United Kingdommissionzero.tech
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Mission Zero Technologies Ltd is a London-based cleantech company founded in 2020, specializing in electrochemical direct air capture (DAC) technology. The company develops modular, energy-efficient systems that extract CO₂ from ambient air using a water-based solvent and electrodialysis, producing high-purity CO₂ for permanent storage or utilization without requiring heat.
Its plug-and-play DAC units support applications in carbon removal and circular carbon economies, including sustainable aviation fuels (eSAF), carbon-negative building materials, and sequestration. Key deployments include the UK's first commercial DAC plant at the University of Sheffield (2023, 50 tCO₂/year for SAF), a facility with O.C.O Technology for CO₂-mineralized aggregates (2025, 250 tCO₂/year), and a Canadian project with Deep Sky for underground storage (2025, 250 tCO₂/year).
Mission Zero contributes DAC technology to initiatives like Project Starling, a UK eSAF project targeting 25,000 tonnes/year of synthetic hydrocarbons from captured CO₂ by 2031. The firm has raised over £21 million in Series A funding and focuses on scalable decarbonization for hard-to-abate sectors.
Also known as MZT.
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Flexible plant design merges eSAF and advanced bioSAF on one brownfield site, raising Starling output from 25,000 to ~42,000 tpa and cutting per-tonne costs.
Drop-in on 15 Oct to view early plans for a 40-acre SAF plant at Siddick producing ~42,000 t/yr and creating 500 construction and 150+ permanent jobs.
Project moves into formal pre‑planning; planned output raised to ~31,000 tpa SAF, 100–150 skilled jobs expected, building on prior £6m government backing.
FEL3A completed for UK eSAF project: integrated design and 3D model, Class 3 cost estimate. Targets 25,000 tpa by 2031 with ~95% lifecycle GHG reduction; DAC integrated.
Project Starling will convert CO2 and water into sustainable aviation fuel, aiming for 25,000 tons annually by 2031, using advanced technologies for significant emissions savings.
The partnership aims to scale sustainable aviation fuel, leveraging biogenic CO₂ and infrastructure to meet UK SAF mandates and support long-term decarbonization.
Project Starling in the UK will use SOEC technology to produce 25,000 tons of e-SAF annually, aiming for an 89% emissions reduction. Construction starts in 2028, operations by 2031.
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