World's largest plant capturing CO2 from air starts up in Iceland


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Climeworks' Orca plant constitutes the world's first commercial direct air capture and storage chain. Photo: AFP

The world's largest plant designed to suck carbon dioxide out of the air and turn it into rock started running on Sept 8, the companies behind the plant said.

The plant, named Orca, after the Icelandic word "orka" meaning "energy", consists of four units, each made up of two metal boxes, similar in appearance to the containers used for maritime transport.

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