Telecommunications enclosures including a carbon capture system

Abstract

The present application is directed to a telecommunications enclosure. The enclosure includes a floor, a ceiling, a plurality of walls, and one or more doors hingedly attached to at least one of the plurality of walls. Together these components define an internal cavity configured to have electronics equipment mounted therein. The telecommunication enclosure further includes a carbon capture system configured to extract carbon and / or other pollution particles from external air that enters the internal cavity of the enclosure.

Description

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENCLOSURES INCLUDING A CARBON CAPTURE SYSTEMRelated Application(s)

[0001] The present application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63 / 565,025, filed March 14, 2024, the contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference in full.Field

[0002] The present invention relates to telecommunications equipment, and in particular, telecommunications enclosures (e.g., cabinets or walk-in cabins) including a carbon capture system.Background

[0003] Carbon dioxide (CO2) trapped in the Earth's atmosphere is causing the plant to warm. Many of the world's governments are providing incentives to companies that perform carbon capture to remove the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Carbon capture systems work by filtering outside air through a special matrix that absorbs and concentrates the carbon dioxide which then can be stored back underground.

[0004] Outdoor telecommunications cabinets have become popular in recent years. These cabinets, which are typically made of metal, are used to protect and provide convenient access to a wide variety of electronic equipment. For example, electronic equipment cabinets are used at cellular base stations to store radios, multicarrier power amplifiers, power supplies, batteries, backhaul equipment, baseband units, and other equipment. Electronic equipment cabinets are also used in various other applications such as, for example, in data centers, computer rooms, and microwave radio installations. These cabinets can protect the equipment mounted therein from environmental conditions and / or tampering, and may also provide RF shielding to the equipment.

[0005] A known telecommunications enclosure (z.e., telecommunications cabinet) 10 is illustrated in FIGS. 1A-1B. As shown in FIGS. 1A-1B, the cabinet 10 is generally a rectangularbox having side walls 13, a rear wall 14, a floor 11, a ceiling 12, and one or more doors 15 hingedly attached to the side walls 13. Together these components define an internal cavity 16 in which the electronics equipment may be mounted.

[0006] Typically, electrical equipment housed inside the cabinet 10 is protected by some type of thermal management system to help maintain safe operating temperatures within the cabinet 10. The cabinet 10 is usually designed to keep out dust, dirt, and water, but overheating of the electrical equipment housed within the cabinet 10 can lead to potential malfunctions, failure, and unplanned costly downtime. To prevent the electrical components from being subjected to thermal damage inside the cabinet 10, in many instances, the cabinet 10 includes a cooling system comprising one or more fans and air filters.

[0007] FIG. 2 illustrates operation of an exemplary thermal management system, e.g., an air flow system 100, that may be included with the telecommunications cabinet 10. As shown in FIG. 2, external air 110 enters the cabinet 10, for example, through an opening or vent. A cooling system 120 is configured to direct free cooling air into the internal cavity 16 of the cabinet 10 (and equipment mounted therein). In some instances, the one or more fans of the cooling system 120 may be able to process over 500m3of air flow per hour. The cooled, filtered air from the cooling system 120 creates a climate controlled environment 130 within the internal cavity 16 of the cabinet 10 as the warmer air (e.g., air within the internal cavity 16 of the cabinet 10 that has been warmed from the heat generated by the electrical equipment mounted therein) is exhausted out of the cabinet 10 (z.e., exhausted air 140) through a vent or openings in the ceiling 12 and / or side walls 13 of the cabinet 10.Summary

[0008] A first aspect of the present invention is directed to a telecommunications enclosure. The enclosure includes a floor, a ceiling, a plurality of walls, and one or more doors hingedly attached to at least one of the plurality of walls, which together define an internal cavity configured to have electronics equipment mounted therein. The telecommunication enclosure further includes a carbon capture system configured to extract carbon and / or other pollution particles from external air that enters the internal cavity of the enclosure.

