{"id":1020,"date":"2026-10-14T22:50:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T11:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/?p=1020"},"modified":"2026-10-16T13:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T02:12:11","slug":"outstanding-in-their-fields-a-sunlight-driven-carbon-removal-prototype-is-heading-for-csiros-farmland-test-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/outstanding-in-their-fields-a-sunlight-driven-carbon-removal-prototype-is-heading-for-csiros-farmland-test-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Outstanding in their fields \u2013 a sunlight-driven carbon removal prototype is heading for CSIRO\u2019s field research facility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/services\/page\/a2828b3257a193a24a\/\"><em>Matthew Coomber<\/em>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In September, Seattle start-up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.banyucarbon.com\/\">Banyu Carbon<\/a> shipped a unit based on an innovative direct-air-capture (DAC) technology to Perth, and a small team arrived in early October to set up a month-long trial at CSIRO\u2019s In-Situ Laboratory (<a href=\"https:\/\/research.csiro.au\/in-situ\/\">ISL<\/a>) facilities in the heart of Western Australia\u2019s agricultural south-west.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their goal is to have the fridge-sized unit running for visiting delegates from the 18th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/\">GHGT-18<\/a>), opening in Perth on 25-29 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both teams have been running hard to make the showcase happen. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.csiro.au\/r\/l\/ludovic-ricard\">Dr Ludovic (Ludo) Ricard<\/a>, who leads the ISL project, the idea for the demonstration only came in discussions with Banyu a few months ago. The container has already been fitted with all the necessary services, and the Banyu team should be able to plug its unit in and switch on.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large nba-caption-filter transcript__wrapper\"><div class=\"transcript__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Ludovic-Ricard-at-CSIROs-In-Situ-Laboratory-demonstration-site-inspecting-drill-strings-ahead-of-a-CO2-injection-project-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Ludovic-Ricard-at-CSIROs-In-Situ-Laboratory-demonstration-site-inspecting-drill-strings-ahead-of-a-CO2-injection-project-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Ludovic-Ricard-at-CSIROs-In-Situ-Laboratory-demonstration-site-inspecting-drill-strings-ahead-of-a-CO2-injection-project-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Ludovic-Ricard-at-CSIROs-In-Situ-Laboratory-demonstration-site-inspecting-drill-strings-ahead-of-a-CO2-injection-project-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Ludovic-Ricard-at-CSIROs-In-Situ-Laboratory-demonstration-site-inspecting-drill-strings-ahead-of-a-CO2-injection-project-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Ludovic-Ricard-at-CSIROs-In-Situ-Laboratory-demonstration-site-inspecting-drill-strings-ahead-of-a-CO2-injection-project-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Ludovic-Ricard-at-CSIROs-In-Situ-Laboratory-demonstration-site-inspecting-drill-strings-ahead-of-a-CO2-injection-project-1620x1080.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Ludovic-Ricard-at-CSIROs-In-Situ-Laboratory-demonstration-site-inspecting-drill-strings-ahead-of-a-CO2-injection-project-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Ludovic-Ricard-at-CSIROs-In-Situ-Laboratory-demonstration-site-inspecting-drill-strings-ahead-of-a-CO2-injection-project-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Ludovic-Ricard-at-CSIROs-In-Situ-Laboratory-demonstration-site-inspecting-drill-strings-ahead-of-a-CO2-injection-project-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Ludovic-Ricard-at-CSIROs-In-Situ-Laboratory-demonstration-site-inspecting-drill-strings-ahead-of-a-CO2-injection-project-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Ludovic-Ricard-at-CSIROs-In-Situ-Laboratory-demonstration-site-inspecting-drill-strings-ahead-of-a-CO2-injection-project-385x256.jpg 385w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Ludovic-Ricard-at-CSIROs-In-Situ-Laboratory-demonstration-site-inspecting-drill-strings-ahead-of-a-CO2-injection-project-577x384.jpg 577w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Ludovic-Ricard-at-CSIROs-In-Situ-Laboratory-demonstration-site-inspecting-drill-strings-ahead-of-a-CO2-injection-project-1152x768.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Ludovic-Ricard-at-CSIROs-In-Situ-Laboratory-demonstration-site-inspecting-drill-strings-ahead-of-a-CO2-injection-project-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Ludovic-Ricard-at-CSIROs-In-Situ-Laboratory-demonstration-site-inspecting-drill-strings-ahead-of-a-CO2-injection-project-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"transcript__info\"><div class=\"transcript__caption\"><div class=\"transcript__caption-text\"><p><em>Dr Ludovic Ricard at CSIRO\u2019s In-Situ Laboratory inspecting drill strings ahead of an earlier CO2 injection project. As well as hosting GHGT-18 Conference delegates to the ISL site, Dr Ricard will be presenting a <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/dr-ludovic-ricard\/\">poster at the conference<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Delegate interest in the technology and the site is high \u2013 tours of the ISL are already booked out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity for CSIRO to collaborate with a startup company and deploy a prototype unit in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcceew.gov.au\/climate-change\/emissions-reduction\/carbon-management-technologies\">Australia<\/a>,\u201d says CSIRO Business Development Manager <a href=\"https:\/\/people.csiro.au\/r\/c\/chanti-richardson\">Chanti Richardson<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Refining a decade-old idea<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium nba-caption-filter transcript__wrapper\"><div class=\"transcript__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/image-9-177x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/image-9-177x300.png 