Protos ERF CCUS

The Protos carbon capture project is being developed at the Protos Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) near Ellesmere Port in northwest England to capture and permanently store CO₂ from the flue gases produced when non-recyclable waste is combusted to generate electricity. The project is part of the HyNet North West industrial decarbonisation cluster supported by the UK government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. The carbon capture plant will be located adjacent to the ERF and is designed to capture around 370,000–380,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year from the facility’s flue gas stream, which contains both fossil-derived and biogenic carbon. The CO₂ will be separated using an amine-based absorption process, then compressed and routed via the planned HyNet CO₂ pipeline for permanent storage in depleted gas fields beneath Liverpool Bay. Encyclis, one of the UK’s leading energy-from-waste operators, and Biffa, a major sustainable waste management company, are the developers of the Protos ERF and the associated carbon capture plant. Kanadevia Inova has been selected to design and build the capture facility using its amine scrubbing technology, with construction underway toward a scheduled handover around mid-2029 following a multi-year build and commissioning phase.