US Patent Issued to Fervo Energy on April 14 for "Direct air capture using geothermal cooling towers" (Texas, Pennsylvania, Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,327, issued on April 14, was assigned to Fervo Energy Co. (Houston).

"Direct air capture using geothermal cooling towers" was invented by Sarah Jewett (Houston), Jack Norbeck (Golden, Colo.), Timothy Latimer (Houston) and Katharine Voller (McKees Rocks, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and techniques may be used for incorporating direct air carbon dioxide capture capabilities into a working fluid condensing process of a geothermal power plant. An example technique may include causing, using fans, air to flow across condenser coils of a condensing unit, through which power cycle working fluid is circulated, and through a di...