How a Carbon Capture Machine Generates Electricity AND Helps Solve the Climate Crisis
Channel: XPRIZE
Date: 2023-06-22

Landwärme and bioCORE have partnered together to create an economically sustainable facility designed for the sequestration and permanent storage of biogenic carbon dioxide.

Using a unique Solid Oxide Fuel Cell system, they've devised a way to produce renewable electricity by capturing CO2 from emissions and from the atmosphere to support local energy grids. Even more than that, the process can work in reverse – the same machine can store excess electricity created by solar panels and windmills during peak production.

This two-way solution is a step towards the creation of a carbon-negative energy cycle and Landwärme believes it can scale globally in existing energy facilities without increasing carbon emissions.

Production credits: 

Written by John ‘Cosmo’ Dwelle and Rick Minnich

Directed and Produced by Rick Minnich

Director of Photography: Sergei Amirdzhanov

Sound recordist: Rick Minnich

Editor: Michael Weihrauch

Animation: Stefanie Saghri

Music: Jakob Rahner

Color grading: Michael Weihrauch

Sound design & mix: Michael Weihrauch

Production: Our Man in Berlin

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XPRIZE has launched its XPRIZE Carbon Removal indie film showcase – a series of short films following XPRIZE Carbon Removal teams and their efforts to pull carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere and oceans and sequester it durably and sustainably. 

Every week, we’ll host exclusive Discord watch parties for those in our community to see the films before they premiere on the XPRIZE YouTube channel the following day.

Be sure to join the conversation on Discord at discord.gg/xprize and get ready to learn more about the impact these teams are making. 

These videos were produced by independent film-makers through Glimmer to showcase the diversity of teams and solutions in the competition. This series does not serve as an endorsement of any specific team or their XPRIZE entry.

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XPRIZE Carbon Removal is tackling the biggest threat facing humanity – fighting climate change and rebalancing Earth’s carbon cycle. Funded by the Musk Foundation, this $100M competition is the largest incentive prize in history.‎

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