Direct air capture competence Centre opened at Hamburg Blue Hub

eFUEL GROUP and DACMA GmbH have opened the DACMA Competence Center at Hamburg Blue Hub, combining the testing of modular CO2 capture technologies with preparations for international applications. The official launch at the Hydrogen and Carbon Capture Technology World Expo was attended by Hamburg’s Senator for Economic Affairs Dr Melanie Leonhard and Evelyne Coulombe of the Canadian Embassy, whose participation underlined the significance of German-Canadian cooperation in direct air capture technology. The Competence Center tests modular DAC plants under real industrial conditions, examining technical components and materials, analysing operating processes and energy and material flows, and developing approaches for technical optimisation in collaboration with international universities and research institutions. Direct Air Capture refers to the capture of CO2 from ambient air, which can be used as a carbon source for synthetic fuels and other chemical products, or stored permanently underground to achieve net atmospheric CO2 removal. A central element of the centre’s work is the partnership between DACMA and Canadian project developer Deep Sky, which includes a first DA