Engineering begins on UK Direct Air Capture facility

Storegga and Carbon Engineering have begun engineering and design of a Direct Air Capture (DAC) facility in Scotland, aiming to be operational by 2026.

Direct Air Capture

Targeted for North-East Scotland, the facility will aim to permanently remove between 500,000 and one million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere annually. 

UK carbon reduction and removal company Storegga has joined DAC specialist Carbon Engineering (CE) in commencing the Pre-Front Engineering and Design (Pre-FEED) stage, which will focus on further developing costs and economic modelling of the plant alongside engineering design. 

DAC technology, described by Storegga CEO Nick Cooper as ‘critical’ in order to meet climate goals, delivers permanent removal of carbon dioxide from the air when combined with secure geological storage. 

New method could boost carbon capture efficiency

Whilst DAC facilities can be located almost anywhere in the world, when the captured carbon dioxide is being permanently stored underground the optimal location is directly adjacent to appropriate geological storage sites.

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