“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”
Robert Swan
What we do and why we do it
NetCarb is unlocking the Earth’s potential to accelerate nature’s mineral carbonation system, securing a sustainable future for all.
Without significant efforts to mitigate climate change, Earth will experience more extreme weather events, sea level rise, loss of biodiversity, and disruptions to ecosystems. Regions currently experiencing moderate climates will become hotter or more prone to droughts, while others could see increased precipitation and flooding.
NetCarb is focussed on shaping the future of our world by taking actions and decisions that address carbon emissions, promote sustainable practices, and harness technological advancements to create a more resilient and habitable planet for future generations.
We are focused on developing scientifically based carbon mineralisation technological solutions that permanently captures and locks CO2 in minerals at a globally significant scale across multiple sectors.
Carbon Mineralisation Challenge
Mineral carbonation involves the chemical reaction of CO2 with certain types of minerals to form stable carbonate compounds and is a natural process occurring every day. Carbon mineralisation offers the possibility of large scale, long-term carbon capture and utilisation.
There are several challenges associated with carbon mineralisation:
NetCarb has developed technology that speeds up the natural sequestration of CO2 by 100 million times through the activation of commonly occurring rocks and creating dissolution and precipitation conditions for permanently storing CO2.
The Opportunity
NetCarb technology offers an economically attractive method of permanently storing CO2, utilising rock located close to the point source of the emissions.
Commercial development of NetCarb will open multiple business opportunities including:
- ‘Carbon neutral’ H2 production, at a lower cost than ‘green’ H2, using existing large scale SMR technology. Existing H2 users, such as ammonia and chemicals, can achieve Net Zero; and NetCarb creates the potential for the wider use of H2 in transportation.
- Production of biofuels for use in transportation, which concurrently enable a net draw down of atmospheric CO2 through integrating the agriculture and energy sectors.
- Addressing the ‘hard to abate’ CO2 emissions such as steel, cement, gas fired power generation, and fermentation processes such as beer and wine production.
- Development of a variety of building and agriproducts generated from the carbonated residues.
- Integration of mining of ultramafic rocks for sequestration with the recovery of co-products such as nickel.
