Veolia has entered the full-scale carbon capture market after securing a major technology contract for the Protos carbon capture project, the UK’s first energy-from-waste (EfW) facility integrated with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.

Awarded by Kanadevia Inova AG, the primary engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the project, the contract requires Veolia to design and supply two specialized CO2 purification and dehydration units. The systems will be retrofitted into Encyclis’ Protos Energy Recovery Facility near Ellesmere Port in Cheshire.

The deployment forms a core element of Veolia’s GreenUp strategic plan aimed at scaling industrial decarbonization solutions and expanding its carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) portfolio across Europe and North America.

The Protos development is designed to process up to 500,000 tons of non-recyclable municipal waste per year. While delivering 49.9 MW of baseload electricity to the UK National Grid, the plant will capture approximately 370,000 tons of CO2 annually.

To fit within the constrained physical envelope of the Protos facility, Veolia engineered compact, modular purification units tailored to remove impurities and moisture from the flue gas. 

The process ensures the captured CO2 stream meets the rigorous chemical purity thresholds mandated for pipeline transport and subsea geological sequestration.

Targeted for commercial operation in mid-2029, the facility will convert the waste plant into a net-negative emitter. 

Captured emissions will be transferred into the regional HyNet North West pipeline infrastructure for permanent storage in depleted offshore gas reservoirs situated beneath Liverpool Bay.

“This pioneering project establishes Veolia at the forefront of industrial decarbonization and environmental security,” said Anne Le Guennec, CEO of Veolia’s water technology activities.

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