By Paul Homewood
h/t Joe Public/Dave Ward
It is a mysterious-looking structure gradually taking shape in the Lowestoft skyline – prompting plenty of speculation about what it actually is.
And the truth is actually stranger than many of the suggestions.
For the peculiar, rocket-like tower nearing completion at the town’s port is actually one of the world’s first Direct Air Capture (DAC) facilities.
These devices use pioneering technology to extract carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere, allowing the greenhouse gas to be stored.
The one being built at Lowestoft is a pilot project involving a consortium led by Sizewell C and Associated British Ports, which was awarded £3m to construct the plant.
Once the plant is operational by the end of this year, the team say it will be capable of extracting 100 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere each year.
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/24577876.lowestoft-project-pioneers-climate-change-technology/
Given that the UK emits 327m tonnes of CO2 every year, the 100 tonnes that will be extracted represents 10 seconds worth!
And the EDP do not tell us how much energy this plant will use.
And another £3 million down the drain.