SUEZ moves forward in carbon capture projects with the support of technical design contractors

Funding is already in place for the main East Coast Cluster pipeline for Teesside, which will transport carbon captured from a range of projects across Teesside to an aquifer 145km off the coast beneath the North Sea, where it will be stored safely.

The East Coast Cluster project will play a key role in helping the UK to achieve Net Zero, with the Government’s Climate Change Committee describing the process of Carbon Capture as “a necessity rather than an option to achieve Net Zero by 2050”.

At SUEZ, we have a focus on reducing the carbon footprint of our customers’ waste and are investing in innovation at every stage, from ways to reduce the carbon content of the waste coming into our energy recovery facilities, such as our work on recycling flexible plastics at scale, through to capturing the carbon from flue gas emissions at the end of the process.

We have a clear strategy for the design and construction of carbon capture and are demonstrating that through speculative investment in the technology with the appointment of contractors ahead of the next round of government funding.

Fluor is supporting the Pre-FEED for our existing energy-from-waste facility at the Haverton Hill Industrial Estate on Teesside, while Technip Energies have partnered with us on the Pre-FEED for the energy-from-waste facility operated by SUEZ at Wilton. Both plants sit within the East Coast Cluster and would plug directly into the pipeline which received consent earlier this year.

Stuart Hayward-Higham, Technical Development Director for SUEZ recycling and recovery UK said, “As a leader in environmental services, SUEZ is committed to driving the ecological transition in the waste and water sectors. Carbon Capture is vital to decarbonisation and we have the expertise to make this a reality. We are confident in our strategy and are ideally placed to showcase what this technology can do. Our technology partners, Fluor and Technip Energies, were chosen based on their experience, capture rate and design costs. We’re hopeful that government will back these projects to maximise the potential that can be captured across Teesside and Humber.”

The successful implementation of these projects will pave the way for a large scale roll out of the carbon capture solution across our energy-from-waste plant portfolio, with plans already being developed in other parts of the UK. Technip Energies are using their expertise not just for Wilton, but also for our energy-from-waste facility in Severnside, Bristol (part of the 7CO2 cluster).

“Fluor is proud to assist SUEZ in meeting its goal to decarbonise its energy-from-waste facility at the Haverton Hill Industrial Estate at Teesside,” said Jason Kraynek, President of Fluor’s Production and Fuels business.

“Our Econamine FG PlusSM carbon capture technology is perfectly suited to assist SUEZ in creating a more sustainable future. Fluor is a global leader in decarbonisation technologies and is excited to provide our energy-efficient and cost-effective carbon capture solution to SUEZ.”

Christophe Malaurie, SVP Decarbonisation Solutions in Technip Energies, said, “Our partnership with SUEZ for two carbon capture projects in the UK demonstrates our joint commitment to decarbonising hard-to-abate industries and building a sustainable future. By leveraging Technip Energies’ Canopy C200 modularised solution powered by the proven Shell CANSOLV® CO2 Capture system, we are taking a step forward to achieve our Net Zero goal while ensuring cost and delivery certainty.”