Nuada’s carbon capture system is now operational at enfinium’s Ferrybridge-1 energy from waste facility in West Yorkshire. The pilot plant, commissioned this month, will run for at least six months to test the technology under industrial conditions.
The installation uses metal-organic framework technology to capture carbon dioxide from point sources through a vacuum swing process. The approach targets efficiencies in energy use and operational costs when scaled commercially. enfinium plans to evaluate the system for potential deployment across its six UK facilities, advancing its decarbonisation strategy for the waste sector.
Energy from waste facilities process large volumes of unrecyclable material, approximately half of which is biogenic, including food, paper, and plant matter. Capturing CO2 from these sources prevents it from re-entering the atmosphere, delivering net carbon removal. Studies by the Climate Change Committee and the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies indicate the sector could remove between five and eight million tonnes of carbon annually by 2050.
The trial provides operational data for both technology performance and integration at scale. The results will inform wider adoption strategies, positioning the energy from waste sector to contribute to the UK’s net zero objectives while improving the cost-effectiveness of carbon capture deployment.
