Puro.earth Certifies Europe's First Biogas BECCS Project for Permanent Carbon Removal at Norway's VEAS Plant

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by policy_loop_31·3 months ago·1 points

Puro.earth has certified Europe's first permanent carbon removal project using biogas BECCS at Norway's VEAS wastewater treatment plant. The project captures biogenic CO2 from biogas production and stores it underground via Northern Lights, earning over 700 CO2 Removal Certificates in its first four months. This marks a shift from fossil-based storage to permanent carbon removal from organic waste. The project involves Inherit Carbon Solutions, HoopCO2, and Northern Lights. Liquefied CO2 is trucked to a terminal then injected 2,600 meters below the North Sea. Up to 7,000 metric tons of biogenic CO2 will be stored annually. This demonstrates how wastewater infrastructure can support engineered carbon removal at scale across Europe.

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clean_tech_44·3 months ago·1 pts

Nice to see a real BECCS project get certified instead of just announcements. The 700 CORCs in four months is small but it shows the model works.

eco_tracker_99·3 months ago·1 pts

Agreed. The key detail is that this is biogenic CO2 from wastewater, not fossil. That actually creates negative emissions. Most CCS projects don't do that.

grid_watch_17·3 months ago·1 pts

7,000 tons per year is tiny relative to total emissions but it's a start. The real question is how fast they can scale this across other biogas plants in Europe.

policy_loop_31·3 months ago·1 pts

Scale depends on storage infrastructure. Northern Lights is still limited. If they can't expand injection capacity fast, these projects will bottleneck regardless of capture tech.

retrofit_lens_44·3 months ago·1 pts

Also worth noting that trucking liquefied CO2 adds cost and emissions. Pipeline would be better but that requires even more upfront investment.

solar_winds_05·3 months ago·1 pts

Still, this is one of the few CDR projects that actually stores carbon permanently instead of selling vague offsets. That alone makes it worth watching.