Notice

Direct Air Capture and Greenhouse Gas Removal Innovation Programme (closed to applications)

This competition provides funding for developing technologies that enable the removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere in the UK.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 17 August 2020
• Last updated: 8 July 2022
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  1. 8 July 2022

     Phase 2 projects winners announced.

  2. 26 May 2022

     Added Phase 1 reports from successful projects.

  3. 13 January 2022

     Questions raised during the course of the competition responded to in new page added here.

  4. 7 December 2021

     Phase 2 is now open to applications. Only successful Phase 1 applicants can apply.

  5. 24 May 2021

     We have published details of the projects selected for Phase 1.

  6. 23 December 2020

     Competition questions and answers document added. Application form, finance form, workbook, declarations and guidance updated.

  7. 9 November 2020

     Competition launched.

  8. 17 August 2020

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 26 November 2024

This competition is closed: see the resulting projects.

Documents

Direct air capture and greenhouse gas removal programme: Phase 1 projects

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/direct-air-capture-and-greenhouse-gas-removal-innovation-programme-selected-projects/direct-air-capture-and-greenhouse-gas-removal-innovation-programme-phase-1-projects

Direct air capture and greenhouse gas removal programme: Phase 2 projects

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/direct-air-capture-and-greenhouse-gas-removal-innovation-programme-selected-projects/direct-air-capture-and-greenhouse-gas-removal-innovation-programme-phase-2-projects

Direct air capture and greenhouse gas removal programme: competition guidance notes (Phase 2)

PDF, 1.64 MB, 67 pages

Direct Air Capture and Greenhouse Gas Removals Phase 2: questions and responses

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The role of GGrs in net zero: UK government view

PDF, 1.17 MB, 4 pages

Introduction to the competition - supplier day presentation

PDF, 753 KB, 5 pages

Direct air capture and other GGR technologies competition - privacy notice

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Roundtables minutes

PDF, 587 KB, 5 pages

Advanced Biofuel Solutions Ltd: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

PDF, 1.35 MB, 34 pages

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Cambridge Carbon Capture: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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CapChar: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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CO2 CirculAir BV: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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Drax Corporate Ltd: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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KEW Technology: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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Lapwing Energy Ltd: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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Mission Zero Technologies: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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NNB Generation Company (SZC) Ltd: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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Origen Power Ltd: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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Ove Arup & Partners Ltd: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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Pale Blue Dot Energy: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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Peel NRE Limited: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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Planetary Hydrogen: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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Ricardo UK Limited: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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Rolls Royce Plc: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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SAC Commercial Ltd: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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Severn Wye Energy Agency: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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Sofies Consulting UK: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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The (Global) Future Forest Company: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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University of Edinburgh: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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University of Exeter: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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University of Nottingham: DAC / GGR Phase 1 report

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Details

In June 2020 the Prime Minister announced up to £100 million of new research and development funding to help develop direct air capture (DAC) technologies in the UK. As part of this, the innovation competition seeks to support the development of Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGR) technologies to help them achieve commercialisation. To meet net zero by 2050 direct air capture and other greenhouse gas removals technologies are necessary to offset emissions from hard to tackle areas, such as parts of the agriculture and aviation sectors.

Phase 1

Phase 1 of the DAC and GGR Innovation Programme is now complete. Read summaries of the 23 successful projects.

The Phase 1 reports describe the design and feasibility for the successful GGR technology projects. The projects received up to £250,000 each, and the studies started in April 2021.

Phase 2

Phase 2 closed to applications on 27 January 2022. Only successful Phase 1 applicants could be considered for further funding in Phase 2.

Phase 2 of the competition takes forward the most promising designs from Phase 1, to pilot key components or further develop the design of the new direct air capture and other greenhouse gas removals technologies.