Origen DAC Demonstration (EERC)
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Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota
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Key Partners: Energy & Environmental Research Center
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Carbon Removal Capacity: ~1,000 tonnes per annum
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Strategic Objective: demonstrate end-to-end Origen direct-air-capture at significant scale, capture learnings to incorporate to commercial scale-up
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Status/Phase: Construction
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Online: 2025
“This partnership brings together Origen’s innovative carbon removal technology with the EERC’s deep expertise in carbon storage and management,” said Charlie Gorecki, EERC CEO. “North Dakota is an ideal location for this work, and we’re proud to be advancing solutions that can play a role in addressing global carbon challenges.”
Pelican Direct Air Capture Hub
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Location: Southern Louisiana
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Key Partners: Shell, Mitsubishi Corporation, Louisiana State University, University of Houston, U.S. DOE
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Carbon Removal Capacity: ~25,000 tonnes per annum in first deployment, then mega-tonne
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Strategic Objective: deploy commercial-scale facility generating meaningful impact and revenue, enable scale-up at to 1 million tonnes removal per annum
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Status/Phase: Pre-FEED (FEL-2) engineering
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Online: ~2029
CALDAC (Community Alliance for Direct Air Capture)
Location: San Joaquin Valley, California
Key Partners: UC Berkeley, US DOE, multiple community and technology partners
Carbon Removal Capacity: ~50,000 tonnes per annum
Strategic Objective: equity and community focused deployment
Status/Phase: feasibility (FEL-1)
Online: early 2030's