According to Interesting Engineering, AspiraDAC will use the innovative device to capture carbon emissions in Australia.

The first customer that will use the solar-powered carbon capture solution is global financial services company Stripe.

Stripe purchased the carbon capture device via Frontier, a partnership between companies like Alphabet, Meta and Shopify.

AspiraDAC plans to install 180 of these systems in order to capture and store some 500 tons of CO2 by 2027 at a price of 1.000 USD per ton.

Researchers at the University of Sydney helped with the development of the first generation of the device.

The system works like a sponge, in the way that it sucks air from the atmosphere and carbon emissions get trapped, while clean air is able to pass through.

In the future, AspiraDAC plans to capture, transport and store carbon dioxide at 20 USD per ton.

Julian Turecek, Executive Director of AspiraDAC, stated that "what Frontier sees in AspiraDAC is the enormous potential in the range of technology developments we are ready to scale in the carbon removal sector."

"Australia’s abundant solar energy potential means it is a perfect location for DAC, and with the use of solar-powered modules the facility can operate independently of traditional energy sources. Additionally, the compact nature of DAC facilities means production can capture equivalent CO2 emissions using less than 90 percent of the land needed in reforestation carbon capture projects," Turecek added.