Energy-from-waste outfit Encyclis and building materials firm Heidelberg Materials have reached final investment decisions on their respective UK carbon capture plants.
The twin, unconnected announcements represent significant milestones for two of the UK’s hardest-to-abate sectors – energy from waste and cement – both of which play a vital role in delivering a low carbon economy.
Encyclis’ Protos ERF project will capture carbon dioxide emissions from unrecyclable waste and transport them via the HyNet CO₂ pipeline for permanent storage in Eni’s Liverpool Bay storage, which reached financial close .
Heidelberg Materials’ Padeswood (north Wales) cement facility will capture around 800,000 tonnes of CO₂ a year from its existing cement works, thereby producing net-zero cement.
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