The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Eni UK, a subsidiary of global energy company Eni S.p.A, to explore CCS implementation at its Parc Adfer facility.
Through capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its existing energy from waste infrastructure, Enfinium aims to make substantial progress in reducing atmospheric emissions through CCS technology, also known as ‘carbon removals’ or ‘negative emissions’. This process permanently sequesters biogenic material that has absorbed carbon from the atmosphere.
Decarbonisation
Mike Maudsley, CEO of Enfinium, said: “We are pleased to announce our partnership with Eni UK, marking a significant step on our journey to decarbonise our operations and the wider North Wales region. Energy from waste is the only proven long-term solution for sustainably managing unrecyclable waste, which is why we continue to look for innovations to reduce and capture emissions. If connected to the HyNet North West cluster, Parc Adfer would take emissions out of the atmosphere while also generating carbon negative electricity to support Wales’s renewable power targets.”
The agreement marks the beginning of enfinium’s efforts to implement CCS at Parc Adfer, one of Wales’s two energy from waste facilities.
Eni UK is responsible for developing and operating the CO2 transport and storage infrastructure for the HyNet Northwest cluster. The HyNet Northwest cluster is one of the two priority projects selected by the UK Government to deploy CCU in two industrial clusters by the mid-2020s.
Site
Currently, Enfinium operates the Parc Adfer site on behalf of five councils in North Wales. The facility diverts 200,000 tonnes of unrecyclable waste from landfill annually, using it to generate reliable, homegrown energy that powers more than 45,000 UK homes and businesses.
By implementing carbon capture technology at the site, Enfinium envisages achieving a net removal of over 100,000 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere each year. This effort not only accelerates North Wales’s decarbonisation endeavours but also opens up new opportunities for clean growth in the area.
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