Enfinium, a UK major energy-from-waste (EfW) operator, has announced the next phase of its carbon capture and storage (CCS) pilot program as part of its effort to decarbonize its business. The new projects involve the relocation of a CCS pilot plant to Enfinium’s Parc Adfer facility in Flintshire, North Wales, and become the only live carbon capture pilot in Wales and the first within the HyNet industrial cluster.
CCS Pilot Relocation and New Developments
In April 2025, Enfinium will move the CCS pilot plant currently based at its Ferrybridge 1 facility in West Yorkshire to Parc Adfer. Kanadevia Inova, a leader in clean technology, will operate this plant. The Parc Adfer facility is also a candidate for funding under the UK Government’s Track-1 HyNet Expansion programme, which could potentially accelerate economic growth and further the region’s decarbonisation goals, pending government approval.
Meanwhile, Enfinium plans to install a new pilot plant at Ferrybridge, developed by Nuada, a British tech company specializing in an innovative metal-organic framework (MOF) technology. This breakthrough technology could deliver significant efficiencies and has the potential to scale commercially for large-scale carbon capture.
The two pilot projects, running for at least six months, are part of Enfinium’s strategy to achieve net-zero emissions.
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Unlocking Carbon Removals in the UK
The UK’s Climate Change Committee indicates the critical role of carbon removal in achieving a Net Zero economy, citing that much of society’s waste, particularly biogenic material such as food and vegetation, already carries carbon that has been captured from the environment. Removing the CO2 in EfW plants locks the carbon out of the atmosphere forever, reducing the carbon footprint of waste management.
Mike Maudsley, CEO of Enfinium, stated that to achieve net zero, the UK must produce carbon removals at scale. He emphasized that energy from waste would play a critical role in delivering the necessary carbon removals for the UK to reach net zero.He also mentioned that by supporting the development of carbon capture technologies, Enfinium is advancing innovation in the UK and building its understanding as it moves forward with plans to deploy CCS across its six UK facilities.
The UK sees the energy-from-waste industry as a key sector driving decarbonisation. Latest reports indicate that by 2050, the sector has the potential to extract up to 8 million tons of carbon every year.
