Leading Denmark district heating companies Sønderborg Varme and Thisted Varmeforsyning are teaming up with point-source carbon capture business Carbon Clean, headquartered in the UK, to seek a subsidy from the Danish Energy Agency’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) fund.
The collaboration agreement will allow Carbon Clean to explore opportunities to deploy its carbon capture technology in Denmark, which has emerged as a leader in the decarbonisation of heavy industry in Europe, supported by policy initiatives.
Carbon Clean will focus on deploying its CycloneCC carbon capture technology at three energy-from-waste sites, capturing surplus heat with the support of power station equipment business Scandinavian Energy Contractors.
This project is expected to capture over 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually, contributing to Denmark’s goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 2.3 million tonnes per year by 2030.
Preparations are underway to define the delivery model, assess permitting requirements, and coordinate technical integration with suppliers across the value chain.
Aniruddha Sharma, Chair and CEO of Carbon Clean, said its modular ‘carbon capture in a box’ solution can usually be delivered in weeks.
Thomas Kristensen, Chairman of the board of Thisted Varmeforsyning, said the company was the first Danish waste incinerator to install and operate a pilot project on carbon capture, and now it could be among the first to do the same at scale.
“Denmark has the potential to become a key player in global CCUS, but no country can do it alone, so we need to bring international competencies into play – and that is exactly what we are doing in this partnership,” he said.
At the heart of CycloneCC is the combination of two technologies: rotating packed beds (RPBs) and APBS-CDRMax solvent.
This modular technology application of RPBs to a carbon capture plant is able to deliver for energy-from-waste, where space is often a constraint. By replacing conventional columns with RPBs, CycloneCC reduces both the size and cost of carbon capture plants by up to 50%, it claims.
In a related development, European energy company E.ON and Danish waste management firm ARC have signed a deal to partner on the development of a carbon capture project at Copenhagen’s CopenHill waste-to-energy facility in Denmark.