177w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/image-9-354x600.png 354w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/image-9-148x250.png 148w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/image-9-266x450.png 266w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/image-9-151x256.png 151w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/image-9-227x384.png 227w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/image-9-302x512.png 302w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/image-9-59x100.png 59w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/image-9-89x150.png 89w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/image-9-207x350.png 207w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/image-9.png 409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"transcript__info\"><div class=\"transcript__caption\"><div class=\"transcript__caption-text\"><p><em>Dr Graeme Puxty has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csiro.au\/en\/news\/All\/Articles\/2025\/December\/Amines\">helped CSIRO pioneer carbon capture chemistry and global partnerships<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chemistry behind Banyu\u2019s kit began in CSIRO\u2019s Newcastle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csiro.au\/en\/about\/locations\/state-locations\/NSW\/Newcastle\">Energy Centre<\/a> in 2013, where researcher Dr Robert Bennett showed that light-sensitive compounds called photoacids could pull carbon dioxide out of a capture solution without the heat required in conventional capture systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After filing a patent in 2014, CSIRO continued working the concept to 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe developed it to the point of proving the principle and the feasibility at lab scale and then moved on to other work that had priority,\u201d says CSIRO Senior Principal Research Scientist <a href=\"https:\/\/people.csiro.au\/p\/g\/graeme-puxty\">Dr Graeme Puxty<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That changed when Banyu approached CSIRO for an exclusive licence in late 2024 to take their carbon capture ideas further. Co-founder and CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.banyucarbon.com\/team\/\">Dr Alex Gagnon<\/a> says early versions of the photoacids \u2013 essentially dyes \u2013 were too experimental for commercial use, so his nine-person University of Washington spin-out spent three years refining the chemistry. Its improved dyes now last longer, hold more carbon dioxide and work under conditions that make carbon capture more practical. This technology holds promises to deliver carbon removal with substantially lower energy needs than competing approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-medium nba-caption-filter transcript__wrapper\"><div class=\"transcript__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Alex-Gagnon-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Alex-Gagnon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Alex-Gagnon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Alex-Gagnon-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Alex-Gagnon-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Alex-Gagnon-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Alex-Gagnon-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Alex-Gagnon-750x750.png 750w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Alex-Gagnon-256x256.png 256w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Alex-Gagnon-384x384.png 384w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Alex-Gagnon-512x512.png 512w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Alex-Gagnon-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Alex-Gagnon-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Dr-Alex-Gagnon.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"transcript__info\"><div class=\"transcript__caption\"><div class=\"transcript__caption-text\"><p><em>Assistant Prof Gagnon is advancing CO<sub>2<\/sub> removal technology developed with co-founder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/julian-sachs-15658122b\/?isSelfProfile=false\">Prof Julian Sachs<\/a> at their company, Banyu Carbon Inc<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From the ocean to the air \u2013 how Banyu\u2019s process works<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Banyu\u2019s technology applications began in the sea, with the initial idea of using the photoacids to draw CO<sub>2<\/sub> out of seawater, which is a colossal natural reservoir. Dr Puxty likens this to \u201cusing the ocean as a big gas-liquid contactor.\u201d Moving to engineered air capture was \u201cthe step change for broader deployment,\u201d he says. Dr Gagnon, a professor of chemical oceanography, agrees but for him the drivers to prioritise air capture also include customer interest \u2013 he has significant seed capital tied to the development \u2013 US tax incentives and still-maturing ocean monitoring rules, but he expects to carry the lessons of current tests back to ocean-based carbon removal in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Banyu\u2019s system passes air up through a packed column gas-liquid contactor, while a water-based solution containing Banyu\u2019s dye trickles down. In the dark, the dye absorbs the CO<sub>2<\/sub>. The liquid then flows within clear panels akin to solar hot water collectors. Sunlight turns the dye acidic, releasing a gaseous stream of CO<sub>2<\/sub>, and the solution returns to the gas liquid contractor to reload. The resulting CO<sub>2<\/sub> stream can be stored to produce carbon credits or put to industrial use for green chemistry applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The column packing and the gas separation use established engineering. Dr Gagnon says the new parts are the dye, the way the pieces fit together and the reactor that uses sunlight to drive a chemical process.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full nba-caption-filter transcript__wrapper\"><div class=\"transcript__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1834\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-1-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-1-1024x734.