Phase 1 of the Stratos direct air capture (DAC) project in Ector County in West Texas is in the final stages of startup and is expected to be online in Q2 2026, project developer 1PointFive said in an update posted on LinkedIn. The project’s Phase 2 will begin commissioning in Q2, with the ramp-up continuing through the rest of the year.
Progress in the carbon-capture industry can be slow, given the extended permitting process for sequestration wells, uncertain long-term outlook and skepticism about the real-world effectiveness in reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The past several weeks have been a better-than-usual period for advocates of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), with significant milestones reached for a trio of important projects under development, but not all the news was positive. In today’s RBN blog, we’ll look at what’s happening with a handful of key CCS projects.
