AstraZeneca inks £100m deal to source biomethane from Lincolnshire BECCS project

Michael Holder
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Credit: Future Biogas

Pharmaceuticals giant partners with Future Biogas to support development of a new anaerobic digestion biomethane facility fitted with carbon capture and storage technology

AstraZeneca has struck a 15-year biomethane offtake deal with Future Biogas to supply 100GWh of heat per year to meet the needs of three major UK pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, with CO2 from...

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