[0009] Another aspect of the present invention is directed to a telecommunications enclosure. The enclosure includes a floor, a ceiling, a plurality of walls, and one or more doors hingedlyattached to at least one of the plurality of walls, which together define an internal cavity configured to have electronics equipment mounted therein. The telecommunications enclosure further includes a carbon capture system configured to extract carbon and / or other pollution particles from external air that enters the internal cavity of the enclosure, a thermal management system configured to create a climate controlled environment within the internal cavity of the enclosure, and an air flow system including a diversion system configured to direct air flow within the internal cavity of the enclosure to the carbon capture system or to an exhaust vent in one of the plurality of walls or the ceiling.

[0010] Another aspect of the present invention is directed to a telecommunications enclosure. The enclosure includes a floor, a ceiling, a plurality of walls, and one or more doors hingedly attached to at least one of the plurality of walls, which together define an internal cavity configured to have electronics equipment mounted therein. The telecommunications enclosure further includes a cooling system configured to create a climate controlled environment within the internal cavity of the enclosure. The cooling system includes one or more zeolite filters configured to capture carbon dioxide as external air is exchanged through the cooling system.

[0011] Another aspect of the present invention is directed to a telecommunications enclosure. The enclosure includes a floor, a ceiling, a plurality of walls, and one or more doors hingedly attached to at least one of the plurality of walls, which together define an internal cavity configured to have electronics equipment mounted therein. The telecommunications enclosure further includes a carbon capture system configured to extract carbon and / or other pollution particles from external air that enters the internal cavity of the enclosure, and the carbon capture system includes a mechanical carbon extraction unit or an organic carbon extraction unit.

[0012] It is noted that aspects of the invention described with respect to one embodiment, may be incorporated in a different embodiment although not specifically described relative thereto. That is, all embodiments and / or features of any embodiment can be combined in any way and / or combination. Applicant reserves the right to change any originally filed claim and / or file any new claim, accordingly, including the right to be able to amend any originally filed claim to depend from and / or incorporate any feature of any other claim or claims although not originally claimed in that manner. These and other objects and / or aspects of the present invention are explained in detail in the specification set forth below. Further features, advantages and details of the present invention will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art from a reading of the figures andthe detailed description of the preferred embodiments that follow, such description being merely illustrative of the present invention.Brief Description of the Drawings

[0013] FIG. 1A and FIG. IB are perspective and front views, respectively, of a known telecommunications cabinet.

[0014] FIG. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating operation of an exemplary thermal management system (e.g., air flow system) for a standard telecommunications cabinet (e.g., the telecommunications cabinet of FIGS. 1A-1B).

[0015] FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B are schematic illustrations of air flow through an enclosure (e.g., a walk-in telecommunications cabin) including a carbon capture system according to embodiments of the present invention.

[0016] FIG. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating operation of an exemplary thermal management system (e.g., air flow system) for a telecommunications enclosure including a carbon capture system according to embodiments of the present invention.

[0017] FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating operation of an exemplary thermal management system (e.g., air flow system) for a telecommunications enclosure including an alternative carbon capture system according to embodiments of the present invention.

[0018] FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B are perspective and front views, respectively, of an exemplary telecommunications enclosure that could be retrofit to include a carbon capture roof system according to embodiments of the present invention.

[0019] FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B are perspective and front views, respectively, of another exemplary telecommunications enclosure that could be retrofit to include a carbon capture roof system according to embodiments of the present invention.

[0020] FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B are perspective front and rear views of an exemplary cooling system (z.e., thermal management system) for a telecommunications walk-in cabin that could be retrofit to include a carbon capture system according to embodiments of the present invention.Detailed Description

[0021] The present invention now is described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may,however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

[0022] In the figures, certain layers, components, or features may be exaggerated for clarity, and broken lines illustrate optional features or operations unless specified otherwise. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

[0023] It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and / or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and / or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer, or section. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer, or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the present invention. The sequence of operations (or steps) is not limited to the order presented in the claims or figures unless specifically indicated otherwise.

[0024] Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the specification and relevant art and should not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein. Well-known functions or constructions may not be described in detail for brevity and / or clarity.

[0025] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises" and / or "comprising", when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features,integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or groups thereof. As used herein, the term "and / or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0026] As used herein, phrases such as "between X and Y" and "between about X and Y" should be interpreted to include X and Y. As used herein, phrases such as "between about X and Y" mean "between about X and about Y." As used herein, phrases such as "from about X to Y" mean "from about X to about Y."

