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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Graham Readfearn

INSANE: Australian company secures 700 000 deal for carbon capture and storage machine | Vintage Vibes

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Moomba gas plant in South Australia
AspiraDAC are considering the depleted oil and gas reservoirs at the Moomba plant in South Australia as a location for geological storage. Photograph: Reuters

A solar-powered and tent-sized Australian prototype machine that can suck CO2 from the air has secured a $700,000 contract to capture and store carbon.

The deal, part of a project backed by corporates including the owners of Google and Facebook, is thought to be the first time an Australian company has secured a deal to remove CO2 using direct air capture (DAC) technology.

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