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-1-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-1-1536x1100.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-1-2048x1467.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-1-1508x1080.jpg 1508w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-1-600x430.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-1-250x179.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-1-450x322.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-1-750x537.jpg 750w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-1-357x256.jpg 357w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-1-536x384.jpg 536w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-1-715x512.jpg 715w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-1-1072x768.jpg 1072w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-1-140x100.jpg 140w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-1-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-1-350x251.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why Harvey makes sense<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Gagnon says US storage sites are typically too big to consider hosting startups, but \u201cthis special spot in Western Australia is one of the few in the world that is the right size and the right sort of scientific mentality for startups,\u201d referencing CSIRO\u2019s reputation. Harvey\u2019s dry, sunny conditions also suit a field trial that harnesses sunlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ISL is a 1.6-hectare research site with 13 wells, the deepest reaching roughly 1,000 metres. They cross a fault structure about 150m wide at around 700m depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Ricard says that after testing more than 20 storage technologies, this is \u201cthe first time we are deploying a carbon capture technology at the site\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csiro.au\/en\/news\/All\/Articles\/2023\/June\/Direct-air-capture\">DAC<\/a> units are still prototypes with very small footprints, he says, so a research facility is ideal to test integration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Banyu\u2019s demo unit will vent the CO<sub>2<\/sub> it captures to air during the upcoming test, but Ms Richardson says the ISL is \u201clinked to an operational well, where in the future, the carbon dioxide that\u2019s captured could be coupled with storage and measuring and monitoring verification could happen on site.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Capture and storage need each other, Dr Ricard says: \u201cOne cannot live without the other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large nba-caption-filter transcript__wrapper\"><div class=\"transcript__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/image-50-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/image-50-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/image-50-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/image-50-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/image-50-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/image-50-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/image-50-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/image-50-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/image-50-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/image-50-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/image-50-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/image-50-341x256.jpg 341w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/image-50-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/image-50-683x512.jpg 683w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/image-50-133x100.jpg 133w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/image-50-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/image-50-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"transcript__info\"><div class=\"transcript__caption\"><div class=\"transcript__caption-text\"><p><em>Between projects: The site of CSIRO\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/in-situ-laboratory-project\/\">In-Situ Laboratory<\/a> 130km south of Perth where scientists work with industry to test and research the injection and sub-surface storage of CO<sub>2<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The trial and what comes next<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Gagnon says the demo unit is 10 to 20 times larger than anything Banyu has run before, calling it \u201cthe first stepping stone\u201d to commercial scale-up. He puts Banyu at Technology Readiness Level 3 to 4 and is hoping the trial and continued work with CSIRO will lift that by one or two levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe know the dyes are good \u2013 the real test is outdoor performance across multi-day cycles in sunlight, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium nba-caption-filter transcript__wrapper\"><div class=\"transcript__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-2-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-2-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-2-188x250.jpg 188w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-2-338x450.jpg 338w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-2-563x750.jpg 563w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-2-192x256.jpg 192w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-2-288x384.jpg 288w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-2-384x512.jpg 384w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-2-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-2-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-2-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-2-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Banyu-2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"transcript__info\"><div class=\"transcript__caption\"><div class=\"transcript__caption-text\"><p><em>A previous Banyu experiment where photoacid loaded with CO2 was activated by sunlight in a photoreactor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Ricard says one of the ISL\u2019s end goals is moving CO<sub>2<\/sub> from air to rock and says talks about injection to \u201cdemonstrate end-to-end a full value chain\u201d are already underway. \u201cThe