🔆Mammoth carbon capture Plant:

✅It is the largest carbon dioxide capture and storage facility of its kind situated on a dormant volcano in Iceland.
✅It is dubbed as "Mammoth," this plant is Climeworks' second commercial direct air capture (DAC) facility in the nation and is significantly larger than its predecessor, Orca, which began in 2021.

✅Working:
This cutting-edge technology draws in air and chemically extracts carbon dioxide, which can then be stored underground, converted into stone, or reused

📍What is direct air capture?

✅It extracts CO2 directly from the atmosphere at any location, unlike carbon capture which is generally carried out at the point of emissions, such as a steel plant.
✅The CO2 can be permanently stored in deep geological formations or used for a variety of applications.

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🔆Mammoth carbon capture Plant:

✅It is the largest carbon dioxide capture and storage facility of its kind situated on a dormant volcano in Iceland.
✅It is dubbed as "Mammoth," this plant is Climeworks' second commercial direct air capture (DAC) facility in the nation and is significantly larger than its predecessor, Orca, which began in 2021.

✅Working:
This cutting-edge technology draws in air and chemically extracts carbon dioxide, which can then be stored underground, converted into stone, or reused

📍What is direct air capture?

✅It extracts CO2 directly from the atmosphere at any location, unlike carbon capture which is generally carried out at the point of emissions, such as a steel plant.
✅The CO2 can be permanently stored in deep geological formations or used for a variety of applications.

#gs3
#prelims
#environment

@upsc_4_environment

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