[0027] It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "on", "attached" to, "connected" to, "coupled" with, "contacting", etc., another element, it can be directly on, attached to, connected to, coupled with or contacting the other element or intervening elements may also be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being, for example, "directly on", "directly attached" to, "directly connected" to, "directly coupled" with or "directly contacting" another element, there are no intervening elements present. It will also be appreciated by those of skill in the art that references to a structure or feature that is disposed "adjacent" another feature may have portions that overlap or underlie the adjacent feature.

[0028] Spatially relative terms, such as "under", "below", "lower", "over", "upper", "lateral", "left", "right" and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one element or feature’s relationship to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is inverted, elements described as "under" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "over" the other elements or features. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the descriptors of relative spatial relationships used herein interpreted accordingly.

[0029] Embodiments of the present invention are directed to telecommunications enclosures having a carbon capture system. When paired with the carbon capture system, the telecommunications enclosures may be used to extract carbon and / or other pollution particulates from the air wherever the enclosures are deployed, thereby enabling customers of the telecommunications enclosures to move closer to becoming carbon negative. Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in further detail below with reference to FIGS. 3A-8B.

[0030] FIG. 3A is a schematic illustration showing exemplary air flow through a telecommunications enclosure 20 (e.g., a telecommunications walk-in cabin or cabinet) thatincludes a carbon capture system 30 (which may also be referred to herein as a carbon fdtration system), according to embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 3A illustrates the carbon capture system 30 residing within an interior cavity 26 of the telecommunications enclosure 20. In some embodiments, the carbon capture system 30 may comprise a separate unit (not shown) residing outside of the enclosure 20. FIG. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating the operation of an exemplary air flow system 200 including a carbon capture system 30 that may be incorporated into a telecommunications enclosure 20 according to embodiments of the present invention. In some embodiments, the telecommunications enclosure 20 may be the same or similar to the telecommunications cabinet 10 described above and illustrated in FIGS. 1A-1B.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 4, in some embodiments, external air 210 enters the enclosure 20 through a first opening or vent 21 as warmer air (e.g., air within the enclosure 20 that has been warmed from the heat generated by the electrical equipment 25 mounted therein) exits the enclosure 20, for example, through a second opening or vent 23 (z.e., exhausted air 260). As shown in FIG. 4, in some embodiments, at least a portion (e.g., a volume) of the external air 210 that enters the enclosure 20 flows through a cooling system 220 as warmer air (e.g., air warmed by heat generated from equipment 20 mounted therein) continues to exit the enclosure 20, thereby creating a climate controlled environment 230 within the interior cavity 26 of the enclosure 20.

[0032] In some embodiments, at least a portion (e.g., a volume) of the external air 210 that enters the enclosure 20 may be directed to be filtered through the carbon capture system 30. The air flow system 200 differs from the air flow system 100 of FIG. 2 in that the air flow system 200 of the present invention may include a diversion system 240 incorporated into the enclosure 20. In some embodiments, the diversion system 240 may be configured to direct air flow from the climate controlled environment 230 within the enclosure 20 to the carbon capture system 30. In some embodiments, the carbon capture system 30 may comprise a carbon filtration unit 250. As described above, in some embodiments, the carbon capture system 30 is configured to extract carbon and / or other pollutants from the external air 210 that enters the enclosure 20. The filtered air from the carbon capture system 30 (i.e., air with at least some of the carbon dioxide removed) exits the enclosure 20 (for example, through the vent 23) and back into the Earth's atmosphere (i.e., exhausted filtered air 270).

[0033] As shown in FIG. 4, in some embodiments, the diversion system 240 may also be configured to direct air to an exhaust system (or vent) 260 out of the enclosure 20, for example,when the carbon filtration unit 250 has reached a predetermined threshold limit. As shown in FIG. 3B, in some embodiments, the exhausted air 260, 270 may exit the enclosure 20 through one or more openings 22a in a ceiling 22 of the enclosure 20.

