United Kingdom announces debut of waste-to-energy carbon capture demonstration project
In a significant stride towards decarbonising the UK's waste management, Enfinium has announced plans to install the country's first pilot carbon capture system at the Ferrybridge 1 energy-from-waste plant in West Yorkshire. The project, scheduled for July 2024, marks a partnership with technology specialist Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI).
Lord Dominic Johnson, Minister for Investment and Regulatory Reform, has welcomed the project, describing it as "another win for our country and a huge step to enabling the decarbonisation of the UK's unrecyclable waste."
The partnership with HZI will allow Enfinium to test multiple capture techniques that could be deployed across their facilities at scale. The technology supplied by HZI is a scaled-down 'containerised' version of a CCS system. The pilot project is expected to run for 12 months.
The target is to capture up to one tonne of CO2 per day from the Ferrybridge 1 energy-from-waste plant. If successful, the two Ferrybridge projects could become one of the largest carbon removal projects in Europe.
Carbon capture is a three-step process: capturing the carbon dioxide produced by power generation or industrial activity, transporting it, and storing it deep underground. The National Grid describes carbon capture as "a way of reducing carbon emissions, which could be key to helping to tackle global warming."
Enfinium aims to transform its operations by investing £800m in installing carbon capture and storage (CCS) systems at both Ferrybridge 1 and 2 energy-from-waste plants. However, specific details about the timeline, project scope, and costs are yet to be disclosed.
The UK government is making efforts to attract green investment, creating jobs and opportunities across the country as it transitions to net zero. The Enfinium project is a testament to these efforts, demonstrating the potential for carbon capture technology to play a significant role in the UK's carbon reduction strategy.
Mike Maudsley, CEO of Enfinium, emphasises the importance of installing carbon capture technology on energy-from-waste facilities, stating that it is "the only way the UK can decarbonise its unrecyclable waste."
As the UK energy sector continues to evolve, the Enfinium project represents a promising step towards a more sustainable future, with the potential to set a precedent for carbon capture projects across Europe.
- The partnership between Enfinium and Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) in the Ferrybridge project is a significant stride not only in decarbonising the UK's waste management but also in the field of environmental-science, as it aims to test multiple capture techniques for climate-change mitigation.
- As part of its commitment to health-and-wellness and reducing carbon emissions, Enfinium plans to invest £800m in therapies-and-treatments like carbon capture and storage (CCS) systems at the Ferrybridge 1 and 2 energy-from-waste plants, demonstrating the potential for this technology to play a significant role in the UK's carbon reduction strategy.
