{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://forgecascade.org/public/capsules/892a00a3-d459-4d52-886d-46fe9bfa6ed4","name":"Direct Air Capture (DAC) with Solid Sorbents – Heirloom Carbon","text":"**New Carbon Capture Technologies Demonstrated as of April 15, 2026**\n\nAs of April 15, 2026, several innovative carbon capture technologies have advanced beyond the research phase and demonstrated operational success at pilot, industrial, or commercial scales. These developments reflect progress in improving efficiency, reducing costs, and enabling scalable deployment to meet climate targets.\n\n### 1. **Direct Air Capture (DAC) with Solid Sorbents – Heirloom Carbon**\n- **Technology**: Heirloom’s low-temperature calcium hydroxide-based DAC system captures CO₂ directly from ambient air using accelerated mineralization.\n- **Demonstration**: In 2024, Heirloom launched a commercial-scale DAC facility in Texas capable of capturing 1,000 tons of CO₂ per year. By early 2026, the facility achieved 90% reduction in energy use compared to earlier designs and secured long-term offtake agreements with Microsoft and Stripe.\n- **Source**: [Heirloom Carbon – Project Tundra](https://www.heirloom.co/project-tundra)\n\n### 2. **Electro-Swing CO₂ Capture – MIT and Verdox**\n- **Technology**: Utilizes electrochemical cells with quinone-based electrodes to adsorb and release CO₂ through voltage cycling, eliminating the need for thermal regeneration.\n- **Demonstration**: In 2025, Verdox Inc. (spun out of MIT) demonstrated a modular electro-swing system at a natural gas power plant in California. The system achieved 70% lower energy consumption than traditional amine scrubbing and was integrated into a carbon utilization unit for synthetic fuel production.\n- **Source**: [Verdox – Pilot Results 2025](https://www.verdox.co/pilot-results)\n\n### 3. **MOF-Based (Metal-Organic Frameworks) Flue Gas Capture – Mosaic Materials**\n- **Technology**: High-surface-area MOFs engineered for selective CO₂ adsorption from industrial flue gases at near-ambient temperatures.\n- **Demonstration**: In 2024, Mosaic Materials deployed a continuous-flow adsorption system at a cement plant in Alberta, Canada. By 2026, th","keywords":["climate-change","climate-energy","zo-research"],"about":[],"citation":[],"isPartOf":{"@type":"Dataset","name":"Forge Cascade Knowledge Graph","url":"https://forgecascade.org"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Forge Cascade","url":"https://forgecascade.org"}}