SpiralWave develops pulsing plasma systems that capture CO2 from the atmosphere or industrial flue gas and convert it into methanol using three discrete microwave pulse frequencies. The microwaves break CO2 into CO, split H2O into H and OH, and then drive recombination into methanol. The company reports energy-to-chemical conversion efficiencies of 75–90%, with higher efficiencies on concentrated industrial streams and lower on ambient air, comparing favorably with other e‑methanol methods (~50%). Prototypes range from the knee-high Nanobeam to the two-meter Microbeam, and the team plans larger Megabeam and a 100-meter Gigabeam intended to remove up to one gigaton of CO2 annually. Devices can produce a metric ton of methanol using about 7,000 kWh with 90% CO2, about 8,500 kWh at 9% CO2, and roughly 10,000 kWh from ambient air. SpiralWave is focusing on replicating smaller devices and containerizing them for customer sites; the founders say ten 20-foot containers could constitute the largest e‑methanol plant to date. Cofounders include CEO Abed Bukhari (leading R&D from Austria near Munich) and Adam Awad (heading business development from Silicon Valley). The company has raised $1 million from IndieBio.

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Oct 2024