Heirloom operates North America's first direct air capture and storage plant
Shashank Samala · Building a decarbonization army with Shashank Samala of Heirloom · Feb 8, 2024 · at 18:56
Shashank Samala is the co-founder and CEO of Heirloom, a direct air capture startup. He discusses their operational deployment in Tracy, California.
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“Yeah, so this is the first director capture facility in North America that captures and stores CO₂ from the air.”
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