𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐂𝐓 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚
𝑃𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑇𝑒𝑐ℎ 𝑖𝑛 𝐸𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝐴𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎
The Bavarian ICT Delegation had the privilege of visiting Octavia Carbon, a trailblazing Kenyan start-up and the 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡’𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 (𝐃𝐀𝐂) 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲. Since its inception, Octavia Carbon has positioned itself at the cutting edge of climate technology, uniquely leveraging Kenya’s renewable energy to capture carbon dioxide directly from the air for secure underground storage.
The visit featured welcome remarks by Martin Freimüller, Co-Founder & CEO of Octavia Carbon, followed by insights from Markus Dr. Wittmann, 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥, 𝐁𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬, 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲, who emphasized Bavaria’s commitment to climate innovation. Octavia Carbon then presented its pioneering work on commissioning the world’s second Direct Air Capture and geological storage plant, highlighting how Kenya’s vast geothermal and renewable resources provide a unique advantage for scaling such technologies. The session concluded with engaging discussions between the Bavarian delegation and Octavia Carbon’s team on cross-border collaboration opportunities in green technology, ICT integration, and research partnerships.
We sincerely thank the Octavia Carbon team for their warm welcome and inspiring insights.