AWARD YEAR
2015
CATEGORY
Body
GOALS
Responsible Consumption & Production
KEYWORDS
CARBON ENGINEERING (CE), air-capture technology
COUNTRY
Canada
DESIGNED BY
http://carbonengineering.com/people/
WEBSITE
http://carbonengineering.com/
CARBON ENGINEERING (CE)
CARBON ENGINEERING (CE) IS AN INDEPENDENT CANADIAN COMPANY BASED IN CALGARY, ALBERTA.
CE WILL BRING INDUSTRIAL-SCALE AIR CAPTURE TO MARKET, BY DESIGNING AND BUILDING THE WORLD’S FIRST AIR CAPTURE PLANT. CE’S TECHNOLOGY WILL COMPLEMENT CCS AND OTHER MITIGATION OPTIONS BY CAPTURING ATMOSPHERIC - NOT GEOLOGIC - CO2, IN ORDER TO HELP MANAGE THE 60% OF EMISSIONS THAT DO NOT COME FROM POINT-SOURCES.
As economies try to meet the daunting technological and policy challenges of making deep reductions in CO2 emissions, and as industries try to reduce their exposure to emissions-related financial risks, air capture will prove to be an attractive option in many markets and sectors.
Our best-practice engineering and cost-estimation efforts will allow potential investors and customers to make clear choices on the use of air capture or other mitigation options. CE’s detailed engineering and design work continues to push policy-makers to seriously consider air capture as an attractive tool in tackling long-term climate change impacts.