In Sweden, municipal energy utility Skellefteå Kraft AB has announced that it has been granted a permit by the County Administrative Board in Västerbotten to separate carbon dioxide from flue gases at its Hedensbyn biomass-fired combined heat and power plant.
Skellefteå Kraft has received a positive decision from the environmental review delegation at the County Administrative Board in Västerbotten, which means the company has a permission to separate carbon dioxide (CO2) from the flue gases at Hedensbyn’s CHP plant.
The permit enables Skellefteå Kraft to continue investigating the conditions for new business opportunities.
The investment would mean that already climate-neutral emissions from Hedensbyn’s biomass-fired CHP plant become climate-positive, which will be another way for Skellefteå Kraft to contribute to the transition to a more sustainable society.
Skellefteå Kraft is still in an investigation phase regarding the capture of carbon dioxide at the bioenergy plant. The permit covers the separation of carbon dioxide and refers to the first step in the value chain. If a decision is made on investment, additional permits, for other parts of the value chain, will be needed, said Erik Pott, Business Developer at Skellefteå Kraft.
