2023-12-05 18:28:25
Artist’s impression of the proposed CO2 capture and storage station, located in Naivasha, Kenya. Octavia Carbon
DECRYPTION – Numerous promises of investment in the CO2 storage sector were made at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi last September.
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Three hours north of Nairobi, the road leads to an idyllic site, surrounded by emerald mountains, where the pilot of an ambitious project is being prepared: burying carbon dioxide (CO) almost 800 meters deep in volcanic rock.
Cella Mineral Storage, a young American start-up, must soon start drilling a first well into which CO2 will be injected in mineralized form, previously captured by machines resembling large air conditioners installed on site. These are provided by a third party company. Around a hundred of these machines will be able to capture ten tonnes of CO2 per year. The promise of this technology? CO2 sequestered in the ground for millions of years.
Kenya has all the advantages necessary to deploy this technology, starting with porous rock and a renewable energy mix
Corey Pattison, co-founder and CEO of Cella Mineral Storage
“Kenya has all the advantages necessary to deploy this technology, starting with porous rock and a renewable energy mix”, explains Corey Pattison, co-founder and director of Cella Mineral Storage. This will help offset the carbon footprint
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