Mission Zero Technologies

We’ve just raised £21.8M in Series A investment! 🎉 We are delighted to welcome 2150, Breakthrough Energy , World Fund, Fortescue, and Siemens Financial Services to our mission — VCs and strategic investors with some of the strongest environmental credentials of any investors on the planet. 🌍 Together, we’re working to rapidly scale our versatile direct air capture technology to unlock megatonne carbon removal by the end of the decade. Thank you to our growing community of climate-first pioneers who have made this incredible journey possible — Anglo American, Stripe, The University of Sheffield, Deep Sky, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Deep Science Ventures, Milkywire, Net Zero Technology Centre, XPRIZE, O.C.O Technology Ltd, Third Derivative — and everyone who has been a part of our story so far. Together, we’re reinventing our relationship with carbon for good. We’ve got BIG plans that are already underway — take a look to see what’s in store. 👇 #directaircapture #climatetech #carbonremoval #decarbonisation #seriesa #gigacorns

Struggling to separate fact from fiction when it comes to direct air capture? Like every new climate technology, there are plenty of questions around how effective DAC is and where it fits into the carbon removal puzzle. 🧩 That’s why our Co-Founder & COO Shiladitya Ghosh sat down with The Engineer UK to debunk some of the common myths around this scaling technology. Check it out ↓

Our Co-Founder Shiladitya Ghosh has been recognised in the 2024 Meaningful Business 100 list! 🎉 The sixth edition of the MB100 was judged by a global panel of 30 experts, with 883 nominations from 81 countries, including a diverse set of social entrepreneurs, sustainability leaders, impact investors and corporate CEOs.

Thank you Imperial College London for the great discussion! Last week, our cofounder Shiladitya Ghosh met with students on the MSc course in Cleantech Innovation to explore his own journey from Imperial student to climate technology co-founder — highlighting the climate career opportunities available to students from a range of backgrounds, including engineering, science, and design. 📐🧪 We’re always looking for ways to be support the next generation of climate problem solvers. Get in touch if you think we could support your course — and keep an eye on our open positions → https://lnkd.in/eWQKP_zW

Having secured early support from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, we know first-hand how catalytic early investment in climate tech can be! A new report from Cleantech for UK puts a welcome spotlight on the importance of unlocking UK investment for first-of-a-kind projects — with contributions from our own Nicholas Chadwick. Learn more about how we can remove regulatory barriers to scale innovation in the space, whilst growing the UK’s economy. Link in the comments. ↓

With atmospheric carbon dioxide levels continuing to break records, we must drastically cut global emissions — but this alone isn’t enough. That’s where direct air capture comes in. One of the most promising engineered carbon removal solutions, DAC has the power to pull historic emissions from the air to directly combat the climate crisis. So, how does direct air capture work, and why should we be paying attention? Learn more ↓

What’s the difference between liquid-capture and solid-capture in direct air capture? In any DAC process, air is pulled into the system and brought into contact with a reactive material that selectively binds CO₂. In liquid capture: → CO₂ from the air dissolves into a solution In solid capture: → CO₂ from the air clings to the surface of a solid material In both instances, any other molecules in the air are then released back into the atmosphere, limiting energy expenditure to what matters most — capturing carbon. What happens next in the process? Learn more ↓ https://lnkd.in/eMEPWw7f

“We can’t just assume that we have forests and the forest will remove some CO₂, because it’s not going to work in the long term.” A moving and insightful look into why we need a diverse range of carbon removal solutions. ⬇️

Big news! Our direct air capture technology has officially reached Canada. 🇨🇦 Our first international project — and third DAC system — begins delivery and installation at our partner Deep Sky’s carbon removal innovation and commercialization centre in Innisfail, Alberta. Building on the deployment of our two UK-based DAC systems enabling carbon utilisation, this third system marks the first application of our technology for carbon removal. Learn more ↓ https://bit.ly/3zNH56F

To understand what direct air capture is, it helps to understand what it isn’t. DAC is often misunderstood as being the same thing as point-source carbon capture — technologies which capture new CO₂ emissions from industrial processes before they enter the atmosphere. In contrast, direct air capture technologies recover historic CO₂ emissions already in our atmosphere and can operate virtually anywhere. The climate impact is fundamentally different: one solution avoids a new carbon emission, the other eliminates a historic one. Got more questions about direct air capture? We’ve got you covered → https://bit.ly/4dGo57T