Siemens и Ucaneo запускают коммерческое внедрение технологий улавливания CO₂ из воздуха

Siemens and Berlin-based Ucaneo have formed a partnership to move electrochemical direct air capture technology from an industrial pilot to commercial deployment. Siemens will serve as Ucaneo’s preferred automation and digitalization partner, using technology from its Xcelerator portfolio to create a standardized control platform for future plants. “Building the carbon economy requires scalable and reliable infrastructure,” said Ucaneo co-founder and CEO Florian Tiller. Siemens will supply support across process automation, instrumentation, analytics, drive technology and digital engineering. Ucaneo’s process removes carbon dioxide directly from ambient air and produces CO₂ at more than 99.9% purity. The captured gas can be stored underground or used in products such as sustainable aviation fuel, methanol, chemicals, and food and beverage applications. The company’s first industrial plant in Berlin has a nameplate capacity of 150 metric tons of CO₂ per year. Ucaneo commissioned the facility in June 2026, and Siemens describes it as Germany’s largest direct air capture plant. Part of its output will be stored in geological formations, creating what the companies call Germany’s first verified project combining direct air capture with permanent underground storage. A commercial plant with roughly 10 times the capacity is already in development, with construction planned for 2027. Ucaneo has set a longer-term target of capturing 500 million metric tons of atmospheric CO₂ annually by 2035. Siemens process simulation software and controllers are already running at Ucaneo’s pilot plant. Later stages are expected to use the Simatic PCS neo distributed control system and virtual testing tools before physical equipment is commissioned. The partners plan to turn the plant controls into a modular template that Ucaneo and licensed operators can repeat in other locations. A common automation architecture could shorten the engineering work between projects and help the company move from a single Berlin operation to a wider network of carbon capture facilities. Article Source: Siemens Image Credit: Leonhard Kupsch / Siemens