nick kwek is in iceland, where a very green energy facility is leading the way.power plants on the planet. but it's also the test bed for some new technology which could make a huge difference when it comes to the global fight against climate change. the hellisheidi power station's emissions are being used by carbon capture and storage company carbfix, that's turning c02 to stone. it comes in directly from the power station and it enters that tower from the bottom here. then we inject cold water at the top and the c02 becomes dissolved in water. crucial to the process is this giant oversized sodastream—like tower. it makes sparkling water, then it's ready to be transported to our injection site. these metal igloos — or giant christmas puddings, depending how hungry you are — is where we start to get subterranean. here, the carbonated liquid is forced a kilometre underground, where it meets the volcanic basalt rock. basalt has a lot of the metal that is required to permanently bind the c02. so once it gets in contact with the basalt, it's gonna form stable carbona

dan simmons and nick kwek have been looking into carbon capture technologies to see if they really couldn back the clock. clock ticks. for this film, we are focusing on c02 — the carbon that is produced mainly by burning fossil fuels and is the biggest contributor to rising temperatures. for decades, we've been able to capture carbon dioxide at scale at the source it's produced. in 2014, this was the first power station to use what's called carbon capture and storage. the flue gases are diverted to a purpose—built facility where the c02 is stripped away in a chemical process. it's then compressed and stored two miles underground. the system here stops around two—thirds of the c02 from reaching the atmosphere. last year, that was three quarters of a million tons. other projects are even more efficient. so couldn't we just ramp this up a notch or two and solve climate crisis for good? well, in theory, that would need tens of thousands more of these and today, we have fewer than 30 worldwide and sort of the same number again promised for the next 20 years. and it seems ccs, at least so far,

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and we sent nick kwek to gaze upon its vastness. gitex, has served up a mezze platter of tech, with everything from virtual reality, to artificial intelligence, to wall—mounted lettuce. the stands are stacked with retail concepts aplenty. i'm going to be buying all of these. so, underneath here is a small camera that's constantly taking photographs. and when i take an item off the shelf, an artificially—intelligent algorithm on board the device recognises that object and adds it to my virtual cart. i can't think for the life of me why this completely seamless contraption wouldn't fly off the shelves. did it work? no. technology is actually woven into the fabric of our everyday lives. we have autonomous smart police stations, we've got government digital services, we even have a thriving digital art scene. growth is exponential with digital, and it's very important for the region and for the country. how we'll get around in the future is also a key theme this year. the vehicles here aren'tjust smart, they're sensitive. these individu

dan simmons and nick kwek have been looking into carbon capture technologies to see if they really could it's produced. in 2014, this was the first power station to use what's called carbon capture and storage. the flue gases are diverted to a purpose—built facility where the co2 is stripped away in a chemical process. it's then compressed and stored two miles underground. the system here stops around two—thirds of the co2 from reaching the atmosphere. last year, that was three quarters of a million tons. other projects are even more efficient. so couldn't we just ramp this up a notch or two and solve climate crisis for good? well, in theory, that would need tens of thousands more of these and today, we have fewer than 30 worldwide and sort of the same number again promised for the next 20 years. and it seems ccs, at least so far, is not a big winner. despite concerted efforts over the last two decades, really, it hasn't taken off as a successful, economically viable technology at commercial scales, and that's because it's very costly — you know, you can't fit carbon capture to the exhau

dan simmons and nick kwek have been looking into carbon capture technologies to see if they really couldrce it's produced. in 201a, this was the first power station to use what's called carbon capture and storage. the flue gases are diverted to a purpose—built facility where the co2 is stripped away in a chemical process. it's then compressed and stored two miles underground. the system here stops around two—thirds of the co2 from reaching the atmosphere. last year, that was three quarters of a million tons. other projects are even more efficient. so couldn't we just ramp this up a notch or two and solve climate crisis for good? well, in theory, that would need tens of thousands more of these and today, we have fewer than 30 worldwide and sort of the same number again promised for the next 20 years. and it seems ccs, at least so far, is not a big winner. despite concerted efforts over the last two decades, really, it hasn't taken off as a successful, economically viable technology at commercial scales, and that's because it's very costly — you know, you can't fit carbon capture to the ex