conference was just a way to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ISL aims to position itself as a full carbon management research facility where DAC technologies could be trialled aside storage research activities. While it the amount of CO<sub>2<\/sub> that Banyu\u2019s unit will harvest is modest during this test, Ludo says the ISL has more than enough capacity to prove the permanent storage at trial and pilot scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISL is also actively looking for other DAC trials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s fantastic to see Banyu Carbon on board as the first one,\u201d Dr Ricard says, and Chanti hopes Banyu\u2019s prototype unit will \u201csend signals to the marketplace that this facility is open for research for other organisations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Dr Puxty, the wider prize is in the photoacid chemistry. Because it does not use the heat and power that most capture systems require, he says it is \u201cparticularly appealing for capture applications in remote locations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The local picture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ISL sits among working farms, and maintaining strong relationships with neighbouring landowners and the local community is an important part of its operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full nba-caption-filter transcript__wrapper\"><div class=\"transcript__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"1028\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Ludo-at-Harvey.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1028\" 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class=\"wp-block-image size-full nba-caption-filter transcript__wrapper\"><div class=\"transcript__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" data-id=\"1036\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Bianca-at-Harvey-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Bianca-at-Harvey-edited.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Bianca-at-Harvey-edited-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Bianca-at-Harvey-edited-768x516.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Bianca-at-Harvey-edited-600x403.png 600w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Bianca-at-Harvey-edited-250x168.png 250w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Bianca-at-Harvey-edited-450x302.png 450w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Bianca-at-Harvey-edited-750x504.png 750w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Bianca-at-Harvey-edited-381x256.png 381w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Bianca-at-Harvey-edited-572x384.png 572w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Bianca-at-Harvey-edited-762x512.png 762w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Bianca-at-Harvey-edited-149x100.png 149w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Bianca-at-Harvey-edited-150x101.png 150w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/Bianca-at-Harvey-edited-350x235.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/div><\/figure><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This includes CSIRO\u2019s engagement in the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harveyfest.com.au\/\">Harvey Harvest Festival<\/a> in early March where information on upcoming projects, such as the ISL\u2019s previous Harvey 5 drilling campaign, is shared with the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have talked with some of ISL neighbours about the Banyu trial and there is a positive level of interest and curiosity in the activities and what the technology could potentially offer,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bianca-moiler-24562011a\/\">Bianca Moiler<\/a>, ISL Stakeholder Engagement Lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Dr Gagnon, he is excited to be at the site in person and understand CSIRO\u2019s local community ties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His team is certainly getting a better feel for that during its month in Australia \u2013 it will be harvest time in the region when the trial begins.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large nba-caption-filter transcript__wrapper\"><div class=\"transcript__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/124A1717-1024x613.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/124A1717-1024x613.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/124A1717-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/124A1717-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/124A1717-1536x919.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/124A1717-2048x1226.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/124A1717-1804x1080.jpg 1804w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/124A1717-600x359.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/124A1717-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/124A1717-450x269.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/124A1717-750x449.jpg 750w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/124A1717-385x230.jpg 385w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/124A1717-577x345.jpg 577w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/124A1717-770x461.jpg 770w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/124A1717-1155x691.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/124A1717-167x100.jpg 167w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/124A1717-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/10\/124A1717-350x210.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"transcript__info\"><div class=\"transcript__caption\"><div class=\"transcript__caption-text\"><p><em>Given local curiosity in research taking place at the ISL, Dr Ludovic Ricard, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.csiro.au\/d\/j\/jeremie-dautriat\">Dr Jeremie Duatriat<\/a> and Bianca Moiler acknowledge responsibility to regularly assess project activities and monitoring results to share with the surrounding community.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><em>Discover more on the projects and collaborations at CSIRO\u2019s In-Situ Laboratory: <a 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