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February 27, 2025
in IKKA project, Outreach, Science Projects

Ikkaton news

Our Ikkaton – Climate Solutions project (https://ikkaton.com), led by CEO Erik Trampe, has made it into this really excellent article by Kalundborg Harbour (in Danish): https://portofkalundborg.dk/groen-innovation-paa-kalundborg-havn-ny-teknologi-omdanner-co2-til-kalk/

Kalundborg harbour in Denmark is the location of the pilot plant, where CO2 gas is turned into the mineral ikaite, and further into the mineral calcite (chalk) by use of CO2-loaded seawater. This industrial process mimics the natural processes taking place in Ikka Fjord in Southwest Greenland, where ikaite creates the enigmatic submarine Ikka columns. Both Erik Trampe and I are also part of the IKKA research project that has been studying these ikaite columns are their marine life for the past 30 years. Our goal is now to upscale the demo plant in Kalundborg to larger CO2-capturing capacities.

Photos: Erik Trampe. Membranes from the pilot plant covered by ikaite crystals.