{"id":12590,"date":"2026-07-29T10:20:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/offshore-direct-air-capture-harvested-and-captured\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T13:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T11:26:06","slug":"offshore-direct-air-capture-harvested-and-captured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/en\/offshore-direct-air-capture-harvested-and-captured\/","title":{"rendered":"Offshore Direct Air Capture \u2014 Harvested and Captured"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every day, humanity releases about 100 million metric tons of CO<sub>2<\/sub> into the atmosphere. That is far too much to ensure a livable future for humanity. In Hamburg, researchers are working on a technology to ensure that future generations can survive as well. And off the coast of Heligoland, it\u2019s learning to swim \u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-03.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-03-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-03-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-03-390x220.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The work platform (barge) with its equipment and crew containers. The yellow metal wall is designed to provide protection from large waves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It sways a little as a tugboat rushes past. A hint of what\u2019s to come. Because once the platform\u2014which is currently moored here in a harbor basin in Bremerhaven\u2014has reached the open and wild North Sea, all we can do is wish the engineers and scientists working here a pretty strong stomach.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ultimate Goal: Offshore e-fuels <\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-07-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-07-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-07-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-07-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-07.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The equipment was installed in the Port of Bremerhaven<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Measuring 60 meters long and 15 meters wide, it is arguably one of the most exciting floating research laboratories currently operating on the seven seas.\u00a0At first glance, H2Mare looks like a rather mundane work platform, littered with stacks of containers. But the project of the same name has a total budget of 100 million euros and aims to save the atmosphere. Well, or at least to point the way toward tackling the CO<sub>2<\/sub> problem, which is one of the causes of climate change. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-08-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-08-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-08.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On board this floating platform, known as a barge, there are four separate projects that come together here to form a joint project. The first step is to capture CO<sub>2<\/sub> from the air.\u00a0The technology for this comes from the Hamburg-based company <a href=\"https:\/\/dacma.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DACMA<\/a>. And, to a significant extent, from Phoenix Contact.<br\/>Also on board is a seawater desalination plant. In a special chemical process called co-electrolysis, electrical energy helps reduce the two molecules H<sub>2<\/sub>O and CO<sub>2<\/sub> by one of their respective oxygen atoms. This makes the two remaining \u201cresidual molecules\u201d\u2014carbon monoxide (CO) and H<sub>2<\/sub>\u2014highly reactive.\u00a0This, in turn, is utilized by the subsequent process\u2014the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis\u2014to synthesize long-chain hydrocarbons such as e-fuels. and produces hydrogen via co-electrolysis. This hydrogen, together with the recovered CO<sub>2<\/sub>, is refined into liquid kerosene in a specialized plant. The energy required for the plants comes from offshore wind turbines. The overall goal of the project is the completely renewable production of e-fuels.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-09-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-09-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-09-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-09.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wasserstoff-leitprojekte.de\/flagship-projects\/h2mare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Project H<sub>2<\/sub>Mare<\/a> is taking place offshore, because the power supply from wind power is significantly more stable there than on land. And energy is one of the key ingredients for this ambitious endeavor. This is because molecules have a remarkable persistence in their efforts to hold their components together. Separating them requires sophisticated technology\u2014and, indeed, a great deal of energy\u2014to break them apart. Furthermore, there is ample space for such facilities on the open sea.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Innovators from the wingtip to the last molecule<\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alexander Backs is the product manager at DACMA. \u201cWith our system installed here, we are able to capture and separate CO<sub>2<\/sub> directly from the air at any location on Earth.\u201d This is precisely what the H<sub>2<\/sub>Mare project aims to demonstrate, as the harsh, salty sea air poses challenging conditions for all the individual components combined here. \u201cIn this test setup, we use an absorber to not only filter CO<sub>2<\/sub> out of the air, but also purify and liquefy it so that it can be made available to downstream systems,\u201d explains the 40-year-old engineer. Backs had been employed since 2012 at Spitzner Engineers, the engineering firm from which DACMA emerged. In earlier projects, he had already worked on optimizing the aerodynamics of aircraft wing profiles, with the aim of applying those insights to the rotor blades of wind turbines. The trained automotive engineer also contributed to the development of heating systems for wind turbine blades. This was a project in which Phoenix Contact was also involved.