In Sweden, municipal energy utility Jönköping Energi AB has revealed that it in collaboration with compatriot consultancy Klimatpositivt & Kolsänkor AB (Klimpo) will carry out a feasibility study for possible bioenergy with carbon capture (BECCS) at its Torsvik combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Jönköping.
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With a grant from the Swedish Energy Agency’s “Industriklivet” energy transition support program, Jönköping Energi is now investigating the feasibility of establishing a plant to separate biogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) at its Torsvik CHP plant.
The municipality-owned energy company has already committed to becoming a carbon sink by 2045 thus contributing to reducing society’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The study will investigate if it is feasible to build a carbon capture plant in Torsvik to capture CO2 thereby reducing the climate impact.
Climate change is the issue of our time. Jönköping Energi is clearly commitmented to be involved in mitigating climate change. It is our social responsibility as an energy company to contribute to reduced carbon dioxide emissions, and the feasibility study should make clear which alternatives we have, said Magnus Olsson, Project Manager at Jönköping Energi.
The larger district heating customers in the Jönköping region have been very explicit to Jönköping Energi that they have very high targets for reduced emissions from their heating supply.
If the preliminary study results in us building a facility for capturing carbon dioxide from biomass, it may even mean that we can create a “sink” that indirectly absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The trees bind carbon dioxide when they grow, and we take care of what is released when burned. In this way, we can become climate positive. Together, these parts could ensure that the attractiveness of district heating remains, even in times of zero-emission demands from society and our customers, said Magnus Olsson.
Up to 270 000 tonnes of CO2 per annum
A possible carbon capture facility at Torsvik would have the potential to remove up to 270 000 tonnes of biogenic CO2 per annum, which would be a sizeable contribution toward Sweden’s goal of negative emissions by 2030.
The feasibility study will be conducted throughout 2023 in collaboration with the consultancy firm Klimatpositivt & Kolsänkor AB (Klimpo) and will form the basis for decisions about possibilities and pathways in the work going forward.
For a project like this, collaboration is required both locally and nationally, and being able to run a BECCS project in the region is positive as there is a great deal of interest, both within the municipality, businesses, logistics, and transport companies. It enables the collaborations that will be required. A new industry is now emerging in the Nordics and it’s great that Jönköping Energi wants to be a part of the journey, ended Kristofer Pettersson, Project Manager at Klimpo.
