The following is an excerpt from GreenBiz Group's 16th annual State of Green Business, which explores sustainable business trends to watch in 2023. Download the report here. After debuting 50 years ago, carbon tech — technologies that capture, store and use emitted carbon; reduce emissions from other sectors; or monitor... read full story
"the real impetus for the explosion in carbon tech is the 45Q increased amendments,"
Photo: Tunable Diode Laser Chip in the Eye of a Needle Tunable Diode Lasers (TDL) can be "tuned" like a radio to frequencies that allow them to look for specific gases. JPL's TDL can be used in the severe planetary environments, such as Mars, to look for water vapor (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2), helping us understand seasonal and climatic changes. TDL gas sensing technology is particularly good at detecting low levels of gases at the parts per million or even parts per billion level. Back home on Earth, the sensors have applications for environmental monitoring, atmospheric science, medicine and communications. Tunable Diode Lasers offers greater speed, robustness, sensitivity and range compared to traditional sensors, all for a size that can fit in the eye of a needle.