A sustainable onsite carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) plant is being developed between Swiss company Climeworks and British engineering specialists Union Engineering . The project aims to provide a low - cost , standalone facility for the supply of beverage - grade CO2 to bottling companies . To access hundreds of features, subscribe today! In a two - step process , CO2 from the atmosphere is concentrated to 99.9 % , purified and treated to achieve beverage grade . The initiative is funded by the Eurostars programme , with a budget of just over € ##100 m and will run for 18 months .
A sustainable onsite carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) plant is being developed between Swiss company Climeworks and British engineering specialists Union Engineering . The project aims to provide a low - cost , standalone facility for the supply of beverage - grade CO2 to bottling companies . In a two - step process , CO2 from the atmosphere is concentrated to 99.9 % , purified and treated to achieve beverage grade . The initiative is funded by the Eurostars programme , with a budget of just over € ##100 m and will run for 18 months .