Equil
Restoring equilibrium with nature
Equil is focused on carbon. Reducing CO2 levels in the environment through fast-growing seaweed and then recycling carbon into ultra low carbon products that back-out fossil fuels
Why ?
We're in a climate emergency
As CO2 levels rise in both oceans and the atmosphere, temperatures are forecast to rise creating significant challenges for all animal and plant life. Today, we are falling well short of developing and implementing solutions to both limit annual 50 GTc/annum emissions as well as reduce the 420 ppm concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere.
Our approach
Low-cost, scaled cultivation and processing of seaweed
Onshore cultivation
Focus on building the first Operating System for onshore cultivation at scale
Shallow raceway pond system linked to a proprietary clonal propagation model
Scale enables creation of low carbon clusters including upgrading, renewables and aquaculture
Seaweed varietals
Focus on fast-growing and high density/litre Gracilaria red algae (30% protein and 70% carbohydrates) as well as Ulva and Asparagopsis. Ideal feedstocks for upgrading into higher value products
Processing
Wide variety of processing pathways available from anaerobic digestion and pyrolysis through to HTL and HTC
Seaweed breaks down easily using thermal hydrolysis, enabling simpler separation and upgrading
(Image - NREL Dennis Schroeder 64087)
A view from an expert - Brad Ack from oceanvisions.orgs
Why this approach makes sense
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Concentration in the ocean is 50x that of the atmosphere, making it easier to remove. Reducing ocean CO2 pulls CO2 down from the atmosphere.
Our approach doesn't require freshwater, nor arable land and by its very nature is additive and verifiable.