It is estimated that removing one billion tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂) using Direct Air Capture (DAC) would require around 1,200 terawatt-hours. This is roughly three-times more energy than the entire U.S. renewable sector generated in 2019.
Energy requirements for sequestering one billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) using Direct Air Capture (DAC), compared with U.S. electricity production by source in 2019
(in terawatt-hours)
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Protocol. (October 21, 2022). Energy requirements for sequestering one billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) using Direct Air Capture (DAC), compared with U.S. electricity production by source in 2019 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416958/direct-air-capture-energy-requirements/
Protocol. "Energy requirements for sequestering one billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) using Direct Air Capture (DAC), compared with U.S. electricity production by source in 2019 (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. October 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416958/direct-air-capture-energy-requirements/
Protocol. (2022). Energy requirements for sequestering one billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) using Direct Air Capture (DAC), compared with U.S. electricity production by source in 2019 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416958/direct-air-capture-energy-requirements/
Protocol. "Energy Requirements for Sequestering One Billion Tons of Carbon Dioxide (Co₂) Using Direct Air Capture (Dac), Compared with U.S. Electricity Production by Source in 2019 (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416958/direct-air-capture-energy-requirements/
Protocol, Energy requirements for sequestering one billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) using Direct Air Capture (DAC), compared with U.S. electricity production by source in 2019 (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416958/direct-air-capture-energy-requirements/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
Energy requirements for sequestering one billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) using Direct Air Capture (DAC), compared with U.S. electricity production by source in 2019 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], Protocol, October 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416958/direct-air-capture-energy-requirements/
