BLANCAIR successfully tests first DAC prototype for Carbon Capture

DACMA team standing in front of the first DAC prototyoe
Victor Hugo Jacks M dos Santos (PUCRS), Prof. Felipe Dalla Vecchia (PUCRS), DACMa Manufacturing Team

BLANCAIR marks milestone: successful testing of first DAC prototype in Hamburg, poised for deployment in Brazil

Hamburg, 2023 September 5th – BLANCAIR is delighted to announce the successful testing of its first Direct Air Capture (DAC) prototype, developed by DACMa GmbH in Hamburg. This prototype, designed to combat climate change, can capture 15 tons of CO2 annually from ambient air.

Scheduled for commissioning in Brazil at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) in December 2023, this system will play a vital role in underground CO2 storage.

Moreover, BLANCAIR is poised to expand its impact further, with a next-gen system a 300-ton per year capacity set to be commissioned in Porto Alegre in July 2024.

BLANCAIR remains dedicated to pioneering carbon capture solutions, taking proactive steps in addressing global carbon emissions.

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“In just one year, DACMA GmbH have achieved an exponential progress in the atmospheric carbon capture journey. The strategic alliance with Repsol (both in Venturing Capital and projects) will boost the pace of this highly focused group of outstanding engineers that are persistently looking for every angle of the technology improvement. Take the time to celebrate, acknowledge your success and keep going!!!”

Federico Giannangeli
Director of Reggane Asset, Repsol

“One of the most relevant projects related to the development of technologies with a negative CO2 effect, the ONLY project in Brazil on Direct Air Capture multi-country Spain, Brazil Germany in Open Innovation. Repsol Sinopec Brazil Corporation, Start Up DACMA and PUC Rio Grande do Sul University. A disruptive commitment to a more decarbonized world. Being part of this project is a privilege and a unique opportunity to add value to society.”

Jose Javier Salinero Rodriguez
Head of R&D Repsol Sinopec Brazil

“In collaboration with Phoenix Contact, DACMA has developed an application that contributes to CO2 decarbonization. This technology makes a significant contribution to sector coupling in the All Electric Society and to the sustainable use of energy. I am delighted that two technology-driven companies are working together so efficiently.”

Carsten Friedrich
Director Prozess- und Verfahrenstechnik Industrial Management Automation, Phoenix Contact

“The DACMA GmbH with Jörg Spitzner and his team are not only valuable partners in our network, but also key initiators and innovators who, with BLANCAIR, are driving forward DAC system engineering in the Hamburg metropolitan region – an essential future climate change mitigation technology.”

Jan Rispens
Founding Managing Director of the Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster

“Together with our partner DACMA GmbH, we are delighted to be building the first DAC machine on the HAMBURG BLUE HUB site in the Port of Hamburg. The 30-60 tons output of CO2 annually of the BLANCAIR machine can later be used to produce e-methanol for the Port of Hamburg, for example. This is a joint milestone, as it fits in with the plan to purchase large volumes of synthetic fuels from Power-to-X plants in Africa and South America for Germany through the HAMBURG BLUE HUB”.

Hanspeter Tiede
Managing Director (CFO) of Lother Group

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