Vattenfall to capture 150,000 TPY of CO2 at Stockholm biomass heat plant by 2028

In Sweden, in Jordbro outside Stockholm, Vattenfall plans to have a facility in place by 2028 that will be able to capture up to 150,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from the biomass fuelled heat plant. Now Vattenfall is taking an important step by submitting an application for an environmental permit for its first full-scale facility for the creation of negative emissions.

In the combined heat and power plant in Jordbro, biofuels, mainly wood chips and wood waste, are burned to provide residents in nearby municipalities with district heating and to generate electricity. With the new facility, the biogenic carbon dioxide will be captured and then stored in a process known as bio energy carbon capture and storage (BECCS).

Negative emissions are achieved by removing the biogenic carbon dioxide that is part of the natural carbon dioxide cycle. This can then be used to neutralise emissions that are difficult or impossible to remove.

At the facility, the carbon dioxide is liquified by pressurising and cooling it down to between −25 and −30 degrees. It can then be transported by train or truck, and in the case of storage at sea, by boat. It will then be pumped into bedrock at a depth of around 3,000 meters, likely in the North Sea or potentially on land in Denmark.