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Brineworks Raises €5M Seed to Scale Direct Air Capture

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Brineworks has secured €5 million in seed funding, led by SeaX Ventures, to bring its ultra low-cost Direct Air Capture technology to market. With operations expected by 2026, the company is positioned to deliver durable, renewable-based carbon removal at scale.

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Holcim UK has appointed a new Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Director to advance its strategy toward near-zero cement production. The role will lead Holcim’s CCUS projects and reinforce the company’s commitment to scaling carbon capture as a key pathway to net zero.

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Capsol Technologies has been awarded its first carbon capture study for a European metal production plant, evaluating the use of its CapsolEoP® end-of-pipe solution. The project could capture several hundred thousand tonnes of CO₂ annually in one of the world’s most carbon-intensive sectors.

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Gevo has signed a multi-year agreement with Swedish carbon removal firm Biorecro. The deal aims to accelerate the commercialization of carbon dioxide removal credits through its subsidiary, Net-Zero Richardton, at the Gevo North Dakota facility.

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Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund has invested in Fortera to scale production of its ReAct™ low-carbon cement, securing rights to procure cement and environmental attribute certificates. The funding supports the construction of Fortera’s first full-scale 400,000 ton-per-year commercial plant.

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GE Vernova and Deep Sky announced an agreement to deploy GE Vernova's Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology at Deep Sky Alpha in Alberta, Canada, marking a major step toward commercial-scale carbon removal. The system, scheduled to begin operations in 2026, will capture up to 1,500 tonnes of CO₂.

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Aircapture has partnered with AIZAWA Concrete Corporation to launch Japan’s first commercial direct air capture (DAC) installation at AIZAWA’s Fukushima R&D Center. The project will provide a reliable on-site CO₂ supply for permanent mineralization in concrete.

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Deep Sky has secured an $11 million bespoke credit facility from Finalta Capital to finance its flagship Alpha carbon removal facility in Alberta. Alpha, the world’s first cross-technology carbon removal site, became North America’s first DAC project to sequester CO₂ underground.

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Boral has successfully trialed concrete made with recycled aggregates recarbonated via carbon capture technology from its Berrima cement plant. The pilot, supported by the federal CCUS Development Fund, replaced 50% of natural coarse aggregates with recarbonated recycled materials in a low-carbon mix.

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Babcock’s LGE business has secured Approval in Principle from Lloyd’s Register for its ecoCPTR® onboard carbon capture system. The technology combines Aqualung’s facilitated transport membrane capture with Babcock’s ecoCO2® system, offering a compact, modular solution for both new and retrofitted vessels.

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Capsol Technologies has been awarded a feasibility study for a European Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) project. The biomass-fired combined heat-and-power plant under evaluation could remove more than 200,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually while supplying renewable heat to local communities.

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PTTEP has reached a final investment decision on Thailand’s first carbon capture and storage project at the Arthit gas field. With operations expected to start in 2028, the project will capture and store up to 1 million tonnes of CO₂ annually while aligning with the nation’s Net Zero targets.

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Latvia’s Prime Minister Evika Siliņa recently visited SCHWENK’s cement plant in Brocēni to see Capsol Technologies’ carbon capture unit in action. The demonstration highlighted CapsolGo®’s ability to efficiently capture CO₂ while integrating seamlessly with existing plant operations.

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Nuada’s next-generation carbon capture solution is now operational at enfinium’s Ferrybridge-1 energy from waste facility in West Yorkshire. The trial will showcase the performance of Nuada’s carbon capture technology in an industrial EfW setting for the first time.

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North Dakota’s Department of Agriculture is inviting grant proposals from ethanol producers under its Low Carbon Fuels Program, aiming to fund capital projects that cut carbon intensity.

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Deep Sky, in partnership with Quebec-based Skyrenu, has completed North America’s first permanent underground storage of CO₂ captured directly from the atmosphere, a full carbon removal loop achieved at Deep Sky Alpha in Innisfail, Alberta.

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Clean Refineries has partnered exclusively with Eden Carbon Solutions to deploy integrated technology that captures CO₂ emissions and converts them into sustainable aviation fuel across North America.

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Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies have stored the first CO₂ volumes at Norway’s Northern Lights CCS project, marking the world’s first operational open-access CO₂ transport and storage facility. Phase 1 capacity of 1.5 million tonnes per year is fully booked, with Phase 2 set to expand to 5 million tonnes annually.

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Block Energy is pleased to announce that it has completed its initial CO2 injection as part of the Carbon Capture and Storage ("CCS") project. Following data review, injection rates will likely be optimised, providing the potential to increase per-well injection capacity.

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John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment solutions, and a business of Smiths Group plc, is proud to support one of the UK’s most significant carbon capture and storage initiatives with the supply of advanced dry gas sealing technology for high-performance CO₂ compression.

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Coastal Bend LNG, developer of a multi-train natural gas liquefaction and export facility along the Texas Gulf Coast, announced it has commenced a front-end engineering and design study with Solvanic for electrochemically mediated amine regeneration carbon capture at its Coastal Bend LNG facility.

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Summit Carbon Solutions has a new CEO, Joe Griffin, who authored letters this week to signed and unsigned landowners along the carbon pipeline project route.

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OCOchem and ADM announce a production partnership between the companies to build an innovative new CO2 conversion facility at one of ADM's existing locations.

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STAX Engineering is building momentum in the UK market, participating in a consortium that secured £1.1 million (US $1.5 million) in government funding led by carbon capture startup Seabound for its first major European project. The PortZero project tackles one of the maritime industry’s most pressing challenges: decarbonizing port operations while improving air quality in port communities.

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Al Nouf Independent Power Producer project will be designed to offer high efficiency, operational flexibility, and reduced emissions. The advanced plant will enable the further integration of renewable and clean energy by primarily providing transitional capacity.

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Iluka Resources has awarded JordProxa the contract to supply a custom-engineered CO₂ capture plant for its flagship Eneabba rare earths refinery in Western Australia, a first-of-its-kind facility in Australia and among only a few rare earths refineries outside China.

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Halliburton announced a contract award to provide completions and downhole monitoring services for the Northern Endurance Partnership carbon capture and storage system in northeast England’s East Coast Cluster. Halliburton will manufacture and deliver the majority of the equipment required for this project from its U.K. completion manufacturing facility in Arbroath.

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Evero, the low-carbon energy-from-waste wood company, has been selected by the UK Government to enter negotiations to transform its Evero Ince Biomass plant into the nation's first Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage facility. This project looks to provide clean energy to the grid while permanently removing CO₂ from the atmosphere.

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The National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) and Azule Energy announced the successful startup and first oil production from the Agogo Integrated West Hub project.

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Crusoe, the industry’s first vertically integrated AI infrastructure provider, announced a strategic partnership with Tallgrass to develop a 1.8 gigawatt (GW) AI data center campus located in southeast Wyoming. Designed to scale up to 10 gigawatts, this landmark project underscores Crusoe's ability to rapidly build large-scale AI infrastructure projects.

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