NEWS | BESPOKE LIFTING FRAME
BRITLIFT DESIGNS BESPOKE FRAME FOR PIONEERING DIRECT AIR CAPTURE FACILITY
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ritlift is helping to solve a lifting challenge for the world’s largest direct air capture facility of its kind.
Climeworks is a global leader in carbon removal via direct air capture and storage (DAC+S). Its technology draws storage underground. The Swiss company recently opened its second facility, Mammoth, based in Iceland. It installed a 35t capacity overhead crane inside Mammoth in order to move its proprietary filtration systems called collector containers. However, it needed a bespoke lifting frame to ensure that the valuable loads were lifted safely and precisely. Climeworks commissioned Britlift
to design and manufacture a solution. UK-based Britlift created a custom- designed tandem lifting frame with integrated twist locks, similar to those found on traditional shipping container lifting frames. This enables Climeworks to quickly and easily secure the collector containers to the frame. “Britlift worked with us to understand
our specific requirements and deliver a product that meets our needs very well. Working with Britlift was a positive experience from start to finish and we would be happy to work with them again in the future,” said Akil Prabhu, lead plant engineer, Climeworks. Climeworks has since placed a second order with Britlift as it continues to expand its operations. Mammoth is Climeworks’ second DAC+S facility in Iceland. It is roughly 10 times larger than the first site, Orca, with a carbon dioxide capture capacity of up to 36,000 tons of
The plant has successfully started
installed. Climeworks is also establishing carbon removal projects in the United States as part of the US Department’s DAC Hub Programme. They include Project Cypress, in Louisiana, which is earmarked for a $600m grant by the US government to support deployment. Climeworks’ DAC systems work
by drawing air through a fan into the collector, which filters the carbon dioxide
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particles. It then heats the filter, enabling In Iceland, the company works with its deep basalt rock formations, where it mineralizes and remains locked away for more than 10,000 years. “Climeworks is at the forefront of carbon dioxide removal, which is vital to helping industry meet its Net Zero goals. We are extremely proud to be helping ensure that lifting operations within its facility are as safe and efficient as possible,” said Liam Botting, MD, Britlift.
Based in Dorset, UK, Britlift works with a global client base, providing an end- to-end lifting equipment engineering design service including calculations, design, manufacture, certification, and rig design. Its mechanical and structural engineers work with clients during the design phase, ensuring the most efficient, effective, safe and suitable solution is engineered, be that a lifting beam or frame, a bespoke handling or lifting tool, complex rig design, or FEA. Its Traditional Modular spreader beam is available in a variety of standard sizes.
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