In Sweden, one of the Skåne region's largest emitters of carbon dioxide could become one of the largest point sources for carbon capture. In conjunction with the Nordic CCUS Expo in Malmö, the region's multi-municipality-owned waste management and energy utility SYSAV announced that its board and owners stand behind the plan to have a carbon capture plant in operation at its waste-to-energy facility in Malmö by 2030.
At full capacity, the planned carbon capture plant will be able to capture 90-95 percent of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from two incineration lines at the SYSAV waste-to-energy (WtE) facility in Malmö, approximately 400,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.
With the orientation decision, SYSAV’s board and owner representatives underline the commitment to lead the way toward a more sustainable and climate-positive future. The CCUS project is not only crucial for us to reach our own climate goals but also for the entire region to be able to significantly reduce its territorial emissions, said Malin Dahlroth, CEO of SYSAV during the opening session of the one-day event.
The targeting decision is a key step towards a final investment decision (FID) expected in 2027, following an evaluation of the CCUS project’s progress and feasibility.
The initiative supports SYSAV’s ambition to reach a net zero climate footprint by 2030 and contributes to Malmö Municipality and SYSAV’s owner municipalities being able to achieve their climate goals.
The decision is a milestone on the road to climate neutrality. Malmö plans to acquire negative emissions from SYSAV in the future, to complement our extensive climate work. All emissions that can be reduced must also be reduced. SYSAV’s project will allow us to compensate for the emissions that cannot be remedied in any other way, commented Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, Chair of the Municipal Board in Malmö, SYSAV’s largest owner municipality.
Reduce Scope 3 emissions
By implementing the CCUS technology, the city of Malmö’s Scope 3 emissions from waste treatment at SYSAV could potentially be reduced to zero, a significant boost for the city’s climate work.
With the CCUS project, SYSAV takes a decisive step towards becoming a key player in the region’s green transformation.
This project is an important part of our journey towards a sustainable future. By investing in CCUS technology, we are taking a big step forward in the work of reducing our climate footprint and supporting our owner municipalities’ goals to become climate-neutral or climate-positive. We look forward to the issue now being dealt with in the respective municipality so that we can get closer to an investment decision, Malin Dahlroth said
