Octavia Carbon, a leading African carbon capture innovator, has entered a strategic partnership with Cella Mineral Storage to develop a pioneering Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (DACCS) project.
The collaboration aims to combine Octavia’s advanced capture technology with Cella’s expertise in permanent mineral storage to deliver scalable, high-integrity carbon removal solutions.
This partnership represents a significant advancement in Africa’s emerging carbon removal sector, addressing the urgent need for durable, verifiable atmospheric CO₂ removal to support global net-zero goals.
Strategic Focus of the Partnership
The joint project will focus on:
- Deploying Octavia Carbon’s modular Direct Air Capture (DAC) units designed for African operating conditions.
- Utilising Cella Mineral Storage’s innovative mineralisation process to convert captured CO₂ into stable, permanent mineral forms.
- Developing a fully integrated, end-to-end DACCS solution with high permanence and transparent measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) standards.
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The initiative is expected to deliver large-scale carbon removal credits suitable for both voluntary and compliance carbon markets, while contributing to local economic development through technology deployment and job creation.
Leadership Perspectives
This partnership brings together complementary strengths: Octavia Carbon’s capture innovation and Cella’s storage expertise to create a robust, Africa-based DACCS platform capable of competing on cost and integrity with global leaders.
The project aligns with growing corporate and institutional demand for high-quality, nature-independent carbon removal credits and supports Africa’s role in the global carbon removal economy.
Broader Implications
The collaboration highlights the increasing importance of engineered carbon removal solutions alongside nature-based approaches.
By developing DACCS capabilities in Africa, Octavia Carbon and Cella Mineral Storage are positioning the continent as a potential exporter of high-quality carbon removal credits while addressing local climate resilience and economic opportunities.
Looking Ahead
The partnership between Octavia Carbon and Cella Mineral Storage on a breakthrough DACCS project marks an important milestone in Africa’s climate technology landscape.
By combining advanced direct air capture with permanent mineral storage, the initiative aims to deliver scalable, durable carbon removal solutions with strong integrity and local impact.
Octavia Carbon Overview
Octavia Carbon Kenya: Octavia Carbon is a Kenyan climate-tech company developing direct air capture (DAC) technology to remove CO₂ from the atmosphere using Kenya’s renewable geothermal energy resources.
Octavia Carbon DAC / Direct air capture Kenya: The company focuses on DAC systems that extract carbon dioxide directly from ambient air for permanent storage or industrial use, positioning Kenya as a potential global carbon-removal hub.
Cella Mineral Storage: Cella Mineral Storage partners in carbon mineralisation and underground storage solutions, enabling captured CO₂ to be permanently stored in rock formations.
DACCS Kenya: DACCS (Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage) projects in Kenya combine carbon capture with geological storage, leveraging the country’s geothermal regions and volcanic geology for permanent sequestration.
Carbon capture projects Africa / Kenya carbon removal: Africa’s carbon removal ecosystem is growing, with Kenya emerging as a leading market for engineered carbon removal projects, climate finance pilots and carbon-credit innovation.
Octavia Carbon injection: The company plans CO₂ injection and mineralisation processes where captured carbon is stored underground through permanent geological sequestration methods.
