With our first modular container and air contactors on the ground in Alberta, we have officially begun the process of deploying our third direct air capture system at our partner Deep Sky’s carbon removal innovation and commercialisation centre, Deep Sky Labs, in Innisfail, Canada.
Representing our first international project, our third first-of-a-kind system to be delivered within the last year, and the first application of our technology for carbon removal, there’s a lot to be excited about.
Accelerating permanent carbon removal in Canada
This first-of-a-kind (FOAK) electrochemical direct air capture system, owned and operated by Canadian carbon removal project developer Deep Sky, will be powered by renewable solar energy to recover up to 250 tonnes of CO2 each year for permanent storage underground.
It forms part of Deep Sky’s milestone project at Deep Sky Labs which seeks to rapidly accelerate high-quality DAC and carbon removal to support the global fight against the climate crisis. Deep Sky will validate our technology at their state-of-the-art test facility in Alberta ahead of plans to eventually build a commercial facility that aims to remove up to one million tons of CO2 annually.
“Deep Sky Labs, as a project validating some of the best startups in the DAC industry, is a vital milestone for the carbon removal industry. It will show that DAC tech, when done effectively, is commercially viable and an essential tool in our fight against the climate crisis." — Nicholas Chadwick, Mission Zero Technologies CEO
Putting direct air capture on the ground today
As our first international project and third system to be delivered within a year, this system builds on our two FOAK systems in the UK, enabling sustainable aviation fuel and carbon-negative building materials made from atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Our product development approach centres around a modular, platform system harnessing existing mature technologies and supply chains, allowing for reliability and scalability – anywhere and for any industry. This approach underscores both the deployability of our technology and our ability to quickly scale commercial DAC - with the system for Deep Sky progressing from contract to delivery and installation in just 12 months.
To support green skills and local economies, and strengthen supply chain sustainability, each of our first-of-a-kind systems have strategically sourced components through different suppliers — supporting local economies and suppliers without impacting cost, performance, or speed to market.
Maturing our technology ready for mass scale
As the first plant to operate in sub-zero temperatures, this deployment will further enrich our growing database of real-world performance data, alongside our two UK systems.
Once operational, this system will add to the huge amount of real-world performance data we are collecting about our tech, spanning different use cases, industrial environments, and climates — all of which ensures greater financial confidence and speedier technological optimisation.
Accessing reproducible in-the-field data is essential for rapid optimisation, shown by the over 60% reduction in levelised cost of this system compared to Mission Zero’s first deployment in Sheffield, UK in December 2023. It’s also key to proving viability and securing the project financing and future investment needed to scale.
