Carbon Capture

We have always believed that Carbon Capture should be a last resort for solving our greenhouse gas emission problems, as investors and energy companies should really be focusing on the range of clean energy producing options that completely eliminate emissions.

However, as our transition process to clean transport, energy production and also in our industrial and farm processes is a long way off from completion. Using carbon capture systems can be a useful ‘stopgap’ while we continue this long transition process.

Complex chemical capture system

One of the main drawbacks of carbon capture systems is how much energy they use themselves to perform their complex chemical absorption system. Water-based amines systems absorb CO2, the chemical amines are dissolved into water absorb the CO2 as it passes through the liquid. The water then has to be boiled to separate the CO2 and extract the amines [1]. A process which requires a lot of energy and is also costly.

Combined Clean Energy & Carbon Capture

At Atlantis we have developed a way to combine this carbon capture system into our existing concentrated solar power (CSP) desalination and electricity producing systems. So the large infrastructure requirement for these facilities can be offset across a number of production processes, reducing the cost for each system. With all of the heat and power requirements coming from completely clean energy. Location can an issue but this can be a viable solution for some industrial plants.

Quotes & Facts

“If we are to achieve the ambitions of the Paris Agreement….We also need to deploy technologies to remove carbon from the atmosphere” - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/energy-explained/what-is-ccs-how-does-it-work

Sources

AAAS (American Association for The Advancement of Science)

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/03/new-generation-carbon-dioxide-traps-could-make-carbon-capture-practical