CarbonQuest and Carbfix sign MOU to deploy distributed CCS

In Washington state, CarbonQuest and Carbfix signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to accelerate emissions reductions in North American “hard-to-abate” facilities by deploying distributed carbon capture and storage (DCCS) solutions.

Through the partnership, the two companies will leverage their respective expertise in point-source carbon capture and point-source mineralization to help a variety of distributed medium-scale emitters in the U.S. and Canada decarbonize their operations. By working collaboratively to target emitters located near mineralization-ready sites, CarbonQuest and Carbfix will dramatically increase access to DCCS. The partnership will look to create onsite CCS projects for industrial and manufacturing facilities with both new and existing applications, reducing costs and improving the efficiency of carbon capture and mineralization projects.

CarbonQuest’s DCCS technology is modular, with a small physical footprint and cutting-edge solid sorbents that allow for CO2 capture in space-constrained settings. It is suitable for the majority of industrial facilities, utility infrastructure, and campus settings with onsite power generation such as Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and fuel cells.

Carbfix’s transformative technology dissolves CO2 in water and injects it into porous basaltic rock formations where natural processes cause the CO2 to form stable carbonate minerals (turning into rock) within two years. Carbfix technology is already commercially proven in Europe. By partnering with CarbonQuest’s flexible technology, Carbfix will be able to target new geographies for CO2 mineralization that were previously unfeasible, expediting the company’s commercial growth in North America.