Dutch startup fires up first carbon capture plant – looks to be much cheaper than rivals

A Dutch startup backed by investors such as Pale Blue Dot, First Momentum and Katapult has opened its first direct air capture (DAC) plant.

The company looks to scale a cheaper method of scrubbing carbon from the atmosphere.

"It's the first device in the world of this kind," Brineworks CEO Gudfinnur Sveinsson tells Impact Loop.