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-01-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-01.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alexander Backs of DACMA and Ingo Gerhardt (Phoenix Contact) <br\/> at the Hamburg Innovation Hub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2016, we began exploring the topic of CO<sub>2<\/sub>. At the time, we were inspired by the optimizations we\u2019d achieved on rotor blades by adding openings to the blades, which allowed air to flow through them. \u201cAnd we wanted to use that airflow to capture CO<sub>2<\/sub>.\u201d The ideas developed by J\u00f6rg Spitzner\u2019s team are always visionary (see also <a href=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/en\/the-co2-collector\/\">\u201cHe\u2019s a Wind Power Innovator\u2014A Visit with J\u00f6rg Spitzner\u201d<\/a>). \u201cAt first, we thought we could \u2018wash\u2019 the air, just like in a washing machine. Starting out small and under the radar, we then founded DACMA in 2019 and really got things going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At first, the engineers from Hamburg were focused on harnessing potential synergies in the field of wind turbines. There was airflow through the blades, waste heat from the generator, and renewable energy\u2014all ideal ingredients for capturing CO<sub>2<\/sub> directly from the air at the wind turbine. With great enthusiasm and even more idealism, the North Germans initially set off for Switzerland, where there was already a spin-off from ETH Zurich called Climeworks (see also <a href=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/en\/the-co2-trapper\/\">The CO2 Capturers<\/a>). But disillusionment quickly set in, as the Swiss were focusing on large-scale facilities for filtering and storing CO<sub>2<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start small, scale big<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-13-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-13-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-13.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Air is drawn in and filtered here<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alexander Backs smiles: \u201cNothing is too difficult for an engineer. So we figured we\u2019d just build the systems ourselves!\u201d The catch: There were only small-scale research projects and virtually no literature on the subject. Apart from in the lab, no systems had yet been built that could capture more than a few grams of CO<sub>2<\/sub>. And even the necessary supplier industry\u2014for evaporators, fans, or vacuum pumps, for example\u2014didn\u2019t know how to handle DACMA\u2019s exotic requirements at first. Groundwork was in order. \u201cThe whole field is very hardware-intensive and therefore expensive. So the issue of financing was also a central concern from the very beginning,\u201d Backs continues.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-14-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-14-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-14.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">There isn&#8217;t much space \u2014 anyone who works here <br\/>should be slender<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was the project manager from the very first idea\u2014through a research and then a development project\u2014all the way to the proof of concept, and then helped set up the initial production run and organize international prototypes and facilities.\u201d Backs points with his thumb behind him toward an open container: \u201cHere we can already see the next generation of systems, which can be assembled and expanded in a modular, container-sized configuration. We\u2019ve already set up this type of system in Brazil, among other places.\u201d He adds with a touch of pride: \u201cIt\u2019s the largest system of its kind in South America.\u201d Each project is individually engineered and adapted to the local environment. \u201cWe now have a broad range of expertise: design engineers, structural engineers, chemical engineers, process engineers, electrical engineers, and automation experts\u2014only the production itself is handled by partner companies. And research into the absorbents\u2014that is, the substances we use to capture CO<sub>2<\/sub> from the atmosphere\u2014is being conducted by research companies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Ideal Project Partner from East Westphalia<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-15-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-15-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-15-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-15.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Phoenix Contact expert Andreas Lautmann inspects<br\/> the custom-built control cabinets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Phoenix Contact has been a partner of DACMA from the very beginning. Ingo Gerhardt, the account manager at Phoenix Contact, describes the close collaboration on this innovative project: \u201cOur role encompasses the entire electrical engineering design, including PLCnext control technology and its programming, control cabinet manufacturing, and the automation of the systems. The control cabinets, including the operator panel\u2014which significantly simplifies on-site operation\u2014were built by our Combinations department and commissioned here. We are now even building the low-voltage cabinet ourselves, since the previous supplier was unable to provide adequate documentation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-16-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-16-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-16.