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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Graham Readfearn

Australian company secures $700,000 deal for carbon capture and storage machine

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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