UK startup Mission Zero Technologies (MZT) has switched on its third Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant in Canada.
It marks the company’s first international deployment at Deep Sky’s Alpha project in Alberta, with the system capable of removing up to 250 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere each year using solar power.
Once it is fully operational later this summer, the captured carbon will be processed and stored securely underground.
The new Canadian facility recovers five times more CO2 and is 60% cheaper to operate than MZT’s 2023 debut project, reflecting rapid technical progress and lessons learned from earlier deployments.
MZT’s first plant, developed with the University of Sheffield, captures 50 tonnes annually for sustainable aviation fuel production and its second DAC project in Norfolk, launched in May 2025 with O.C.O Technology and the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, captures an equivalent amount of CO2 for use in carbon-negative limestone production.
Dr Nicholas Chadwick, co-founder and CEO of MZT, said: “This third deployment demonstrates that we’ve established an exportable model for scaling internationally and is a testament to our teams’ ability to deliver critical climate solutions at pace.”
MZT’s electrochemical approach uses electricity rather than high heat, enabling integration with renewable energy sources and helping absorb surplus generation from solar and wind.
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