enfinium has revealed plans to introduce innovative carbon measurement technology at all of its operational facilities by the end of 2024.
This cutting-edge technology will also be integrated into the company’s two sites under construction in Kelvin and Skelton Grange starting in 2025.
The Energy from Waste (EfW) operator aims to leverage radiocarbon dating technology to measure carbon removals once carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is implemented across its facilities.
Radiocarbon dating, a technique commonly used in fields such as archaeology and human health, can determine the amount of biogenic or fossil-derived CO2 emitted from waste feedstock.
With the help of its new measurement tech, enfinium hopes to accurately calculate the quantity of durable carbon removals its facilities will generate in the future, which will be crucial for selling carbon credits in voluntary and compliance carbon markets and achieving net zero.
Earlier this year, in May, enfinium unveiled its Net Zero Transition Plan, outlining its intention to invest £1.7 billion in installing CCS across its operational facilities. This initiative is projected to create up to 1.2 million tonnes of carbon removals annually.
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The carbon-14 measurement equipment, provided by ENVEA, has been undergoing trials at enfinium’s Kemsley facility since January 2024.
Jane Atkinson CBE, Chief Operating Officer at enfinium, stated: “enfinium is transitioning into a carbon removals business and with carbon capture and storage technology deployed across our facilities, we could generate over 1.2 million tonnes of durable carbon removals every year.”
“Robust monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions is critical to scaling the carbon removals market and building confidence from buyers, investors and policymakers. By using carbon-14 technology, we will be able to measure the amount of biogenic carbon we are capturing and storing from society’s unrecyclable waste,” Atkinson said.
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