Bjørn Utgård, Vice-President of Strategic Development at Amsterdam-based DAC company Skytree, shared insights on the potential of Direct Air Capture (DAC) of carbon dioxide during the British Compressed Gas Association event in Manchester. Utgård emphasized that DAC is on the verge of rapid scaling, projecting the removal of billions of tonnes of CO2 annually in the coming decades. Skytree's technology, which operates similarly to an Air Separation Unit but focuses on extracting CO2, aims to streamline operations as a machine to mitigate project risks. The company's focus on efficiency includes reducing capital expenditure, extending the sorbent's lifespan, and optimizing energy consumption. Utgård also highlighted the importance of utilizing captured CO2 in various applications, like greenhouse agriculture and Power-to-X processes. Additionally, he underscored the necessity of co-locating DAC facilities with hydrogen generation sites to streamline operations. Utgård outlined the differences between biogenic CO2 and DAC, noting the reliability and scalability benefits of the latter. The presentation also addressed the UK's growing dependence on imported CO2 and the construction sector's role in decarbonization.