France – Aker Carbon Capture has been awarded a feasibility study to implement carbon capture at a waste-to-energy facility in France.
The planned capture capacity will be approximately 200,000 tonnes CO2 per year and will be based on two Just Catch 100 carbon capture units. Year-to-date, Aker Carbon Capture has now contracted studies, Mobile Test Unit campaigns and pre-FEEDs for a combined capture capacity of 8.7 million tonnes of CO2 per year.
The study will assess the optimal CO2 capture, conditioning, and compression solution for a waste-to-energy facility. For this project, Aker Carbon Capture aims to deliver its standardized Just Catch modular product, incorporating the company’s Energy Saver technology.
CCUS Strategy
In July of this year, France released its CCUS Strategy, as part of the government’s efforts to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. According to the strategy, CCUS can have the potential to capture and store up to 8.5 million tonnes of CO2 emissions per year by 2030. A framework for CO2 transport will be developed, and geological storage sites will undergo pilot testing from 2024 -2025. The annual greenhouse gas emissions in the waste management industry in France were at 18.09 million tonnes of CO2 in 2021.
The deployment of carbon capture at waste-to-energy facilities has the potential to make a significant contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Waste-to-energy facilities typically emit high levels of CO2, but they can also play an important role in managing waste and generating renewable energy.