[0034] It is important to note that, when incorporating a carbon capture system 30 into a telecommunications enclosure 20, the carbon capture system 30 should not impede or detract from the cooling performance (e.g., the cooling system 120) of the enclosure 20. Adding a carbon capture system 30 to the intake of the telecommunications enclosure 20 could eventually be detrimental to the performance of the cooling system 220. However, placing the carbon capture system 30 in the exhaust of the telecommunications enclosure 20 may allow for the diversion system 240 to be included, and allow for the upgrade of existing telecommunications enclosures 20.

[0035] In some embodiments, a notification or alert system 245 may be coupled with the carbon capture system 30 to ensure that relevant parties are notified when the filter(s) of the carbon capture system 30 is full, blocked, or otherwise requires to be changed. The notification / alert system 245 may also be configured to direct the diversion system 240 to divert air out of the enclosure 20 (i.e., exhausted air 260) so that the performance of the cooling system 220 is not impeded. In some embodiments, the carbon capture system 30 may be incorporated into the enclosure 20 (i.e., within the interior cavity 26 of the enclosure 20). In other embodiments, the carbon capture system 30 may comprise a second enclosure (not shown) coupled to an exterior of the enclosure 20.

[0036] Still referring to FIG. 4, in some embodiments, the carbon capture system 30 may comprise a mechanical carbon extraction unit 252. In some embodiments, the mechanical carbon extraction unit 252 may utilize direct air capture (DAC) technology that extracts carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere at any location. See, e.g., https: / / www.iea.org / energy-system / carbon- capture-utilisation-and-storage / direct-air-capture. This method of carbon capture is different than carbon capture which is generally carried out at the point of emissions, such as a steel plant. However, since the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is more dilute than in, for example, flue gas from a power station or a cement plant, capturing carbon dioxide directly from the air presents a number of challenges such as higher energy needs and costs relative to these applications.

[0037] Two technological approaches are currently being used to capture carbon dioxide from the air: solid and liquid DAC. Solid DAC is based on solid adsorbents operating at ambient to low pressure (i.e., under a vacuum) and medium temperature (between about 80°C and about 120°C).For example, some solid DAC systems use a fan to draw external air into a collector. The air passes through a fdter within the collector which traps the carbon dioxide particles. When the filter is substantially or completely full of carbon dioxide particles, the collector is closed and the filter is heated to release the carbon dioxide particles for collection. Liquid DAC relies on an aqueous basic solution (such as potassium hydroxide), which releases the captured carbon dioxide through a series of units operating at high temperature (between about 300°C and about 900°C).

[0038] Zeolites, porous materials with high absorbency and ion-exchange capacity, are also well known for their carbon dioxide capture capability. See, e.g., Indira et al., "A review on recent developments in Zeolite A synthesis for improved carbon dioxide capture: Implications for the water-energy nexus," Energy Nexus (2022) Vol. 7, 100095 and Valencia et al., "Bio-based Micro- / Meso- / Macroporous Hybrid Foams with Ultrahigh Zeolite Loadings for Selective Capture of Carbon Dioxide," ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2019) 11 (43), 40424-40431. In some embodiments, one or more filters comprising zeolite (zeolite filters) may be added to the cooling system 220 for the telecommunications enclosure 20 to capture carbon dioxide as the external air is exchanged through the cooling system such as the Monitor II cooling systems (CommScope, Inc.).

[0039] As further shown in FIG. 4, in some embodiments, the carbon filtration unit 250 may comprise an organic carbon extraction unit 254. For example, research has found that organic matter such as seaweed crops and algae can be used for the absorption of carbon dioxide. See, e.g., Anguselvi et al., "CO2 Capture for Industries by Algae," Algae. IntechOpen, May 29, 2019. It has been shown that algae grow best at a temperature of about 30°C which is potentially a maintainable temperature within the telecommunications enclosure 20 (see also FIG. 5). See, e.g., Cassidy, Keelin Owen, "Evaluating algal growth at different temperatures," Theses and Dissertations - Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (2011) 3.

