Six U.S. projects designed to advance direct air capture (DAC) technology to snatch carbon emissions from the atmosphere are the focus of a new federal funding effort.

DAC technologies

The Department of Energy (DOE) is deploying $12 million for research and development (R&D) underway to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the air. Funding is being directed to universities and labs in Arizona, Kansas, Illinois and North Carolina.

The R&D effort to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is centered around next-generation technology as part of the Biden administration’s goal for the country to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. 

“Across the U.S., in states like Arizona and North Carolina, brilliant innovators are developing direct air capture technologies that can extract carbon dioxide...