Climate Science is clear—we have left it too late to cut humanity’s carbon emissions. According to the fifth IPCC report, we now need to remove between 5 and 10 billion tons of CO2 from the atmosphere each year by 2050 to have a >50% chance of limiting global warming to 1.5°C.
Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology filters CO2 directly from the atmosphere, which can then be permanently stored underground or turned into climate neutral carbon products, such as Sustainable Aviation Fuels. As the first DAC company in the Global South, we are designing, building, and deploying DAC technology while harnessing Kenya’s renewable energy, unique geology, and skilled talent to significantly reduce DAC costs and accelerate its global impact.
Kenya has a young, innovative, and talented workforce that has experienced the effects of climate change. This talent pool is highly motivated to solve the biggest crisis of their generation.
Kenya’s grid is 93% renewable, with ~48% of this energy coming from geothermal sources. Geothermal power plants lose most of their energy in the form of waste heat. We design our technology to directly integrate with this abundant resource, driving down our operational costs.
The Great Rift Valley has abundant basalt formations that are ideal for storing the captured CO2. Once injected into these geological formations, the CO2 mineralizes into stable carbonates, ensuring permanent storage for thousands of years.
Like most African countries, Kenya has contributed minimally to climate change but has been disproportionately affected by it. Cost-effective DAC technology allows Kenyans to create widespread prosperity from the country's natural endowments
Our ultimate goal is to make Kenya the world’s most cost-effective hub for building and deploying DAC technology.