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Energy: from Carbon Capture in the Air to Jet Fuel in Canada
Challenge
To support sustainable solutions reducing CO₂ in the atmosphere, Pléiades Neo is monitoring human practices and innovations like direct air carbon capture in Canada.
This Pléiades Neo image places this prototype in a geographical and historical repository while awaiting its proliferation to other countries around the world.
Canada
Our solution
In 2021, the world’s largest Direct Air Carbon Capture (DACC) research and development center was built in the Canadian town of Squamish, British Columbia.
A new technology
This technology consists of capturing CO₂ directly in the air using a high-power fan, which is visible on the Pléiades Neo image. The air passes over thin plastic surfaces which a non-toxic potassium hydroxide solution circulates to trap the CO₂ molecules in the form of carbonate salt.
Captured atmospheric CO₂ is either safely and permanently stored in geological reservoirs or used to produce sustainable aviation fuel.
Airbus Involvement
Airbus encourages the development and deployment of direct air capture technology, among a number of technological pathways in support of the aviation industry’s decarbonisation ambitions. In November 2022, Airbus invested in Carbon Engineering Ltd., a Canadian-based climate solutions company, operating the largest Direct Air Carbon Capture (DACC) research & development facility in the world.
The Pléiades Neo image provides detailed information about the environment surrounding the research center. The facility is located at the mouth of the Squamish River between the commercial port and the docking area for driftwood. At the foot of the research center, beaches and a recreation area are being developed.
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