enfinium has announced its £200m investment proposal in a new carbon capture project at a Energy-from-Waste facility in North Wales.
UK Energy-from-Waste (EfW) operator enfinium plans to invest in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at the Parc Adfer EfW facility in Deeside, North Wales. The operator said the project could be capable of capturing up to 235,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) every year.
The facility opened in 2019 in partnership with the five local authorities that make up the North Wales Residual Waste Treatment Partnership (NWRWTP). enfinium said Parc Adfer currently diverts up to 232,000 tonnes of unrecyclable waste from landfill.
enfinium said the CCS project at Parc Adfer will support the Welsh Government’s ambition to have 100% zero-carbon power by 2035 and support over 1,000 jobs in the green economy during the construction phase.
The proposal has been put forward for grant support from the UK government as part of the expansion of the “Track-1” carbon capture programme. enfinium said the captured carbon will be transported using the pipeline network currently being developed in the region for the HyNet carbon capture cluster.
To deliver a net zero carbon economy, Wales needs to find a way to produce carbon removals, or negative emissions, at scale.
Commenting on the proposal, Mike Maudsley, CEO of enfinium, said: “To deliver a net zero carbon economy, Wales needs to find a way to produce carbon removals, or negative emissions, at scale.
“Installing carbon capture at the Parc Adfer facility would transform it into the largest generator of carbon negative power in Wales, decarbonise unrecyclable waste and support the green economy in Deeside and wider North Wales region.”
Planning and consenting for the Parc Adfer CCS project will commence later this year. enfinium said the UK government is expected to provide an update on which projects are progressing through the Track-1 HyNet Expansion programme by the summer.
Ben Burggraaf, CEO of Net Zero Industry Wales, commented: “North-East Wales has an exciting opportunity to leverage technologies like carbon capture and hydrogen to produce the sustainable goods and services of the future.
“It is critical that projects like those at Parc Adfer move forward as quickly as possible to maintain our competitive advantage over other countries.”
