Highlights
- Capture and Storage of 400.000 tons CO2 annually
- CO2 capture in waste-to-energy is a crucial climate solution
E.ON and the intermunicipal waste company ARC today (March 25, 2025) have signed an agreement on the project CopenCapture in Copenhagen. The project aims to capture a total of 400,000 tons of CO2 annually from the stack at CopenHill and store it underground.
At the top of the chimney at the world-renowned Danish waste-to-energy plant CopenHill, E.ON and ARC agreed on this exclusive partnership to transform the plant into an international flagship for CO2 capture and storage (CCS).
The new partnership agreement marks that E.ON is applying for prequalification in the Danish Energy Agency's CCS tender, which mandates full CO2 capture by 2030. The implementation of CopenCapture is contingent on financial support from the CCS funding scheme.
Part of the emitted CO2 at CopenHill originates from organic materials, e.g., contaminated paper and cardboard. This CO2 is classified as biogenic, and capturing it will result in so-called negative emissions - CO2 from a natural carbon cycle that is permanently removed from the atmosphere.
The negative emissions can be sold as climate credits - specifically high-quality Carbon Removal Credits (CRCs). These credits will be traded on the voluntary CO2 credit market, where companies can purchase CO reductions either as compensation or as a contribution.
"Electrification can reduce many types of CO2 emissions. However, we do not yet have the technologies to eliminate the need for environmentally responsible treatment of residual waste that cannot be reused or recycled. Utilizing residual waste to generate local heat and electricity for communities and businesses is the best available solution. However, waste-to-energy (WtE) still faces a challenge: CO emissions from the process. This is why CO2 capture in waste-to-energy is a crucial climate solution that we, as a company, are committed to contributing to," says Marten Bunnemann, CEO of E.ON Energy Infrastructure Solutions, adding: "From our perspective, the world's most modern and iconic WtE plant should also be a frontrunner in CCS. CopenHill is a state-of-the-art facility with a long lifespan, operating year-round and meeting the highest environmental standards. Denmark has created strong conditions for developing new CCS projects through its tendering process. The CopenCapture partnership presents a unique opportunity to establish an international benchmark project, demonstrating how we can tackle one of the most challenging and complex climate issues - the increasing CO2."
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