Carbon-negative nickel farming
We use plants to harvest nickel from rocks while removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Magnesium silicate rocks are quarried, then crushed using hydroelectric power.
Crushed rock is laid on fields sown with hyperaccumulator plants.
Water, CO₂, & rock interact to cause weathering, releasing magnesium ions and trace amounts of nickel.
As the plants grow, they draw nickel up into their biomass.
Plants are harvested then processed for nickel.
The CO₂ becomes bound in bicarbonate, which along with magnesium, runs off to the ocean for long-term storage as alkalinity.
Nature-based technologies.
Through the unique (and patent pending) combination of two nature-based technologies, we are able to turn minerals and non-arable land into a critical metal in the green energy transition, while removing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Gigatonne scale carbon removal.
To protect the future of the planet, over 1 trillion tonnes of CO₂ needs to be removed from the earth’s atmosphere by end of century. We’re on a mission to scale up carbon dioxide removal to the gigatonne-per-year level. To prevent further CO₂ emissions, a global shift to green energy solutions is needed, but a threat of limited resources to make the shift is looming. That’s where our solution comes in.
Our team is on a mission to scale up carbon dioxide removal and provide the nickel required to support society’s clean energy transition.
