Why do we need to remove CO2 from the atmosphere?

About Us

Following investment in 2021, the team at NEG8 Carbon have started to commercialise our technology by producing a working prototype 1 tonne CO₂/annum carbon capture unit in 2022. We are now in the process of scaling up the technology to our full-scale commercial units.

Urgent action required to mitigate Climate Change

Our Ambition

By 2035, NEG8 Carbon intends to install 25,000 NEG8 Carbon System units throughout Ireland, collecting 10 million tons of CO₂ annually. With a global goal of capturing 100 million tonnes of CO₂ per year by 2040 and increasing this over the following decade to 1 billion tonnes per year.

Timeline

Initial design phase completed and commercialisation centre established

Demonstration Unit Produced

Production of 1st Modular Full Scale CO₂ Capture Unit

1 Megatonne CO₂ Captured

10 Megatonne CO₂ Captured

100 Megatonne CO₂ Captured

Developing carbon capture technologies in Waterford, Ireland

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

Financing

Over the next decade, we require capital to achieve atmospheric CO₂ capture rates of millions to billions of tonnes.

Funding will unlock the next phase of NEG8 Carbon’s growth and technology scale-up. We are seeking investors with similar ambitions to us.

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

Managing Director

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.

Prof J.M Don MacElroy

Technology Director

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.

Dr John Breen

Chief Technology Officer

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.

Dr Adrian Costigan

Chief Commercial Officer

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.