The challenger turning DAC’s water problem on its head

The challenger turning DAC’s water problem on its head

April 17, 2026 · 17 min · Season 2 · Episode 30

About this episode

Will Kain discusses Avnos's innovative approach to direct air capture that generates water instead of consuming it.

They extract CO2 direct from the air, but direct air capture technologies typically drink up massive quantities of water and energy while doing so. An alternative offered by New Jersey-based Avnos actually generates water. In this episode of Powering Sustainable Ideas, Avnos founder Will Kain explains how it’s done, and why he believes his innovation will be especially attractive to datacenter operators.

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