Sirona Technologies has paused operations at its Project Moringa site in the Middle East, shifting focus towards its Furu Project in Norway, centered around direct air capture and storage (DACCS).
Launched towards the end of 2025, Project Moringa aimed to validate Sirona’s direct air capture (DAC) technology in real-life conditions, with an initial carbon capture capacity of 300 tons per year.
In 2026, the company intended to scale this initiative, positioned in a unique Oman territory inside the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where it leveraged vast local solar energy resources to power energy-demanding DAC systems.
However, escalating conflict in this region has made it difficult to safely deploy staff to the site, prompting the company to put Project Moringa on hold, Sirona co-founder and CEO Thoralf Gutierrez shares in a conversation with Carbon Herald.
Simultaneously, the European Commission’s proposal to integrate carbon removals into the EU ETS has created an incentive for Sirona to prioritize the development of its Furu DACCS Project in Norway, which is conveniently located in the Energy Park industrial site developed by CCB Energy, next to the Northern Lights CO2 receiving terminal.
Project Moringa’s advancement to date
Even though Project Moringa is currently on hold, Gutierrez says the company has obtained valuable insights and reached key milestones through this deployment, using lessons learned in the Middle East to build its next-generation system, now running in Belgium.
According to Gutierrez, during its up time, Project Moringa managed to unlock a 35% reduction in energy consumption, while a newer Sirona machine running in Belgium has achieved further 30% in energy saving.
Despite the current situation, the company still sees the Middle East as a favorable region for DAC development that could be revisited at some point in the future.
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Sirona Technologies’ is now focusing on Project Furu in Norway
In the meantime, Sirona is redirecting its attention to Norway, where the national government and EU carbon removal purchasing initiatives have made the country increasingly attractive for DAC technology deployment.
Announced in May 2026, Project Furu is located in the Energy Park in Øygarden, on the west coast of Norway, an industrial site developed by CCB Energy, next to the Northern Lights carbon transportation and storage terminal, supported with funding by the Norwegian Government.
This infrastructure will enable Sirona to transport the CO2 captured at Project Furu to underground storage below the seabed of the North Sea.
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