Negative emissions with Direct Air Capture for Sweden

Research Project, 2021 – 2025

This project has the aim to assess the Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology for Swedish conditions. DAC has the
ability to capture CO2 all year around independent of the emission sources and can therefore be placed in
immediate vicinity of the storage site. DAC can also be used to compensate for emissions in “hard-to-abate”
sectors such as aviation, shipping and agriculture. At present there is little knowledge on DAC with respect to the
conditions under which DAC could be of interest in a Swedish context, considering technologies, international
cooperation and possible business models supporting DAC. The present project is motivated by an industrial
interest in DAC and has the aim to establish DAC knowledge in a Swedish context. The aim is to assess the DAC
technology with respect to the entire DAC value chain, combined with CCS experience and knowledge,
considering technology, economy, value chain and regulatory issues for international cooperation around DAC.