Power from waste and biomass | WtE embraces CCS and BECCS
Protos Energy Recovery Facility with CCS, UK. Image: Kanadevia Inova
With waste to energy plants finding themselves under increasing pressure to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and having the potential to achieve negative emissions and become “climate positive”, carbon capture projects are proliferating.
Full scale CCS+WtE in the UK Kanadevia Inova (formerly Hitachi Zosen Inova) has recently been given notice-to-proceed instructions by its long-term client Encyclis to build what is expected to be the first full-scale carbon capture project at a UK waste to energy facility. With planning and environmental permitting permissions granted, the three-and-half-year construction and commissioning programme will deliver this flagship project at the Protos Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) near Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Serving as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor, Kanadevia Inova will utilise its amine scrubbing technology to capture around 370 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year from one of the UK’s newest WtE facilities. The two-line carbon capture facility will be sited immediately next to the WtE plant. It will capture
a mixture of biogenic and fossil-originated CO2 released via the combustion of non-recyclable waste at Protos ERF.
While WtE facilities are the most climate
friendly waste management option for treating non-recyclable materials, when combined with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, Protos ERF will become a negative emitter. The project is part of the HyNet North West network and the captured carbon dioxide will be sequestered in depleted gas reservoirs under Liverpool Bay.
Full scale capture at Protos builds on two Kanadevia Inova UK CCS pilot projects, at Ferrybridge and Rookery South.
“This landmark project in the UK sits at the core of our global mission and vision,” said Fabio Dinale, Executive VP of Business Development at Kanadevia Inova, “marking the beginning of a new era in delivering carbon capture solutions to growing markets in the UK and across the globe.” After the three-and-a-half-year build, encompassing substantial integration works and the plant’s commissioning phases, the groundbreaking capture facility is scheduled to be handed over to Encyclis in mid-2029.
BECCS in Baton Rouge Meanwhile, in the USA, AtmosClear has announced that it has selected ExxonMobil to provide carbon dioxide transportation and storage services for its carbon removal project
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located at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge in Louisiana. The ExxonMobil™ carbon capture and storage system will be used to transport and permanently store up to 680 000 metric tons per annum of biogenic carbon dioxide from AtmosClear’s BECCS (biomass energy with carbon capture) facility, with the potential for additional volumes. ExxonMobil’s integrated system — including Class VI wells, existing pipelines, and advanced monitoring systems — will enable “efficient, secure, and cost-effective CO2
transportation and storage” for AtmosClear’s carbon removal project, which will provide CDR credits for Microsoft and other customers. Fidelis Co-Founder and CEO, Dan Shapiro, said ExxonMobil was selected for its “extensive existing infrastructure, world-class safety culture, and proven operational excellence.” The agreement is seen as a critical step towards delivering CDR credits to Microsoft under the carbon dioxide removal purchase agreement signed in March 2025, one of the largest CDR purchase agreements to date. “By leveraging ExxonMobil’s unmatched expertise and mature CCS systems, we can deliver high-integrity carbon removals with strong economic advantages through scalable, cost-efficient operations while ensuring the highest standards of safety and reliability.”
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