FS to implement BECCS to become world’s first negative carbon biorefinery

In Brazil, FS, the first and largest Brazilian company to produce ethanol, animal nutrition and bioenergy products exclusively from corn, brings innovation with a project to implement a revolutionary system utilizing proven technology: the BECCS – Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage system. 

By implementing the BECCS system, the Company will not only reduce its CO2 emissions into the atmosphere but will also remove CO2 from the environment. The system consists of capturing, compressing, dehydrating and transporting the CO2 for deep and safe underground injection and permanent storage. The BECCS system will be installed at FS’ Lucas do Rio Verde plant. The carbon injection site will be located within a 5km radius of the plant, to be defined according to geological and geophysical studies, and will be monitored during its use. 

By implementing the BECCS system, the Company will be the first biorefinery globally to have a negative carbon footprint. The Company’s goal is to reach, by 2030, 32 million CBIOs, referencing tons of CO2 under the Brazilian RenovaBio program, with the implementation of its expansion plan and this technology in Brazil. Worldwide, there are currently 3 commercial projects using the BECCS system. The project would also be Brazil’s first BECCS. The BECCS benefit, in terms of carbon life cycle, have already been certified by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for other companies in the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), California’s biofuels program.