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PCC – Data Centers

Decarbonizing on-site power generation for data centers through advanced Post-Combustion Carbon Capture technology.

Atoco’s PCC Solution

The Challenge

Data Center Challenges

  • The rapid growth of AI is driving an unprecedented surge in data center power demand, placing increasing pressure on electrical grids and energy infrastructure.
  • As utilities struggle to expand generation capacity, transmission networks, and interconnection processes at the required pace, access to reliable power has become a critical bottleneck for new developments.
  • At the same time, operators face growing scrutiny over energy consumption, CO₂ emissions, water use, and local environmental impacts.
  • Balancing the need for rapid deployment with sustainability commitments is emerging as one of the industry’s most significant challenges.
Hyper realistic aerial view of a large data center campus with an adjacent on-site power generation facility.
Our Approach

Our Solutions

  • Atoco enables data centers to deploy reliable on-site power generation without the associated carbon footprint by capturing CO₂ emissions directly from engine and turbine exhaust using advanced carbon capture materials.
  • Powered by reticular materials engineered with atomic precision, Atoco’s PCC technology is specifically designed for low-concentration CO₂ streams, delivering high capture efficiency with significantly lower energy consumption than conventional solutions.
  • By enabling low-carbon on-site power, Atoco helps data center operators overcome grid constraints, accelerate AI infrastructure deployment, meet sustainability targets, and reduce the environmental impact of their power generation.

Atoco’s PCC Solution for Data Centers

Atoco designs and develops solid-state carbon capture modules that efficiently capture CO2 from point sources, offering a scalable solution for reducing emissions across industrial, residential, and commercial sectors.

How It Works?

Illustration of Atoco’s post-combustion carbon capture solution for data centers, showing CO₂ capture from flue gas (exhaust of on-site power generation, sorbent regeneration, CO₂ compression, and storage or utilization pathways.
The technology

Key Features

  • Energy-Efficient CO₂ Capture: Pressure-swing cycling eliminates the need for thermal regeneration, requiring little to no external energy.
  • High CO₂ Capture Capacity: Fast adsorption/desorption accelerates capture cycles, boosting annual CO₂ capacity
  • Low CO₂ Concentration: Highly-selective reticular materials enable efficient capture of CO₂ at concentrations as low as 1%
  • Long lasting performance: Robust solid-state technology ensures stable operation over tens of thousands of cycles.
The impact

Benefits

  • Enable Speed-to-Power without waiting for the long interconnection approvals.
  • Decarbonize on-site power at the source, not on paper.
  • Deliver reliable, cost-efficient baseload power with lower carbon exposure.
White Paper

Unlock Speed-to-Power with PCC

Explore our latest white paper to learn how next-generation Post-Combustion Carbon Capture materials developed by Atoco can help data centers secure reliable power, reduce emissions, and support sustainable AI growth.

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