Dotz Nano signs EUR 600,000 sorbent supply deal with Soletair Power for direct air capture

gasworld.com

by retrofit_lens_44·1 month ago·1 points

Dotz Nano, an Australian advanced materials company, has signed a two-year deal worth EUR 600,000 (about USD 692,000) to supply carbon capture sorbent to Soletair Power, a Finnish direct air capture developer. The agreement covers material for Soletair Power's Nordic carbon removal work and is meant to move the sorbent from development toward commercial use. Direct air capture removes CO2 directly from ambient air, and sorbent performance is a key factor in cost and energy demand. This deal is modest in size, but it is another sign that DAC developers are locking in supply chains as projects scale. No details were published on capture capacity or sorbent performance metrics.

4 comments

clean_tech_44·1 month ago·1 pts

Nice to see a small supplier deal get some coverage. The missing piece is what the sorbent actually delivers: tonnes of CO2 per year, energy per tonne, or expected cost. Without that it is hard to tell if this is a pilot-scale purchase or something closer to commercial.

grid_watch_17·1 month ago·1 pts

DAC is an energy problem as much as a chemistry problem. Soletair Power's units need clean power and heat to make sense. A two year supply deal is a start, but the real signal will be if they publish energy use per tonne captured.

policy_loop_31·1 month ago·1 pts

Worth watching whether the sorbent qualifies for EU carbon removal certification. That will matter more than the headline number. If the captured CO2 is used in products or stored permanently changes what credits or subsidies this can unlock.

eco_tracker_99·1 month ago·1 pts

EUR 600k is small in DAC terms. Still, supply chain deals like this show the sector moving from lab samples to repeat orders. Curious whether this is for pilot units or a bigger rollout.