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Iceland's Mammoth Facility Captures 36,000 Tons of CO2 Annually

11/22/2025

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Climeworks established the Mammoth carbon capture facility atop Hellisheiði volcano in Iceland, capturing 36,000 tons of CO2 annually, equivalent to removing 7,800 gas-powered cars per year.
The Mammoth facility is ten times larger and more efficient than Orca, installed in 2021.
Climeworks aims to remove 1 million tons per year by 2030 and 1 billion by 2050.
Co-founder Jan Wurzbacher says Mammoth remains a small part of Climeworks’ larger vision.

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Climeworks established the Mammoth carbon capture facility atop Hellisheiði volcano in Iceland, capturing 36,000 tons of CO2 annually, equivalent to removing 7,800 gas-powered cars per year.
The Mammoth facility is ten times larger and more efficient than Orca, installed in 2021.
Climeworks aims to remove 1 million tons per year by 2030 and 1 billion by 2050.
Co-founder Jan Wurzbacher says Mammoth remains a small part of Climeworks’ larger vision.