planned deployments are included. Sort DAC deployments by company, scale, start of operations, and more. Because DAC is a rapidly evolving industry, this list may not be exhaustive.*

* Due to uncertain funding, plans for most DOE-funded DAC Hubs are not included in this analysis.

Key Innovations

Innovation in Materials, Process, and Engineering design by uncategorized DAC companies that seek to lower the cost and energy requirements of their technologies.

Materials Design: Lithium ceramic and enzyme-derived DAC materials are novel among uncategorized DAC companies.

Process Design: Uncategorized DAC companies are pursuing several varried innovations in process design, including integrating DAC with data centers, biochar, and biomass carbon removal and storage (BiRCS).

Equipment Design: contator innovations and modular equipment designs are represented among uncategorized DAC companies.

This tool organizes several key characteristics of DAC companies for which public information is available based on these three categories. Search below by company name or search "Material", "Process", of "Equipment" to view all related company activities.