en.Wedoany.com Reported - The UK's first full-scale carbon capture facility integrated with a waste-to-energy plant has entered the construction phase at Encyclis' Protos site in Cheshire. Expected to be completed by 2029, the facility will capture approximately 370,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually from the adjacent Protos Energy Recovery Facility (ERF).
Located near Ellesmere Port, the captured CO2 will be transported via pipeline for permanent subsea geological storage in Liverpool Bay. The project demonstrates how carbon capture technology can be deployed at waste-to-energy plants to reduce emissions from residual waste treatment while maintaining reliable energy production.
Kanadevia Inova, the design, procurement, and construction contractor, has completed site preparation on the 4.4-acre plot and is now conducting piling operations to lay the foundation for the large-scale carbon capture infrastructure. The facility is being developed in parallel with the Protos Energy Recovery Facility, which is in its final commissioning stages. Once operational, the plant will process up to 500,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste annually and generate 49.9 MW of baseload electricity. In addition to power generation, the facility will recover reusable materials such as metals and aggregates, supporting circular economy goals and reducing reliance on landfill disposal.
The project is also expected to deliver broader economic benefits, supporting up to 500 skilled jobs and strengthening the regional supply chain as carbon capture technology is rolled out across the UK. Developers believe the project can serve as a blueprint for deploying carbon capture at other waste-to-energy plants and hard-to-abate industrial sectors, helping to accelerate progress toward national net-zero targets.
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