Orca
Orca combines Climeworks' direct air capture technology with the underground storage of carbon dioxide, which is carried out by the Icelandic company Carbfix. With a nominal capture capacity of 4,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year, it is Climeworks’ largest facility to date. Orca is located near the Hellisheiði electricity power plant in Iceland, which provides Orca and the Carbfix CO2 injection sites with renewable energy to run the direct air capture and storage process. Orca was officially launched in September 2021.
Method
Direct Air Capture
Country
Iceland
Started in
2021
Vintage year
2026-2030
Orca is the first ever, real-life direct air capture and storage plant in commercial operations, demonstrating that the full process works from capturing the CO₂ from air to processing and permanently storing it via the Carbfix method. Every step of this process is measurable, and each CO₂ molecule is permanently removed for thousands of years.
Thanks to the high-quality carbon dioxide removal (CDR) it provides, Orca has become the backbone for pioneering CO₂ removal agreements and created the demand that is necessary to kickstart this industry. Climeworks’ CDR service is one of the most permanent solutions available today and Orca is the first (and only) DAC+S service on track to be certified globally.
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About Climeworks
Climeworks is spear-heading the DAC industry globally, with the world’s largest DAC facility and storage installation in operation and a team of over 245 Climeworkers determined to contribute to a net-zero future. Their growing customer base includes over 160 companies, including multinationals such as Microsoft, BCG, UBS or Swiss Re, as well as more than 16,000 individual Climate Pioneers.
Vision
Climeworks’ vision is to inspire 1 billion people to remove CO2 from the air. Climeworks is offering its carbon dioxide removal service to businesses and individuals alike. Tour CO₂ removal service is the first of its kind.
Founded by engineers Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher in 2009, Climeworks is on a journey to climate impact at scale.
Nathalie Casas
Head of Technology at Climeworks
Vision
Climeworks’ vision is to inspire 1 billion people to remove CO₂ from the air. Climeworks is offering its carbon dioxide removal service to businesses and individuals alike. Tour CO₂ removal service is the first of its kind.
Founded by engineers Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher in 2009, Climeworks is on a journey to climate impact at scale.
Nathalie Casas
Head of Technology at Climeworks
Direct Air Capture
Direct air capture is a technology-based method to reduce CO₂ emissions. It works by pulling CO₂ directly out of the atmosphere using large fan-resembling machines.
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