Elimini, a US-based bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) company, has signed a joint development agreement with Danish utility company HOFOR to explore installing BECCS technology at the Amagerværket combined heat and power plant in Copenhagen.
Under this agreement, the two companies will work on developing the BECCS facility for the site.
Going forward, Elimini and HOFOR intend to extend their collaboration into a Joint Venture Agreement that will entail transforming Unit 4 (AMV4) at Amagerværket into a carbon removal facility that generates renewable electricity and heat, along with high-quality carbon credits.
Amagerværket was strategically selected to host the BECCS technology, as this power station is one of Denmark’s largest point sources of biogenic carbon dioxide.
The site uses biomass to produce 9,900 TJ of heat on an annual basis, or 25% of the whole district heating for the city of Copenhagen, generating 670 GWh of renewable electricity.
By installing a BECCS system at this location, the partnering companies would make a significant contribution towards Copenhagen’s vision of becoming climate positive by 2035.
As the owner of Amagerværket, HOFOR has established a supply chain to source the biomass for the facility by purchasing certified sustainable wood pellets and wood chips.
The BECCS project envisioned for this site will include establishing a full value chain that will have the ability to remove CO2 emissions from heat and power production, expected to reach carbon removal volumes of hundreds of thousands of tonnes on an annual basis.
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HOFOR chose to partner with Elimini on this initiative due to the company’s BECCS and project development expertise.
As part of their collaboration, Elimini will support the creation of the project and be in charge of the marketing aspect for the carbon removal credits generated from the BECCS operations.
This ambitious project is already making traction, as it has been listed among the 10 pre-qualified initiatives eligible to receive funding under the Danish Energy Agency’s $4.2 billion carbon capture and storage (CCS) subsidy program.
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