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Yeah, that's how I understand it also. But they are talking about putting it in (plastic) goods "that store it forever". So I'm thinking that they could just solidify it somehow and bury it in the ground? Feels fairly cheap?

But I'm not clear on wether their price point includes the revenue they get from selling the carbon (in the form of fuels or plastic)?

I.e, does it cost them 36 USD, or 351 USD? [0]

[0]: 36 USD + (1 tonne of Co2 / 19 lbs of Co2 per gallon of fuel) * 3 USD / gallon of fuel ≈ 36 + 105*3 = 351 USD. Makes a huge difference...



$36 is the cost of the capital equipment and energy needed to remove the CO2 from the air. Just an internal metric. Not tied to sale prices.


Thanks for you response (and looking forward to the announcement you mentioned in your other comment).

That's so much better than what I could have thought!

Even though my skeptical self almost falls in the "too god to be true" category I see you mention on Twitter, I'm very excited about following Prometheus' progress :-)

BTW: Make sure to let people know when/if human-drinkable ethanol "fuels" from Co2 are available for order! ;-)




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