Wind-powered DAC project moves forward in Texas

  • Gas
  • March 18, 2025

EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) has inked a term sheet to supply renewable wind power to three large-scale direct air capture (DAC) facilities in Texas with a capacity for up to 500,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum.

The energy firm signed a term sheet with Return Carbon to supply wind electricity through behind-the-meter power purchase agreements (PPAs)

EDFR will provide Return Carbon with wind electricity through behind-the-meter power purchase agreements (PPAs) to power facilities being developed with DAC tech provider Skytree and Verified Carbon.

By using a behind-the-meter mechanism, EDFR Associate Director of Capital Improvements, Gabe Messercola, said the DAC facilities could avoid exposure to power market fluctuations.

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