Veolia’s EfW plant near Ellesmere Port, UK ©Encyclis
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France-headquartered Veolia has won a contract to supply carbon dioxide (CO2) purification and dehydration technology for the Protos carbon capture project in Cheshire, UK, as the country develops infrastructure to transport and store captured emissions.
The environmental services group will design and supply two units for Encyclis’ energy-from-waste facility near Ellesmere Port under a contract awarded by engineering contractor Kanadevia Inova.
The facility is expected to capture around 370,000 tonnes of CO2 annually when it begins operations in mid-2029. The contract marks Veolia’s entry into the full-scale carbon capture market.
The purification and dehydration units will prepare captured CO2 to meet the specifications required for transport through the HyNet North West pipeline network and permanent storage beneath Liverpool Bay.
The technology has been designed in a compact, modular configuration to accommodate space constraints at the site.
Anne Le Guennec, CEO of Veolia’s water technology activities, said the project would support the company’s expansion in carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS).
The Protos facility will process up to 500,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste annually, generating up to 49.9 MW of electricity for the National Grid. Captured CO2 will be transported through HyNet for storage in depleted gas reservoirs beneath Liverpool Bay.
The project is expected to become a net-negative emitter by capturing and storing carbon from both fossil-based and biogenic material in the waste stream.
The contract comes as the UK’s carbon capture ambitions face questions over future funding. Ahead of the Autumn Budget, industry bodies to maintain its commitments to CCUS, warning that uncertainty could affect the development of infrastructure and future projects.
