Energy & Science

Scaling Carbon Capture Might Mean Thinking Small, Not Big

London-based startup builds a small, modular unit that can trap emissions at a much lower cost than existing technologies

Carbon Clean's reactor that traps carbon dioxide from effluent gases

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A London-based startup is shrinking the size of carbon capture plants as it tries to popularize a green technology that’s been slow to expand beyond limited applications.

Carbon Clean Solutions Ltd. is building small, replicable reactors that can remove carbon dioxide from industry and power generators. Carbon capture could be a key way for companies to eliminate their emissions quickly as governments issue net-zero mandates before the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland.