Glass Production in Israel Embraces Carbon Capture and Storage
Israeli climate-tech company Airovation Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Phoenicia to transform the Israeli company’s glass production process into a carbon-friendly operation.
Shaped over a decade of research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Airovation Technologies’ core innovation is the in-situ generation of Superoxide Radical, the most powerful oxidiser in nature. In the carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) sector, the patented chemical invention is able to transform carbon dioxide emissions into valuable minerals and products that can be used in the food, feed, glass and fertiliser industries.
The new MOU will see Airovation run a two-phase scale up process, eventually leading to the first fully commercial unit that will reduce the carbon footprint and secure Phoenicia’s supply chain and circular economy. This, in turn, will enable Phoenicia to be less dependent on imports. Additionally, the minerals not used in the production process will be distributed locally.
“Phoenicia is thrilled to support an Israeli start-up and to cooperate in the execution of this pilot,” said Michel Ben Simon, CEO of Phoenicia. “The pilot represents a crucial step toward turning Phoenicia into the operator of the greenest factory in the State of Israel. It is also the country’s only factory capable of recycling broken glass bottles that are collected in accordance with the national deposit law.”
As testament to Airovation Technologies’ status as a CCUS leader, the company has been selected to represent the State of Israel in a delegation of the Import Institute at the renowned 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27) next month in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
Image: Glass making at the Phoenicia factory in Yerucham.
