Blogs & News

Cornwall Research Study Kickoff

Planetary Technologies is excited to engage with the community in Cornwall and Hayle, UK as we kick off our upcoming research study! The research we are currently undertaking is critically important if we are going to collectively meet our climate goals around the world and we are excited to be connecting with the community on this important topic. Over the Read more…

Introducing Planetary’s Ocean CDR MRV Protocol – A Breakthrough in Carbon Removal

We are excited to announce the release of the world’s first Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal (oCDR) Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) Protocol designed to allow Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement projects to deliver carbon removals, ensuring their accuracy and transparency. The open-source protocol provides clear guidelines for developing ocean CDR projects, including how to calculate carbon removal and estimate lifetime storage. It Read more…

How the Ocean Controls Our Global Thermostat

Originally published via MCJ Collective Climate Voices  Everyone following the climate crisis knows that we have a massive two-part challenge: reduce carbon emissions to zero, and remove excess carbon that has already been dumped into the atmosphere. If that weren’t hard enough, we must do it quickly, safely, cheaply, and at a massive scale.  When looking for recent examples of Read more…

More Than Money: The Real Value of XPRIZE

The XPRIZE isn’t about money. It’s about improving our odds in the race against climate change. Something I’ve learned in this race is that healing the climate is complicated. Like really really complicated. As the saying goes, it is easier to make a mess than to clean it up, and society has already gone down the easy route. Fossil fuels Read more…

Climate Tech Startup Planetary Technologies Wins Million Dollar XPRIZE Carbon Removal Milestone Award

DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA – Today, Planetary Technologies was awarded the XPRIZE Carbon Removal Milestone Award for its accelerated carbon transition platform. Planetary’s unique innovations leverage the planet’s ability to store carbon as a natural component of ocean chemistry. Planetary will use the $1 million prize to achieve a full-scale demonstration of its technology. Along with removing and storing carbon, Planetary’s Read more…

Carbon Removal Startup Planetary Technologies Announces $7.8M in Funding, Offer of 3,000 Carbon Credits

Planetary’s proprietary accelerated carbon removal tech stores carbon in oceans while restoring ocean health and generating green hydrogen DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA – Today Planetary Technologies, the first climate technology company to remove carbon using direct ocean capture while creating renewable fuel and restoring ocean damage from climate change, announced it has raised $7.8 million CAD. Planetary closed pre-seed and seed Read more…