Partners win Energy and Environment Award
A collaborative carbon-capture project between O.C.O Technology and Mission Zero Technology has been recognised at The Engineer Collaborate to Innovate Awards, receiving the Energy & Environment Award.
The award celebrates some of the UK’s most impactful engineering partnerships and highlights innovative technologies helping to accelerate progress towards net zero and a more sustainable built environment.
The recognised project brought together Mission Zero Technology, O.C.O Technology and Optimus Plus (Aberdeen) Ltd to deliver a major technical milestone through the world’s first integration of Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology with building materials production.
Direct Air Capture technology removes carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere, creating new opportunities for permanent carbon removal and carbon utilisation.
Through this collaboration, the captured CO₂ is integrated into the ACT production of O.C.O sustainable aggregate locking atmospheric carbon into useful building products.
For O.C.O Technology, the project highlights the potential for combining carbon capture technologies with innovative materials processes to help reduce emissions and support the transition to lower-carbon infrastructure.
“We are immensely proud to have attained this award in recognition of our groundbreaking innovation. This achievement reflects the powerful collaboration between O.C.O Technology Ltd and Mission Zero Technologies, combining our carbon-negative aggregate production with cutting-edge Direct Air Capture technology to deliver a truly Worlds First solution.“
Paul Barber, Site Manager at O.C.O Technology
These awards recognise projects where collaboration enables engineering breakthroughs to happen which may not have been possible on their own. The project was supported by funding from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
O.C.O applauds Mission Zero Technologies for their forward thinking and collaborative approach to support onward advancement of carbon capture, carbon removal and sustainable construction technology.
As demand for scalable carbon capture and carbon utilisation solutions continues to grow, projects like this demonstrate how cross-industry collaboration can transform emerging technologies into practical climate solutions.