Energy | Oct 9, 2023
Saudi oil giant Aramco announces pilot project to suck CO2 out of the air, but some scientists are skeptical
Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco has announced a partnership with Siemens Energy AG to develop a small-scale direct air capture (DAC) “test unit” in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, by 2024. DAC technology extracts carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere for storage or conversion into stone-like formations. However, DAC is an expensive and energy-intensive method of carbon… Continue reading Saudi oil giant Aramco announces pilot project to suck CO2 out of the air, but some scientists are skeptical