Judith Hebekeuser, a spokesperson for Climeworks, responded to our questions in writing. SWI swissinfo.ch wanted to know how this work is going now that the plant has been in operation for a full year. This content was published on Sep 9, 2021This animated video (no sound) shows how the removal and permanent storage of CO2 at the Orca plant in Iceland works. > See how CO2 capture and storage work in this short film: There it is expected to remain for millions of years. The CO2 is then mixed with water and pumped into basalt rock layers at a depth of 800 to 2,000 metres. The carbon collectors draw air in through a fan, before it is passed through filters that trap the CO2. The plant, called Orca, is located near the Icelandic capital, Reykjavik, and is powered by electricity generated by a nearby geothermal power plant. The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) believe that DAC and other CO2 capture and storage technologies are "indispensable" for limiting global warming to 1.5☌ and achieving climate neutrality by 2050. Exactly one year ago, the Swiss company Climeworks, in collaboration with the Icelandic carbon storage company Carbfix, launched the world's largest plant capable of filtering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere – called direct air capture (DAC) – and storing it permanently underground. Switzerland is at the forefront of developing technologies aimed at reducing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.
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