Alpha DAC Test Facility

Deep Sky Alpha is a technology-agnostic direct air capture (DAC) demonstration and innovation center located in Innisfail, Alberta, Canada. It is the world’s first cross-technology carbon removal hub where multiple DAC systems can be deployed, operated, and evaluated side-by-side under identical conditions, accelerating the development, optimization, and scalability of DAC approaches to reduce cost and energy demands. The project carries a USD $40 million capex, supported by a USD $40 million grant commitment from Breakthrough Energy Catalyst announced in December 2024 and a CAD $5 million investment from the Government of Alberta through Emissions Reduction Alberta. Construction began in August 2024, reached mechanical completion on June 26, 2025, and Deep Sky Alpha became operational in August 2025. Nameplate carbon removal capacity is approximately 3,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year, totalling roughly 30,000 tonnes over an initial 10-year operating period. Confirmed DAC technology vendors deployed or contracted at the site include Skyrenu, Airbus, CarbonCapture, DACMA, GE Vernova, Phlair, Mission Zero, Skytree, Airhive, Avnos, Greenlyte Carbon Technologies, and NEG8 Carbon. Captured CO₂ is transported approximately 200 km north by tanker truck to Sturgeon County, north of Edmonton, where it is permanently injected more than 2 km below the surface into a saline aquifer at the Meadowbrook Carbon Storage Hub, operated by Bison Low Carbon Ventures. The facility's founding carbon removal credit buyers, announced in November 2024, are Royal Bank of Canada and Microsoft, jointly committed to 10,000 tonnes of CO₂ removal over 10 years with options for up to 1 million additional tonnes.