Yeah this is seems like it's reduced the complexity down to one dimension (removing the CO2) and has blown past any of that, didn't even think about the algae initially, just energy expenditures getting this up and running, but yeah, that's pretty much saying you'll solve climate change by chopping down trees and planting golf course grass
> Captura’s Port of Los Angeles pilot can remove about 100 tonnes of CO2 per year from seawater. The company’s new plant under construction in Hawaii will capture 10 times that amount—a measurement the company can definitively quantify.
Only if you ignore the who knows how many tons of CO2 was put into the atmosphere to create the thing.
In reality that thing probably need to run several years to break even.
So back of the sticky note math, 1,000 ton/yr, at $7.37/ton carbon credit resell value per Google "AI" header thing, that's $7,370/year profit. Hopefully that covers the boat, employee salaries, and fuel. Good job team.
