European energy player E.ON has formally launched a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Copenhagen, aiming to capture 400,000 metric tons of CO2 each year from the emissions at the CopenHill waste-to-energy plant and securely store it underground.
The partnership was solidified atop the CopenHill chimney, a renowned Danish waste-to-energy facility. This alliance positions CopenHill to become a leading global example for CO2 capture and storage (CCS) technologies.
As part of the agreement, E.ON will submit a prequalification request to the Danish Energy Agency’s CCS tender, which requires full CO2 capture from facilities by 2030.
However, the success of the project called CopenCapture will depend on securing financial backing from the CCS funding program.
The CopenHill plant emits CO2 from various organic sources, including contaminated paper and cardboard. This CO2 is classified as biogenic, and capturing it leads to what is known as negative emissions.
Essentially, this CO2 originates from the natural carbon cycle and, once captured, is permanently removed from the atmosphere.
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These negative emissions will be available as Carbon Removal Credits (CRCs), which will be traded on the voluntary carbon market.
“Electrification can reduce many types of CO2 emissions. However, we do not yet have the technologies to eliminate the need for environmentally responsible treatment of residual waste that cannot be reused or recycled,” said Marten Bunnemann, CEO of E.ON Energy Infrastructure Solutions.
“Utilizing residual waste to generate local heat and electricity for communities and businesses is the best available solution. However, waste-to-energy (WtE) still faces a challenge: CO2 emissions from the process. This is why CO2 capture in waste-to-energy is a crucial climate solution that we, as a company, are committed to contributing to.”
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