[0040] FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating the operation of another exemplary air flow system 300 according to embodiments of the present invention. The air flow system 300 is similar to the air flow systems 100, 200 described above in which external air 310 enters the enclosure 20 and passes through a cooling system 320, thereby creating a climate controlled environment 330 within the interior cavity 26 of the enclosure 20. The air flow system 300 of the present invention differs from the air flow systems 100, 200 in that the air flow system 300 includes an algae growth rack 332 residing within the climate controlled environment 330 of the enclosure 20. The algaegrowth rack 332 may function as a carbon capture system 30 (z.e., organic carbon extraction unit 254) within the enclosure 20. The algae growth rack 332 could be placed in available space within the enclosure 20 (for example, available rack space) to create "algae farm" shelves. These small scale algae farms could then be harvested regularly, the algae dried and then processed for carbon usage or sequestration. See, e.g., P. Bose, "The Use of Algae to Reduce CO2 Emissions," AZO CleanTech (https: / / www.azocleantech.com / article.aspx?ArticleID=1499).

[0041] FIGS. 6A-6B and FIGS. 7A-7B illustrate exemplary telecommunications enclosures 400, 500 that could be retrofit to include a carbon capture roof system according to embodiments of the present invention. Similar to the telecommunications enclosure 10 illustrated in FIGS. 1A-1B, as shown in FIGS. 6A-6B and FIGS. 7A-7B, the telecommunications enclosures 400, 500 have side walls 413, 513, a rear wall 414, 514, a floor 411, 511, a ceiling 412, 512, and one or more doors 415, 515 hingedly attached to the side walls 413, 513. Together these components define an internal cavity 416, 516 in which the electronics equipment may be mounted. As further shown in FIGS. 6A-6B and FIGS. 7A-7B, in some embodiments, carbon capture systems 450, 550 similar to those described herein could be added to the respective ceilings 412, 512 of the telecommunications enclosures 400, 500.

[0042] FIGS. 8A-8B illustrate an exemplary telecommunications enclosure cooling system 620 (i.e., thermal management system) that could be retrofit to include a carbon capture system according to embodiments of the present invention. For example, in some embodiments, one or more zeolite filters may be added to the cooling system 620 illustrated in FIGS. 8A-8B to capture carbon dioxide as the external air is exchanged through the cooling system 620.

[0043] The foregoing is illustrative of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting thereof. Although a few exemplary embodiments of this invention have been described, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that many modifications are possible in the exemplary embodiments without materially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of this invention. Accordingly, all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of this invention as defined in the claims. The invention is defined by the following claims, with equivalents of the claims to be included therein.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A telecommunications enclosure, comprising: a floor, a ceiling, a plurality of walls, and one or more doors hingedly attached to at least one of the plurality of walls, which together define an internal cavity configured to have electronics equipment mounted therein; and a carbon capture system configured to extract carbon and / or other pollution particles from external air that enters the internal cavity of the enclosure.

2. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 1, further comprising a thermal management system configured to create a climate controlled environment within the internal cavity of the enclosure.

3. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 2, wherein the thermal management system is a cooling system comprising one or more fans and air filters.

4. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 1, further comprising an air flow system, the air flow system including a diversion system configured to direct air flow within the internal cavity of the enclosure to the carbon capture system or to an exhaust vent in one of the plurality of walls or the ceiling.

5. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 4, wherein the diversion system is configured to direct air flow to the exhaust vent when the carbon capture system has reached a predetermined containment threshold.

6. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 1, further comprising an alert system coupled to the carbon capture system, the alert system configured to send a notification when one or more filters of the carbon capture system is full, blocked or otherwise requires to be changed.

7. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 6, wherein the alert system is configured to communicate with the diversion system to redirect air flow to the exhaust vent.

8. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 1, wherein the carbon capture system resides within the internal cavity of the enclosure.

9. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 1, wherein the carbon capture system comprises a carbon filtration unit.

10. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 9, wherein the carbon filtration unit comprises a mechanical carbon extraction unit.

11. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 10, wherein the mechanical carbon extraction unit utilizes direct air capture technology configured to extract carbon dioxide directly from external air near the enclosure.

12. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 11, wherein the mechanical carbon extraction unit utilizes solid direct air capture technology.

13. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 3, therein the cooling system comprises one or more zeolite filters configured to capture carbon dioxide as external air is exchanged through the cooling system.

14. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 9, wherein the carbon filtration unit comprises an organic carbon extraction unit.

15. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 14, wherein the organic carbon extraction unit comprises seaweed crops or algae.

16. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 1, wherein the carbon capture system comprises an algae growth rack within the internal cavity of the enclosure.

17. The telecommunications enclosure of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the enclosure is a telecommunications cabinet or telecommunications walk-in cabin.

18. A telecommunications enclosure, comprising: a floor, a ceiling, a plurality of walls, and one or more doors hingedly attached to at least one of the plurality of walls, which together define an internal cavity configured to have electronics equipment mounted therein; a carbon capture system configured to extract carbon and / or other pollution particles from external air that enters the internal cavity of the enclosure; a thermal management system configured to create a climate controlled environment within the internal cavity of the enclosure; and an air flow system including a diversion system configured to direct air flow within the internal cavity of the enclosure to the carbon capture system or to an exhaust vent in one of the plurality of walls or the ceiling.

19. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 18, wherein the thermal management system comprises a cooling system comprising one or more zeolite filters configured to capture carbon dioxide as external air is exchanged through the cooling system.

20. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 19, wherein the diversion system is configured to direct air flow to the exhaust vent when the carbon capture system has reached a predetermined containment threshold.

21. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 18, further comprising an alert system coupled to the carbon capture system, the alert system configured to send a notification when one or more filters of the carbon capture system is full, blocked or otherwise requires to be changed.

22. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 18, wherein the carbon capture system comprises a mechanical carbon extraction unit or an organic carbon extraction unit.

23. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 22, wherein the carbon capture system comprises a mechanical carbon extraction unit utilizing direct air capture technology configured to extract carbon dioxide directly from external air near the enclosure.

24. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 23, wherein the mechanical carbon extraction unit utilizes solid direct air capture technology.

25. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 23, wherein the carbon capture system comprises an organic carbon extraction unit comprising seaweed crops or algae.

26. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 18, wherein the carbon capture system comprises an algae growth rack within the internal cavity of the enclosure.

27. The telecommunications enclosure of any one of Claims 18-26, wherein the enclosure is a telecommunications cabinet or telecommunications walk-in cabin.

28. A telecommunications enclosure, comprising: a floor, a ceiling, a plurality of walls, and one or more doors hingedly attached to at least one of the plurality of walls, which together define an internal cavity configured to have electronics equipment mounted therein; and a cooling system configured to create a climate controlled environment within the internal cavity of the enclosure, wherein the cooling system comprises one or more zeolite filters configured to capture carbon dioxide as external air is exchanged through the cooling system.

29. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 28, further comprising an air flow system configured to direct air flow to an exhaust vent when the carbon capture system has reached a predetermined containment threshold.

30. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 28, further comprising an alert system coupled to the carbon capture system, the alert system configured to send a notificationwhen the one or more zeolite filters of the carbon capture system is full, blocked or otherwise requires to be changed.

31. A telecommunications enclosure, comprising: a floor, a ceiling, a plurality of walls, and one or more doors hingedly attached to at least one of the plurality of walls, which together define an internal cavity configured to have electronics equipment mounted therein; and a carbon capture system configured to extract carbon and / or other pollution particles from external air that enters the internal cavity of the enclosure, wherein the carbon capture system comprises a mechanical carbon extraction unit or an organic carbon extraction unit.

32. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 31, further comprising a cooling system comprising one or more zeolite filters configured to capture carbon dioxide as external air is exchanged through the cooling system.

33. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 31, further comprising an air flow system configured to direct air flow to an exhaust vent when the carbon capture system has reached a predetermined containment threshold.

34. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 31, further comprising an alert system coupled to the carbon capture system, the alert system configured to send a notification when the one or more zeolite filters of the carbon capture system is full, blocked or otherwise requires to be changed.

35. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 31 , wherein the carbon capture system comprises a mechanical carbon extraction unit utilizing direct air capture technology configured to extract carbon dioxide directly from external air near the enclosure.

36. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 35, wherein the mechanical carbon extraction unit utilizes solid direct air capture technology.

37. The telecommunications enclosure of Claim 31, wherein the carbon capture system comprises an organic carbon extraction unit comprising seaweed crops or algae.

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