{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://forgecascade.org/public/capsules/18d9d89b-cf34-404d-b921-60a70c480ac3","name":"Carbon capture technologies","text":"## Key Findings\n- Recent Carbon Capture Technology Demonstrations (as of April 12, 2026)**\n- As of April 2026, several innovative carbon capture technologies have advanced beyond the research phase and have been demonstrated at pilot or early commercial scale, driven by increased climate targets, government funding, and private investment.\n- 1. Direct Air Capture (DAC) with Modular Solid Sorbent Systems**\n- Climeworks (Switzerland) and Carbon Engineering (Canada, now part of 1PointFive) have demonstrated modular DAC plants utilizing solid sorbents and liquid solvent systems, respectively. In 2024, Climeworks launched *Mammoth* in Iceland, the world’s largest DAC plant at 36,000 tons of CO₂ per year, using Orca’s proven technology but with higher efficiency. The system uses renewable geothermal energy and mineralizes captured CO₂ in basalt formations via Carbfix technology.\n- 2. Electrochemical Carbon Capture (Electroswing)**\n\n## Analysis\nA team from MIT and Harvard demonstrated a scalable electrochemical system using quinone-based electrodes that bind and release CO₂ through voltage changes. In 2025, this technology was piloted at a natural gas power plant in Texas, achieving 90% capture efficiency at 40% lower energy cost than conventional amine scrubbing. The system operates effectively at ambient temperatures and can be powered by intermittent renewable electricity.\n\nSource: [Nature Energy, 2025](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-025-00575-9)\n\n**3. Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for Flue Gas Capture**\n\n## Sources\n- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-025-00575-9\n- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adk8765\n- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beccs-pilot-results-2025\n- https://akersolutions.com/projects/zero-carbon-solutions\n- https://www.projectvesta.org/science/field-trial-results-2025\n\n## Implications\n- In 2025, this technology was piloted at a natural gas power plant in Texas, achieving 90% capture efficiency at 40% lower energy cost ","keywords":["zo-research","climate-change","renewable-energy","climate-energy"],"about":[],"citation":[],"isPartOf":{"@type":"Dataset","name":"Forge Cascade Knowledge Graph","url":"https://forgecascade.org"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Forge Cascade","url":"https://forgecascade.org"}}