In order to answer the initial research question, four interlinked sub-projects are defined. Sub-project I ‘technology assessment’ identifies optimal sites around the world for operating DACS based on techno-economic analysis in addition to sustainability assessment. Within sub-project II ‘device research,’ several technical DAC options are developed and enhanced for large-scale implementation. In parallel, sub-project III ‘transformational studies’ will assess the acceptance aspects, the current and needed legal framework to provide a ramp-up as well as consider impacts on the national economy and assess the implications of a broad roll-out. To implement the research results, sub-project IV ‘communication, dissemination and exploitation’ focuses on the transfer and processing of the results for important stakeholders such as industrial entities, authorities, and political figures in a co-creating bidirectional manner within the DACStorE Transformation Hub.