E.ON Launches CO₂ Capture Project at Denmark's CopenHill Plant
(P&GJ) — E.ON and Denmark’s ARC waste company have launched a new carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiative at the CopenHill waste-to-energy (WtE) plant in Copenhagen. The project, dubbed CopenCapture, aims to capture and store 400,000 metric tons of CO₂ annually.
The agreement between E.ON and ARC, signed at the top of CopenHill’s iconic stack, marks the latest push toward full-scale CO₂ mitigation at one of the world's most advanced WtE facilities.
E.ON plans to seek prequalification under the Danish Energy Agency’s CCS funding program, which mandates full CO₂ capture by 2030. The project’s development hinges on receiving financial support through the government’s CCS tendering scheme.
A portion of emissions at the plant come from organic materials such as paper and cardboard, categorized as biogenic CO₂. Capturing these emissions leads to “negative emissions,” effectively removing carbon from the natural cycle and generating Carbon Removal Credits (CRCs). These high-quality credits can be sold in voluntary carbon markets to companies seeking offsets or climate contributions.
“Electrification can reduce many types of CO₂ emissions. However, we do not yet have the technologies to eliminate the need for environmentally responsible treatment of residual waste that cannot be reused or recycled,” said Marten Bunnemann, CEO of E.ON Energy Infrastructure Solutions. “CopenHill is a state-of-the-art facility with a long lifespan... and should also be a frontrunner in CCS.”
If successful, the CopenCapture project would position CopenHill as a global benchmark in using CCS to tackle emissions from waste-to-energy operations.
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