Frontier awards $2M in R&D grants for zero-carbon lime production

Frontier, on behalf of Stripe, Shopify, and Google, has awarded $2 million in R&D grants to Leilac (UK) and SaltX (Sweden). These grants support the development of zero-carbon lime production methods, crucial for carbon removal applications such as ocean liming and direct air capture. The initiative aims to accelerate cost-effective, commercially ready processes for producing quicklime without net CO₂ emissions. This funding targets electric calcination technologies, which can significantly reduce upstream emissions associated with conventional lime production. Leilac and SaltX will develop distinct electric calcination systems tailored for carbon removal applications.