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All automation of the DAC units is implemented using Phoenix Contact components, including remote monitoring and cybersecurity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to the Profinet bus system used, single-wire wiring became virtually obsolete. This project was one of the first applications in process engineering to use Single-Pair Ethernet (SPE) switches. The SPE sensors controlled in this way capture many additional measurement values, such as flow rates, temperatures, or pressures. Other data is collected by Axioline E modules; these can be installed directly on the absorber modules without the need for an additional control cabinet and are suitable for receiving signals in confined spaces. The data is collected by Axioline E modules, which comply with the IP67 standard and are therefore particularly well-protected against environmental influences. It is then transmitted to the PLCnext Control.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-18-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-18-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-18-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-18.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The system can be controlled on-site using touch panels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alexander Backs explains: \u201cIntegrating with cloud services was uncharted territory for us. Right now, we\u2019re working with Phoenix Contact\u2019s own Proficloud.\u201d Ingo Gerhardt adds: \u201cThis is a cost-effective way to make the data\u2014which is still relatively modest in volume\u2014quickly available. For smaller applications, this works seamlessly even in the process industry. Of course, the cloud integrates seamlessly with our control technology from the PLCnext family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to a comprehensive safety analysis conducted by Phoenix Contact\u2019s in-house Safety and Security Department, it was possible to prepare the documentation required for the system\u2019s certification. These efforts were rewarded with approval from the German T\u00dcV. This made it possible to obtain approval for the systems in countries such as Brazil without the need for separate certification. In fact, four of these systems are already in daily use there.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Size does matter<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-11-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-11-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-11.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alexander Backs and Andreas Lautmann\u2014Perfect Teamwork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DACMA is currently installing its first second-generation industrial-scale systems in Canada. To this end, everything directly related to the absorption material is manufactured in Hamburg. All other components\u2014that is, the large standard components\u2014are purchased locally and installed on site. What fits into 20- or 40-foot containers here takes on the scale of buildings there.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The experts at DACMA have now moved significantly away from the original idea of a wind turbine that, when the grids are overloaded, can capture CO<sub>2<\/sub> as a byproduct of excess energy. Alexander Backs explains the obvious reasons: \u201cCO<sub>2<\/sub> capture facilities are so large, process-intensive, and costly that, ideally, they must run at full capacity around the clock, 24\/7. Only large-scale plants, such as the ones we are currently building in Canada, can achieve this. This is also important for investors, who don\u2019t want to wait 20 years or longer for a return on their investment. Small-scale plants, such as the one here in the H<sub>2<\/sub>Mare project, are demonstration plants that allow us to test and improve the technology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A single first-generation plant of this type can capture up to 60 metric tons of CO<sub>2<\/sub> from the air each year. While this may sound impressive at first, it is nothing more than a drop in the bucket: \u201cMore than 100 million metric tons of CO<sub>2<\/sub> are pumped into the atmosphere every day.\u201d Subsequent generations of plants will indeed capture significantly more CO<sub>2<\/sub>. But it\u2019s clear that the problem gas won\u2019t disappear from the atmosphere through the efforts of industrial CO<sub>2<\/sub> capture systems alone. The only solution is to transition the global economy away from fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=viNq_KfvEdk&amp;t=11s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-10.jpg 750w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dacma-GmbH-10-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And yet, the approach taken by the overall H2Mare project is forward-looking. After all, there will continue to be applications in the future where carbon-based materials cannot be replaced\u2014whether in pharmaceuticals, plastics, or specialty fuels, such as those used in aviation. And hydrogen, the \u201cbyproduct,\u201d will also be needed in ever-increasing quantities in the future. The technologies developed by Hamburg-based DACMA can make a substantial contribution to this\u2014by skimming and capturing&#8230;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dacma.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DACMA GmbH<\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wasserstoff-leitprojekte.de\/leitprojekte\/h2mare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wasserstoffleitprojekt H<sub>2<\/sub>Mare<\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Karlsruher Institut f\u00fcr Technologie KIT<\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/de-de\/industrien\/power-to-x\/dacma#ex-xldndta\">Phoenix Contact Power-to-X<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every day, humanity releases about 100 million metric tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. That is far too much to ensure a livable future for humanity. In Hamburg, researchers are working on a technology to ensure that future generations can survive as well. 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