Carbon Collect’s MechanicalTree Solution Selected for U.S. Department Of Energy award

Carbon Collect’s carbon capture system, based on the research of Klaus Lackner, an engineering professor at Arizona State University, has been selected for a $2.5m award to support the design of three carbon farms using the company’s Passive Direct Air Capture system, MechanicalTree. The carbon farms will be designed for distinct geographical locations across the U.S. to capture 1,000 tons of CO2 per day on each site.

“This is a significant and pivotal step for our company that will also serve to accelerate our technical program and its research and development efforts,” said Carbon Collect’s Chairperson Dr Gary Dirks.

“We expect this project to be an important step for the commercialization of a technology that can be scaled to help balance the world’s carbon budget,” added Carbon Collect’s CEO Pól Ó Móráin.

The MechanicalTree is based on proprietary technology developed by Lackner, a pioneer in the field of direct air capture. It acts like a tree that is thousands of times more efficient at removing CO2 from the air.

Unlike other carbon-capture technologies, the MechanicalTree can remove CO2 from the atmosphere without needing to draw air through the system using energy-intensive devices, making it a passive, relatively low-cost and scalable solution. When deployed at scale, the technology can lead to significant reductions in the levels of CO2 in Earth’s atmosphere.

Carbon Collect is committed to deploying this technology for gigaton scale capture across a wide range of geographically diverse settings in the U.S. and abroad.

About Carbon Collect Limited and the MechanicalTree

Carbon Collect Limited and wholly-owned US subsidiary Carbon Collect Inc. has been
formed in partnership with Arizona State University to commercialize and deploy the
Passive-DAC MechanicalTree technology. The company’s team has deep expertise in the power, energy, and climate sectors as well as in the commercialization of new technologies.

The historical significance of this Passive-DAC MechanicalTree has been recognized in the recent acquisition of the original ‘Lackner prototype by Britain’s Science Museum for its permanent collection. Carbon Collect Limited was formerly named Silicon Kingdom Holdings Limited and adopted the new name effective June 08, 2021. www.carboncollect.com