World’s largest plant to suck CO2 from air starts in Iceland
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World’s largest plant that has been designed to suck carbon dioxide (CO2) from air and turn it into rock was started recently in Iceland.
World’s largest plant to suck CO2 from air starts in Iceland
This plant has been named as Orca, after the Icelandic word “orka”, meaning energy.
The plant comprises of four units. Each of the units are made up of two metal boxes. They are similar to the containers used for maritime transport, in appearance.
When the plant will operate at its full capacity, it will draw 4,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) from air every year. As per US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this amount is equal to the emissions from about 870 cars.
