Carbon capture-as-a-service rolled out at US beverage plant

Carbon capture technology company CarbonQuest and US power projects developer Daroga Power have launched their first joint carbon capture-as-a-service project at a beverage plant in Washington state.

The project is backed by a financing agreement believed to be the first of its kind. This allows emitters to adopt carbon capture technology without upfront costs, while generating revenue through the sale or use of captured CO2.

For the Washington-based plant, the owner of which has not been made public, a multi-year agreement will secure CarbonQuest’s Carbon Management Software at the plant with no upfront cost. Daroga finances the system’s design, installation, and ongoing maintenance. The waste stream from which the CO2 is being captured has also not been made public.

The software tracks the amount of CO2 being captured, liquefied, and sold back to the plant.

CarbonQuest and Daroga Power are now busy developing a pipeline of similarly financed projects across multiple sectors.

Shane Johnson, CEO of CarbonQuest, said that carbon capture-as-a-service relieves the pressure companies are under to reduce emissions by making it simpler to apply the technology.