In Sweden, energy utility major Vattenfall AB has disclosed that it has submitted an application to the Land and Environmental Court for a full-scale carbon capture plant at its biomass-fired cogeneration plant in Jordbro, south of Stockholm. The proposed facility would enable negative emissions through so-called bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS).
The technology to capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) already exists, and Vattenfall has both worked with and followed the development of the technology over the past 15 years.
The company is entering the next phase in the development of a new full-scale facility for BECCS in Sweden with the submission of a permitting application.
The fact that we are ready to submit the environmental permit application today is very gratifying. The technology is a fantastic opportunity and an effective way to achieve negative CO2 emissions, which will contribute to our work towards net zero by 2040 and contribute to Sweden’s climate goal of becoming climate neutral by 2045, says Lovisa Fricot Norén, Director of Vattenfall Värme in Sweden.
The project for carbon capture at the cogeneration plant in Jordbro started in 2021. The work on the environmental application has included, among other things, an environmental impact statement, a description of the current property status together with a mapping of possible soil contamination on planned acquired properties, as well as a noise investigation.
Vattenfall works for freedom from fossil fuels and with investments in new technology we are now seeking permission to capture up to 150,000 tonnes of biogenic CO2 annually with the new plant. It not only reduces the carbon footprint for Vattenfall but also for the municipality and the country as a whole. The goal is to have the technology in place in a new facility at the combined heat and power plant in Jordbro by 2028, said Lovisa Fricot Norén.
The project has also identified the best-suited technical solution for separating the CO2 from the flue gas with selection criteria such as risks, dispersion calculations, environmental impact, surface requirements, technical maturity, and work environment impact.
We see great potential with a facility in Jordbro that enables negative emissions, an investment that is completely in line with the municipality’s ambitions for reduced climate impact. We look forward with excitement to how the project develops and how we can work together for a more sustainable society, said Nicole Forslund (L), a municipal councilor with responsibility for environmental and climate issues, Haninge municipality.
