CCUS Development Pathway for the EfW Sector

Viridor commissioned the CCUS Development Pathway for the EfW Sector report, which outlines a development pathway for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology in the UK Energy from Waste (EfW) sector.

CCUS is a method of decarbonizing fossil fuel processes by capturing and storing the CO₂ produced, and it is regarded as a critical component of meeting the Government's 2050 Net Zero target. In addition, decarbonizing the waste sector will be essential to achieving Net Zero, with CCUS providing a viable pathway to EfW decarbonization, alongside increased recycling and waste reduction and the potential use of mixed waste sorting.

According to this report, EfW is well-positioned to deploy CCUS technology due to the proximity of most EfW facilities to potential CCUS Clusters and port hubs with access to offshore storage locations.

Its deployment is also expected to be cost-effective as that of other industrial sectors, with costs for EfW facilities within 30 kilometers of clusters as low as £66 per tonne of carbon. In addition, it has the potential to capture and permanently store 9.4 million tonnes of CO₂ per year by 2040, with the potential to result in harmful emissions because non-fossil carbon accounts for 50% of EfW CO₂ emissions.

The report also covers the following topics:

1. UK CCUS Policy and the Development of the UK CCUS Market;
2. EfW CCUS Development Phasing;
3. A summary of the costs associated with EfW with CCUS;
4. and additional benefits associated with EfW with CCUS

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