UCLA and Equatic to build world’s largest ocean-based plant for carbon removal

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:loudspeaker: Exciting news from UCLA startup Equatic!
Their groundbreaking technology, recognized by Time magazine as one of the best inventions of 2023, removes CO2 from seawater while producing carbon-negative hydrogen, a clean fuel.
Now, with successful pilots in Los Angeles and Singapore, Equatic and UCLA are embarking on a $20 million full-scale demonstration plant in Tuas, Singapore. Supported by Singapore’s national water agency, UCLA’s Institute for Carbon Management, and Equatic, this plant aims to be the world’s largest ocean-based CO2 removal facility.
Once operational, it will remove over 3,650 metric tons of CO2 annually. Equatic plans to scale and commercialize the technology globally after fulfilling its demonstration objectives. Gaurav Sant, Equatic co-founder, and UCLA professor, highlights the importance of technology, committed partners, and measurable success in scaling carbon removal solutions.
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Interesting but is there a timeline for the project? when is it supposed to start?

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The only reference to the timeline available is that: in the next 18 months, a team of experts (researchers and technology-scaling) from the UCLA Institute and Equatic will set out to build it.

UCLA Institute for Carbon Management and Equatic to Build the World’s Largest Ocean-Based Carbon Removal Plant in Singapore | UCLA Samueli School Of Engineering.