E.ON and ARC partner on CO2 capture project in Denmark

European energy company E.ON and Danish waste management firm ARC have signed a deal to partner on the development of a carbon capture project at Copenhagen’s CopenHill waste-to-energy facility in Denmark. The initiative, known as CopenCapture, aims to capture up to 400,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year for permanent geological storage.

The agreement, signed atop the chimney at the plant, forms part of E.ON’s application for prequalification in the Danish Energy Agency’s CCS (carbon capture and storage) tender scheme, which requires full carbon capture at eligible sites by 2030.

However, the project will depend on securing financial support through Denmark’s national CCS funding programme, the $4.1bn CCS Fund.

Part of the CO2 emitted at CopenHill comes from biogenic sources, such as contaminated paper and cardboard. Capturing this biogenic carbon would result in so-called negative emissions: carbon removed from the natural cycle and stored permanently. These removals have the potential to be monetised through carbon removal credits traded on the voluntary market.