Sustainable bio energy with carbon capture and storage can offset five per cent of current greenhouse gas emissions in europe. But it needs to be done in a way that does not create issues with land use, water or bio diversity. Lorenzo also mentioned the need for a big, interconnected network of pipe lines to get the carbon from bio ergy with carbon sequestration projects to the place where they will be stored indefinitely. Such a project is actually under way in europe,. It's called the northern lights project, and it's a joint venture of equinore shell and total. One of its first customers will be the fortem oslo vames waste energy plant in aso, norway
What do Glenfiddich whisky, yoga pants and a trash-burning waste-to-heat plant in Europe have in common? They’re all part of efforts to use emerging technologies to tackle climate change.
As companies and countries around the world pursue net zero targets, one big question is: How do you ensure the carbon removal technologies we will need 20 to 30 years down the road are available, affordable and easily scaled?
In this episode of ESG Insider, we bring you the second part in our miniseries about emerging climate technologies. We hear how Scotch whisky maker Glenfiddich uses a part of its distillery process to power delivery trucks. We explore how biotech company LanzaTech is using bacteria to recycle gases into ethanol that is used to create everything from yoga pants to shampoo bottles to low-carbon aviation fuels.
And lastly, we learn how Fortum Oslo Varme’s waste-to-energy trash-burning plant in Norway is being converted to capture carbon emissions and send them to be permanently stored deep under the North Sea. This technology is often referred to as bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, or BECCS, and can be used to help tackle climate change when done in a sustainable manner.
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