World’s largest Plant to capture Carbon Dioxide from Air commissioned in Iceland

World’s largest Plant to capture Carbon Dioxide from Air commissioned in Iceland

• The world’s largest plant designed to capture carbon dioxide out of the air began its operations in Iceland on September 08, 2021.
• The plant is named Orca, which means ‘Energy’ in Icelandic word. It will suck out up to 4,000 tons of CO2 per year.
• The carbon dioxide captured directly from the air will be deposited underground at a depth of 1,000 metres, where it would be turned into rock.
• The facility has been developed by Icelandic carbon storage firm Carbfix, in partnership with Swiss start-up Climeworks AG, which specialises in capturing carbon dioxide directly from the air.
• The technology launched may become a major tool in the fight against climate change.

Points to Remember:

1. World’s largest plant designed to capture carbon dioxide out of the air is launched in which country?
2. Name of the plant? OCRA

Source: NDTV