Morocco to host world’s largest CO2 capturing farm

Morocco will be home to a 30 hectare-algae farm that is designed to pull out CO2 from the air naturally,  which runs the project said.

Brilliant plant has been conducting trials since 2013 in Morocco’s desert using sea water to cultivate algae, a plant with potent capacities to remove carbon from the air naturally.

“Following four years of trials at its 3-hectare research facility in Morocco, Brilliant Planet will use the proceeds from the Series A round to prepare for the construction of a 30-hectare commercial demonstration facility while continuing its fundamental R&D program based in London,” Techcrunch quoted Brilliant planet officials as saying.

“By using empty desert and seawater that would not have otherwise come to the surface, our solution creates ‘new’ Net Primary Productivity. In other words, we employ underutilized natural resources to grow new biomass and draw down excess carbon dioxide,” said Raffael Jovine, chief scientist and co-founder at Brilliant Planet.

“Per unit area, this approach sequesters up to 30 times more carbon per year than rainforests, while it also de-acidifies the local coastal seawater back to pre-industrial levels,” he said.

The company raised 12 million dollars for the project which uses seawater and replicates the perfect growth conditions for algae blooms in a low-cost carbon capturing endeavor.