reports, sceptics say this is a tiny percentage of the carbon dioxide that is generated by the burning of fossil fuels. voiceover: climeworks orca is the first plant ever - in commercial operations for i direct air capture and storage. it starts serving i customers today. the futuristic vision of how to save the planet from runaway climate change, or a futile expense that distracts from the urgency of slashing co2 emissions? in 2017, we celebrated a pioneering moment.| in a promotional video, swiss start up climeworks announced the opening of the largest direct air capture and storage plant in existence, in a partnership with icelandic company carbfix. powered by renewable geothermal energy from nearby, the plant consists of four units, each made up of two metal boxes. these suck carbon dioxide directly from the air, mixes it with water and then sends the product deep underground, where it
opened in iceland. it showcases a developing technology considered by some to be an important tool in the fight against climate change. the plant will remove 4,000 tonnes of co2 every year. voiceover: climeworks orca is the first plant ever - in commercial operations for i direct air capture and storage. it starts serving i customers today. a futuristic vision of how to save the planet from runaway climate change, or a futile expense that distracts from the urgency of slashing co2 emissions? in 2017, we celebrated a pioneering moment.| in a promotional video, swiss start up climeworks announced the opening of the largest direct air capture and storage plant in existence, in a partnership with icelandic company carbfix. powered by renewable geothermal energy from nearby, the plant consists of four units, each made up of two metal boxes. these suck carbon dioxide directly from the air, mixes it with water and then sends the product deep underground, where it gradually turns into rock. st
it starts serving i customers today. the futuristic vision of how to save the planet from runaway climate change, or a futile expense that distracts from the urgency of slashing co2 emissions? in 2017, we celebrated a pioneering moment.| in a promotional video, swiss start up climeworks announced the opening of the largest direct air capture and storage plant in existence, in a partnership with icelandic company carbfix. powered by renewable geothermal energy from nearby, the plant consists of four units, each made up of two metal boxes. these suck carbon dioxide directly from the air, mixes it with water and then sends the product deep underground, where it gradually turns into rock. storing carbon underground can be done at a massive scale, and it is really, really reliable to store that carbon underground two, three, four km underground, where it can stay for millions of years and be safely
announced the opening of the largest direct air capture and storage plant in existence, in a partnership with icelandic company carbfix. powered by renewable geothermal energy from nearby, the plant consists of four units, each made up of two metal boxes. these suck carbon dioxide directly from the air, mixes it with water and then sends the product deep underground, where it gradually turns into rock. storing carbon underground can be done at a massive scale, and it is really, really reliable to store that carbon underground two, three, four km underground, where it can stay for millions of years and be safely and securely monitored so we know exactly where it is. our plant captures c02 by drawing air into its. collectors with a fan. direct air capture is one of the few technologies extracting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. its supporters say it s vital to limit global warming,