🎉🌊 Happy Holidays from Planetary! 🌊🎉 Our incredible site operators are getting a well-deserved break, and we’ll be taking a pause until the new year. Thank you for your support and partnership in 2024 — we can’t wait to see you in 2025! Wishing you a restful and joyful holiday season. 💙✨ #HappyHolidays #CarbonRemoval #SeeYouIn2025
Planetary
Environmental Services
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 5,249 followers
Carbon removal through ocean alkalinity enhancement. Restore the Climate. Heal the Ocean.
About us
Planetary is on a mission to fight climate change by helping the ocean remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. We strive to enhance the planet’s largest natural carbon removal process: the geologic carbon cycle. We work collaboratively with world-class scientific institutions, regulators, and local communities to develop safe and sustainable carbon removal methods.
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http://planetarytech.com
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- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2019
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24 Orion Crt
Unit 24-1A/B
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 4W6, CA
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Ottawa, CA
Employees at Planetary
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Mike Kelland
Hotly Pursuing Climate Solutions
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Greg Rau
Co-Founder and Senior Scientist, Planetary Technologies, Co-Founder and manager at Carbon Dioxide Removal Google group
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Sarah V.
Project Management Professional (PMP) | Certified Usability Analyst (CUA)
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Max Holloway
Climate Scientist and Physical Oceanographer | Specialising in Carbon Removal
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Another example of high-quality academic research showing neutral responses of critical marine organisms to OAE treatments. Closely tracking academic research, which is coming out faster and faster, is one of the many ways Planetary builds confidence in the safety of our OAE approach.
#GEOMARNews | How do marine food webs respond to increasing alkalinity? ❗ To mitigate climate change, man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions must be reduced as quickly and drastically as possible. Additionally, some of the CO2 already emitted needs to be safely removed from the atmosphere. 🌊 One solution is to accelerate and enhance the ocean's natural uptake of CO2 by increasing its alkalinity. Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) mimics the natural process of rock weathering by adding ground rock, or its dissolution products, directly to the seawater. So far, little is known about the effects of this method on marine life. 🦠 Now, a study by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has assessed the impacts of a moderate OAE application, showing that the effects on zooplankton are likely minimal and that the food web could remain stable. The results are published today in the journal Science Advances. Read more: https://lnkd.in/evvNtVPu Photo: Michael Sswat, GEOMAR #OurWorldIsTheOcean
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🌊 The ocean plays a role in rebalancing the climate 🌊 Marine carbon dioxide removal methods like ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE- what we do!) are gaining attention for their potential to be both durable and scalable. This Scientific American piece dives into the promises and challenges of ocean-based carbon removal. We were grateful to be mentioned in the article, as we’re committed to responsible, community-based, science-led work that helps the ocean continue to support a balanced climate for generations to come. We encourage you to read this piece and tell us what you think! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e2XNRqBy #ClimateChange #CarbonRemoval #OceanScience #Sustainability #Planetary
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Grateful for the support of the Net Zero Atlantic Emerging Concepts and Technologies Research Program in advancing MRV technology for #mCDR. This project is grounded in purposeful engineering solutions, trusted sensor technologies, and scientific rigor, with collaboration at its heart. Together, we’re driving carbon dioxide removal research forward in Atlantic Canada. Ocean Alk-Align, Planetary, and Pro-Oceanus Systems Excited to share updates and research highlights in the new year. Stay tuned!
Feasibility Study of the Buoy System for Measuring Carbon Dioxide Removal and Environmentally Important Water Properties in the Context of mCDR
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🌊 Updates From Our Halifax Harbour Field Trial 🌊 We’ve officially moved to 24/7 Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) operations in Halifax Harbour! This is a huge milestone in our mission to restore the climate and heal our oceans for generations to come. Backed by months of trials and detailed monitoring, this phase helps us better measure the impact of OAE as a safe, scalable carbon removal solution. But there’s more to this story – from winter challenges to Indigenous community insights, we're sharing the details in our latest blog post. 👉 Dive into the full update here: https://lnkd.in/eQjBzmRH Discover how we’re: 🔹 Adapting to freezing conditions ❄️ 🔹 Benefiting from clearer wintertime data 📊 🔹 Building relationships with the local community 🤝 🔹 Preparing to launch our Halifax Project Facebook Page 🚀 Join us as we work toward a cleaner, healthier future for our oceans and climate. 🌊 #ClimateAction #CarbonRemoval #OAE #Halifax #ScienceForGood #Planetary
Halifax Project Update - Planetary Technologies
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We are pleased to announce the beginning of the next phase of our field trial which includes a transition to 24-hour dosing for our OAE system in Halifax Harbour. Read more about this transition on our website! https://lnkd.in/giHeHKaN
Community Notice: 24-Hour Dosing Activities Commence at Tufts Cove Generating Station - Planetary Technologies
