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- | An eerie spiral lit up the European skies. Here’s why such light shows are becoming more common | + | UK project trials carbon capture at sea to help tackle climate change |
- | The shapes can seem to appear out of nowhere: an undulating S-like spiral streaking across the European skies or a glowing orb trailing above the North American coast. | + | The world is betting heavily on carbon capture — a term that refers |
- | Such strange light shows have been a known feature | + | The practice is not free of controversy, |
- | “We’re not used to seeing things that are happening in space in these very low (atmospheric) densities, | + | Perhaps the most ambitious — and the most expensive — type of carbon capture involves removing carbon dioxide |
- | When a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off from Florida last week — flying northeastward as it headed for Earth’s orbit to drop off a spy satellite for the US military — it put on a show for millions over the United Kingdom | + | In the UK, where the government in 2023 announced up to £20 billion ($26.7 billion) in funding to support carbon capture, one such project has taken shape near the English Channel. Called SeaCURE, |
- | Shortly after launch, social media users began to report | + | “The reason why sea water holds so much carbon is that when you put CO2 into the water, 99% of it becomes other forms of dissolved carbon that don’t exchange with the atmosphere,” says Paul Halloran, a professor of Ocean and Climate Science at the University of Exeter, who leads the SeaCURE team. |
- | The scene was “likely | + | “But it also means it’s very straightforward |
- | The viral images were reminiscent of the “jellyfish” phenomenon that has accompanied some SpaceX launches from Florida and California. Visible from the North American coasts, the “jellyfish” | + | Pilot plant |
+ | SeaCURE started building a pilot plant about a year ago, at the Weymouth Sea Life Centre on the southern coast of England. Operational for the past few months, it is designed to process 3,000 liters | ||
- | Despite their similarities, however, experts said the phenomena of the jellyfish and spiral are distinct. | + | “We wanted to test the technology in the real environment with real sea water, to identify what problems you hit,” says Halloran, adding that working at a large public aquarium helps because it already |
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- | The eerie bat signal-like spiral following SpaceX’s March 24 military satellite launch formed after the rocket had already | + | |
- | Such maneuvers made to dispose of rocket bodies are common after launches. | + | The carbon that is naturally dissolved in the seawater can be easily converted |
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