Carbon capture

Carbon capture

'High-quality' carbon-removal tech will be focus for new industry group

The Carbon Removal Alliance is all about practical and permanent solutions for capturing CO2 — shady offsets and short-term schemes need not apply.

By Emily Pontecorvo . 10 March 2023
Geothermal

Fervo Energy’s new project will harness the earth’s heat to capture CO2

The geothermal energy startup says it will design and engineer a system combining advanced drilling technology with a "direct air capture" system to collect carbon.

By Maria Gallucci . 23 February 2023
Carbon capture

More NYC high-rises to be outfitted with novel carbon-capture system

Startup CarbonQuest had a successful pilot project in a New York City apartment building and now has a contract to roll out its technology at more buildings.

By Julian Spector . 10 January 2023
Carbon capture

Carbon capture for New York high-rise apartments is a real thing now

As New York City works to reduce building-related carbon emissions, one 30-story apartment tower is proving you can trap and sequester carbon from gas boiler exhaust.

By Julian Spector . 8 December 2022
Podcast

A breakout year for carbon removal?

Suddenly, there’s a lot more attention focused on engineered carbon removal. Can it scale?

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By Stephen Lacey . 38 min . 6 December 2022
Fossil fuels

Gas plants without the emissions? This startup says it's cracked the code

North Carolina–based NET Power uses a novel combustion cycle that captures its own emissions. Now it's building a 300MW plant in Texas to prove it works at scale.

By Julian Spector . 8 November 2022
Climatetech finance

Meet the leader in charge of doling out DOE's $25B for novel cleantech

Former NRG CEO David Crane is now calling the shots for the federal programs racing to ramp up clean hydrogen, carbon capture and other tough climatetech.

By Jeff St. John . 21 October 2022
Podcast

How well does soil actually store carbon?

Soil could help us lock away emissions, but there’s still a lot we don’t know about durability — or even how much carbon is in the dirt.

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By Shayle Kann . 33 min . 6 October 2022
Podcast

The dirt on soil carbon credits

Can offering the right incentives to farmers help restore and expand soil’s carbon-carrying capacity?

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By Shayle Kann . 25 August 2022
Carbon capture

Meet a startup that plans to use mining waste to capture carbon dioxide

Travertine Technologies has backing from Stripe’s carbon-removal fund for a novel system to store CO₂ in discarded rocks and help clean up the mining industry.

By Maria Gallucci . 20 July 2022