Capsol bags carbon capture contract for Swedish energy-from-waste plant

Capsol Technologies has been awarded a carbon capture process design project for Tekniska Verken's energy-from-waste plant, Garstaverket, located in Linköping, Sweden, it said on February 15.

The full-scale potential for carbon capture at Garstaverket is 250,000 tonnes/year of CO2. Tekniska Verken, a municipality-owned energy-from-waste plant, provides electricity and district heating to the broader region of Linkoping. The waste processed at Garstaverket includes biomass, allowing for the potential of achieving negative emissions.

The contract with Capsol Technologies involves a carbon capture process design as part of an ongoing feasibility study. This study aims to determine the most suitable carbon capture technology for Garstaverket and is partially funded through Industriklivet, a governmental funding mechanism provided by the Swedish Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten). Industriklivet supports the transition to achieving net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2045.

Ramboll, a global engineering, design, and consultancy company, serves as the owner's engineer for the project.

"Converting energy from waste is sustainable and far better than landfilling and traditional incineration. When combined with carbon capture, Garstaverket can create negative emissions as the waste contains a substantial amount of carbon, which is naturally part of the carbon cycle," Wendy Lam, CEO of Capsol Technologies, said. 

Capsol Technologies' current project pipeline, including sales engineering, totals more than 55mn tonnes/year of CO2 captured, with 13mn tonnes representing more mature projects.