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Planetary Technologies secures $15.8 million CAD in Series A funding LaBarge Weinstein LLP, with a dedicated team including Laura Venasse, Irina F., Mohammed Al Habib and Katherine Morrice is pleased to have delivered comprehensive legal counsel and support to Planetary Technologies in its latest funding round. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eDVJBijf
Planetary Technologies secures $15.8 million CAD in Series A funding to alkalize oceans and tackle climate change
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I am SO very grateful to be doing this job. Wow is it ever insane, but wow is it ever fun too. This is right up there with the coolest things I've ever done in my career. Speaking to a room full of Canadian Senators about mCDR and how governments can support Planetary and companies like us. Alongside Mike Kelland, Shannon Sterling, and Kimberly Gilbert, PhD, we represented the industry side, but also highlighted how deeply embedded scientists are within these small startups. As Senator Colin Deacon has said, it was remarkable how productive the session was. There is genuine interest from this committee to understand the complete picture. And, don't worry my dear academic friends, including those at Dalhousie University, I was sure to tell the Senators that you need more funding. ;) You can watch the full meeting here: https://lnkd.in/eY7aX7DZ I had to add a screenshot because most of the messages i got from colleagues, family, and friends, was not about what I said, but the shock value of a haircut, a shave, and above all, a jacket!!! 🤯
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📰 We are back with another edition of "This Week in CDR" - a weekly round-up of some of the top news, developments, and market updates from the world of durable carbon removal. Here are some quick highlights: 🌊 Planetary delivers the world's first Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement credits ⚖ A new bill to support tax credit in CDR gets introduced in the US Senate 💸 Paebbl secures a $2.2M grant from the Dutch government 💨 Skytree selected as a technology provider for the world's first 100% wind-powered DAC hub 🆕 Isometric released the world's first protocol for CDR via wastewater 🔗 Read on to learn more in the latest edition of This Week in CDR here: https://lnkd.in/gdYq6r3g 🔎 In case you missed it, last week we re-launched the Durable CDR Pricing Survey in partnership with OPIS, A Dow Jones Company. The survey, open for both purchasers and suppliers, aims to help market participants understand pricing expectations for durable carbon removal credits. It is open until December 6 and the full report will be distributed to respondents in January. ✅ To participate in the survey and learn more about it, use the link in the comments below.
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It is an honor and privilege for our own Mike Kelland and Will Burt to speak with the Fisheries and Ocean Committee yesterday, alongside CarbonRun and pHathom Technologies, Inc. We look forward to continuing in this critical dialogue regarding the safety, efficacy, and promise of ocean alkalinity enhancement, and we encourage our audience to watch the full session, which you can find here: https://lnkd.in/gXarazri
Are you struggling to find green shoots of “hope” in our fight against the #ClimateCrisis? I am, but a little less so today. My colleagues and I benefited from some really exciting testimony from experts in marine CO2 removal (mCDR), and Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement in particular. I encourage you to watch this inspiring and enlightening Fisheries and Ocean Committee meeting with scientists and innovators from CarbonRun, pHathom Technologies, Inc, and Planetary Technologies. For real enthusiasts, the full two-hour meeting video can be be found here (https://lnkd.in/gTByCUUi) starting at 9:00am, and a much shorter but important clip is posted below. In our fight to slow and, ultimately, reverse #ClimateChange, I’m convinced that we need to back every horse in every race as we search for the most effective and cost-efficient ways to reduce the amount of carbon in our atmosphere. This requires us to BOTH reduce our emissions, something that the world is failing to do, AND permanently remove past emissions from the atmosphere. As was stated by one of the witnesses, the time for us to have the “reduce OR remove” debate was 30 years ago… we are now at the time where our actions must focus on scaling effective and cost-efficient methods that both “reduce AND remove”. I firmly agree. I believe that, especially when looking to overcome our most fearsome challenges, we need to harness the innovative capacity of our entrepreneurs. To this end, one of our witnesses, Mike Kelland, announced that Planetary delivered the WORLD’s FIRST net Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement carbon dioxide removal — 138 tonnes of CO2 safely and permanently removed from the atmosphere. This represents only a couple of seconds of current global emissions, but demonstrates that this highly scalable technology is effective. Have a look at their post (https://lnkd.in/guiWzHKv). My focus is helping Canada to create a single regulatory oversight body that can builds on the capabilities of our worldclass ocean researchers to identify and mitigate risks, and optimize opportunities. If we can achieve this, we will attract the best global innovators and entrepreneurs to Canada. We will also attract the most sophisticated buyers of Carbon Removal Credits, globally. If we are not pro-active in this regard, we risk multiple federal departments, in addition to provincial and territorial governments, all jumping in and creating a complex web of overlapping regulations that will push Canada out of its current position of global leadership. We can and must do better. Neither our climate nor our economy can afford the alternative. Thank you to our witnesses, Kimberly Gilbert, PhD, Shannon Sterling, PhD, Mike Kelland, and Will Burt, PhD, for your important testimony. #CDR #OAE #CarbonRemoval #AlkalinityEnhancement #mCDR