The largest Direct Air Capture (DAC) system in South America is in operation.Â
DACMA comissioned the 1st commercial DAC system in Porto Alegre
DACMA’s first industrialized DAC system with a capacity of capturing 300 tonnes CO2 per year was successfully commissioned and handed over to the customer PUCRS IPR in the last few weeks. The plant, consisting of 5 units, was built in Hamburg, Germany, shipped to Brazil and put into operation at the PUCRS IPR campus (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul) in Porto Alegre.
A first small prototype of this system with a capacity of 15 tonnes per year has been running smoothly 24/7 at the customer’s site since 19 April 2024 and the industrial DAC system has now completed the order.
The purpose of these DAC systems is the characterization of adsorbent materials, scale up and storage of the captured CO2.
We are very excited to accompany the next steps and continue our extensive work in South America for Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) applications.
This is a first step towards the scale up of a DAC system with a capacity of 5,000 tonnes per year in Salvador de Bahia, where we have already signed a MOU and carried out a feasibility study.
Thanks to our team and to everyone involved at PUCRS IPR for the strong and ongoing support.
“In just one year, DACMA GmbH has 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!!!”
“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.”
“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.”
“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 DACMA, are driving forward DAC system engineering in the Hamburg metropolitan region – an essential future climate change mitigation technology.”
“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 DACMA 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”.
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