Northern Ireland-based renewable energy firm Bio Capital will produce food grade carbon dioxide from food waste as the UK bioethanol market faces up to a potential shortfall from plant closures.
The company plans to produce 15,000 tonnes of CO2 per year from its Granville Eco Park anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Dungannon, Northern Ireland, and its Corbiere facility in Norfolk, England.
The CO2, which Bio Capital says will be food grade, or 99.9% pure, could make up for a shortfall in production as the market is underserved after one major plant closure and with another that looks to be at risk.
“This is the circular economy in action and the investment we’ve made at our plants in Northern Ireland and England is coming to fruition at a time when the UK is facing a major shortfall in domestic CO2 production,” said David McKee, Interim CEO of Bio Capital.
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