Climeworks

The CO₂ collector containers (abbreviated as CCs) are a core component of Climeworks’ direct air capture (DAC) plants: they are the ones capturing CO₂ from the air. Mammoth will consist of 72 CCs (in contrast to the 8 CCs deployed at Orca), three of which are stacked together on one foundation (vs. two at Orca).
 
The CCs were fully developed and designed by Climeworks and represent the modularity of Climeworks’ DAC technology. Modularity means that units are produced in standardized dimensions, which allows for easy assembly and flexible arrangement. Climeworks’ CCs were designed to enable mass production: the handling of the CCs during construction is simple thanks to its dimensions – they can be flexibly moved around with a reach stacker (a vehicle that can stack, load or unload containers) and are easily stackable. This, in turn, simplifies maintenance work and enables the implementation of upgrades by improving and optimizing the technology and its operations throughout the lifetime of the facility.
 
This can be compared to solar panels, which are the modular units of photovoltaic systems: panels can be flexibly added to the system in order to increase the voltage required. They are also easy to maintain or exchange in case of damage.