'UK first': Enfinium to trial carbon capture system at Ferrybridge energy from waste plant

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The Ferrybridge energy from waste plant in West Yorkshire | Credit: Enfinium
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The Ferrybridge energy from waste plant in West Yorkshire | Credit: Enfinium

Year-long CCS pilot set to start in July, capturing up to one tonne of CO2 per day from the West Yorkshire facility

Enfinium has unveiled plans to install what it claims would be the first pilot carbon capture system at a UK energy-from-waste plant, with the 12-month trial expected to start in July this year. The...

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