NEG8 carbon capture team

About Us

Our Story

NEG8 Carbon started in 2014 as a spin-out from carbon capture research conducted at Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin, and following investment in 2021, the team started to commercialise the technology. We are based in Waterford, Ireland, where our labs and development centre is located. Here we developed Ireland’s first operational DAC system, and we have scaled our process for the deployment of full-scale commercial units and have designed our Commercial Developer 4200 tonne modular DAC system.
Why do we need to remove CO2 from the atmosphere?

Big Ambitions,
Lasting Legacy

Capturing carbon to fight climate change

Driven by this vision, NEG8 Carbon has brought together a highly qualified, high performing and innovative team to design and develop the world’s most efficient DAC systems. By 2035, NEG8 Carbon will deploy 1000 modular DAC systems, capturing 4.2 million tonnes of CO2 annually, with the goal of mitigating 100 million tonnes of CO2 every year by 2050.

Timeline

2021

Initial design phase completed and commercialisation centre established

2023

Demonstration Unit Produced

2024

Production of 1st Modular Full Scale CO2 Capture Unit

2030

1 Megatonne CO2 Captured

2035

4.2 Megatonne CO2 Captured Annually

2050

100 Megatonne CO2 Captured

carbon capture tech partnerships

Where is NEG8 Carbon’s DAC Technology Used?

DAC Park Developers
NEG8 Carbon supplies the technology and builds the DAC units for large-scale Direct Air Capture parks.

Utilization Processes
Our captured CO₂ can be used, for example, as feedstock, in food and beverages and in producing sustainable aviation fuel and methanol.

Partnerships
We welcome collaborations with other technology developers, governments, academia and industries to further expand the reach and impact of our technology.

Waterford, Ireland
The perfect environment for technology development

Our Waterford city site provides the ideal environment for developing our carbon capture technology. The location provides access to sophisticated prototyping and manufacturing capabilities which will help to address the global challenges of climate change and global warming.

The Team

Meet The Scientists And Engineers Developing Carbon Capture Technologies

Our team of scientists and engineers all share a deep passion for solving the challenge of carbon reduction across the world.

Ray Naughton

Ray Naughton

Managing Director
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Ray is an experienced businessman with a background in international business having led Siemens Nixdorf in Ireland over a period of 11 years. Ray also co-founded a university seed fund where he invested in and helped develop many IP based high technology businesses. He continues this work as a private investor and advisor to a number of early-stage Irish technology companies.

Don MacElroy

Prof J.M Don MacElroy

Technology Director
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BE, PhD, FIChemE, MAmerIChE

Don is an eminent academic having served as a professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla for 10 years and subsequently appointed Chair and Head of the University College Dublin (UCD) School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering in 2003. He retired as Emeritus Chair of Chemical Engineering in 2016.

His primary research interests include carbon emissions control, reduction and capture and his research has been recognised and supported by Irish, EU and US research organisations.  He has been researching and developing carbon capture technologies for the past 30 years and has amassed a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the field.

John Breen

Dr John Breen

Chief Technology Officer
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BEng, PhD

John is a chemical engineering post graduate with extensive experience in fields relevant to carbon capture and utilisation. He has published extensively in the fields of emission control, hydrogen production and carbon utilisation (over 40 papers). He was Chief Technology Officer at MOF Technologies, a spin-out from Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) specialising in the production, characterisation and utilisation of Metal Organic Framework sorbents for applications including carbon capture. He was instrumental in growing and expanding the company from its roots in a university research laboratory and helping to prepare the company for its successful initial VC funding round.  He has experience in developing technologies from the laboratory to pilot scale and on to full scale manufacturing. He is passionate about combatting climate change and brings over 20 years of experience in fields related to carbon capture and utilisation to the development and commercialisation of NEG8 Carbon’s DAC technology.

Adrian Costigan

Dr Adrian Costigan

Chief Commercial Officer
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Adrian is an accomplished business leader with more than 20 years of experience in business strategy, commercial partnerships, operations, and project financing for both start-up and rapidly growing organisations.

His early career in the Irish construction sector provided him with a strong foundation in project management before he moved abroad. There, he led commercial teams on large-scale engineering/construction projects and joint ventures in the Energy sector across the Middle East and Africa.

As the Managing Director for a Middle Eastern subsidiary of a UK manufacturing company, Adrian successfully identified new markets, developed strategic positioning, and implemented multi-channel product distribution strategies. He has a proven track record of building high-performing teams, increasing sales, and growing margins while spearheading operational improvements to drive productivity and efficiency.

Adrian holds an MBA, a PhD, and is also a Chartered Engineer.