energy from waste

Enfinium's Mike Maudsley: 'Achieving net zero is no mean feat'

Management

Enfinium's Mike Maudsley: 'Achieving net zero is no mean feat'

Enfinium CEO Mike Maudsley explains how the energy from waste sector can deliver negative emissions, why the net zero transition needs all industries to play a role, and what the company is doing to encourage more young people to work in the green economy...

clock 23 May 2024 • 5 min read
Encyclis and Viridor energy from waste CCS projects take key steps forward

CCS

Encyclis and Viridor energy from waste CCS projects take key steps forward

Both firms separately enter into negotiations with government with view to securing funding to install carbon capture technology at their respective waste to energy plants in Cheshire

clock 05 April 2024 • 3 min read
Resource Recovery UK: New alliance seeks to promote energy from waste plants' carbon-cutting potential

Recycling

Resource Recovery UK: New alliance seeks to promote energy from waste plants' carbon-cutting potential

Group founded by leading energy from waste operators in a bid to champion policies that can accelerate controversial sector's decarbonisation efforts

clock 12 June 2023 • 3 min read
Going Underground: Could London's carbon emissions end up under the North Sea?

CCS

Going Underground: Could London's carbon emissions end up under the North Sea?

Waste management company Cory signs partnership with CCS developer Northern Lights which could result in emissions from waste to energy plants being stored underground

clock 13 May 2022 • 3 min read
'World's largest': Cory plots carbon capture system for Thames waste-to-energy plant

CCS

'World's largest': Cory plots carbon capture system for Thames waste-to-energy plant

Waste and resources firm claims plan would create the 'world's largest single site energy from waste decarbonisation project'

clock 16 November 2021 • 4 min read

Waste

Rubbish opportunity: Viridor sets sights on becoming UK's first 'negative emissions' waste and recycling firm

Waste and recycling firm plans to invest in carbon capture technology at its waste-to-energy facilities in the UK

clock 20 May 2021 • 3 min read

Waste

Veolia announces plan for Energy from Waste carbon capture trial

Veolia is partnering with Carbon Clean to trial a new carbon capture technology, while a separate £300m energy-from-waste facility in Teesside was this week granted planning permission

clock 04 February 2021 • 3 min read

Technology

UK firm Carbon8 to deploy carbon capture technology at Dutch energy plant

The pilot is set to combine waste fly ash with captured CO2 to create manufactured aggregate for the construction industry

clock 02 October 2020 • 2 min read

Investment

Macquarie makes £120m investment in UK waste giant Viridor

The investment brings Macquarie's investments in the energy, waste, solar PV and onshore and offshore wind sectors to more than £1.5bn, according to the firm

clock 02 October 2020 • 1 min read

Energy

Kent heat and power plant becomes UK's first energy-from-waste CfD facility

Kemsley power station is designed to process 550,000 tonnes of waste per year to produce both electricity and heat

clock 13 August 2020 • 2 min read