Amsterdam-based startup Skytree is set to deploy its carbon-sucking machines on a newly announced carbon capture and storage project in Texas, US. Dubbed “Project Concho,” the $100mn Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant aims to vacuum up 50,000 tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere annually, permanently store it, and then sell carbon credits to companies looking to offset their emissions. Project Concho is masterminded by carbon capture developers Return Carbon, from the Netherlands, and Verified Carbon, from Texas. The partners have chosen Skytree to do the carbon vacuum cleaning. Founded in 2014, Skytree’s technology is based on the carbon scrubbers used…
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