" From conversation , we ’ve noticed that current CO2 supply from fossil fuel reservoir typically is not addressed by every farm ’s Life Cycle Assessment ( LCA ) . There are two primal factors that are take into account when creating a carbon copy step comparison between fossil fuel - based CO2 and atmospheric using a Skytree unit : The generator of the current CO2 supplier ( e.g. , oil refinery , fertilizer industrial plant ) and the energy mixing of the farm ( how much renewable electricity ) . This information produce visibility on the LCA impact of switching to Skytree ’s onsite CO2 generation , " says Rob van Straten , Skytree CEO .
Skytree launches Skytree Cumulus , an inaugural Direct Air Capture ( DAC ) modular unit now useable to order . Once installed onsite at a erect farm , glasshouse , or any CEA business , the gimmick captures CO2 from the ambient air travel and piddle it available in the output of food , algae , vaccine , and flowers .
Rob van Straten ( Photo credits : Tilen Sisel )
Rob adds , " By start the generation of CO2 onsite at farms and greenhouse , we are bring a important footfall onwards in helping CEA occupation melt off their carbon copy footmark and modulation away from the fossil fuel industry as a origin for CO2 supplying . This is an implausibly exciting moment for Skytree as we move forward with the commercialization of our first building block for onsite carbon copy seizure and reutilization . "
How it worksSkytree ’s proprietary DAC engineering captures CO2 from ambient air , filters it using a patented operation , and stores it in pressurise fender tank from where it can be accessed and reused by any business in regular demand of hard CO2 .
Skytree Cumulus , the first commercially uncommitted modular unit , will deliver a reliable and uninterrupted supply of up to 10 kilogram of CO2 in 24 hr , cede clean and affordable CO2 to CEA businesses while alleviate procurement and transferral challenge . substance abuser in need of extra CO2 can acquire and connect additional unit .
Operating independently of crude and gas"CEA businesses source CO2 from the fossil fuel diligence may be surprised to learn that every step of the cognitive operation , from capture to cleaning to liquidize to storing in cylinders and then transporting to farm , adds up to 50 % harmful emissions , " Rob shares .
accord to him , every ton of CO2 captured at an oil refinery can lead to 1.5 scores of emissions unloosen back into the air . " We ’re providing CEA businesses the opportunity to operate independently of the fossil oil and gas industriousness while enjoy vouch access to carbon dioxide , all without the headache of price increases and supply chain challenge or having to deal with the ordering and treatment of metal cylinders . "
The Skytree Cumulus ( Photo credits : Tilen Sisel )
Introductory Offer for DAC PioneersSkytree also announce the launch of its Pioneer Program , offer early adopters the chance to experience the benefit of Cumulus and DAC technology at a reduced price for a limited time . participant will get priority delivery when Cumulus unit transport in early 2024 .
In addition to its entry unit , Skytree is also developing a second , prominent DAC building block to expand to progress materials and enable other hard - to - slake industrial industries to permanently move away from carbon paper dioxide source from the dodo fuel industry . Capable of generating up to 400 kilo of CO2 per Clarence Day , Skytree have a bun in the oven the big unit to become usable in the second one-half of 2024 .
" Soon , we will publish some customer cases from our pilot labor , and next twelvemonth , we will introduce a system with a much higher everyday CO2 capacity . The current scheme is well - suited for a lot of vertical farm . However , some of them , as well as glasshouse , have higher CO2 requirements to boost their yield , " Rob share .
For more information : Skytreewww.skytree.eu
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