Nasrollahi et al. (2026): Next-gen carbon capture: Life cycle metrics of solar-integrated direct air capture technology
Mohsen Nasrollahi, Farzin Hosseinifard, Mohsen Salimi and Majid Amidpour, IN: Results in Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2026.110729
This study presents a cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment (LCA) of a Direct Air Capture (DAC) system powered by three renewable energy configurations: Photovoltaic panels (PV), parabolic trough collectors (CSP-PTC), and solar tower technology (CSP-T). The DAC process was modeled under steady-state conditions using Aspen Plus V11, while the solar energy systems were simulated in Thermoflex and PV-syst to ensure consistent thermodynamic evaluation. Environmental impacts were assessed in SimaPro using the CExD and ReCiPe 2016 methods for a functional unit of 1 ton of captured COâ‚‚.