The Burning Issue

Enfinium's Karl Smith on carbon capture, EfW's inclusion in the UK ETS, and how big a tonne of CO2 really is

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Episode notes

EWB editor Luke Walsh talks to Enfinium's director of external affairs and strategic policy Karl Smith about building carbon capture at the UK’s largest EfW site 


This episode focuses on:


  • Developing a CCS pilot at the Ferrybridge EfW site next month 
  • What comes next after the permitting pause and expected strategic review of EfW capacity 
  • With a general election due will a change of government increase focus on the waste sector
  • UK ETS will “encourage innovation around contracting” 
  • Two more EfW plants expected operational next year 
  • How a total of six EfW facilities is “probably” enough for the company
  • Why carbon capture is like squeezing a double decker bus through a small pipe network


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