Scaling carbon removal for lasting impact.
Scalable
BECCS technology removes carbon from the atmosphere at scale by utilizing industrial facilities.
A single BECCS facility can produce carbon removal in the order of hundreds of thousands of tonnes per year, as compared to thousands or tens of thousands of tonnes with other carbon removal methods.
Sustainable
Biorecro only uses waste CO₂ from existing industrial processes for BECCS.
Our BECCS facilities capture existing second-tier waste CO₂ streams and do not require dedicated biomass, thus having zero impact on land use.
Efficient
Adding BECCS onto existing biomass industrial sites utilizes sources at much higher concentrations to capture 80-95% of CO₂ from high-concentration CO₂ streams in flue gasses.
These higher concentrations of CO₂ make the BECCS process significantly more efficient, requiring less operational cost and energy when compared to other carbon removal methods.
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BECCS technology removes carbon from the atmosphere at scale by utilizing industrial facilities. Add high quality BECCS carbon removal to your organization’s sustainability strategy for a lasting impact.
A glimpse into Bio-Energy with Carbon Capture & Storage
Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) captures carbon from biogenic emissions in industrial facilities such as pulp & paper mills, Combined Heat & Power (CHP) plants, and ethanol & biogas plants, rather than from fossil fuels as is done with traditional CCS.
At Biorecro we look at where biogenic CO₂ is already being emitted and use those sources to capture and store CO₂ from already existing waste streams.
The Biorecro Logistics Chain
1. Biomass Sourcing
The carbon dioxide captured with BECCS may come from pulp and paper industries, biodegradable waste, or waste residues from forestry and agriculture. This biomass is then brought to bioenergy facilities such as bioethanol plants, municipal solid waste facilities, or combined heat & power plants.
At Biorecro, only waste biomass is used in already existing industrial facilities.
2. Carbon Capture
The process for carbon capture with BECCS will vary depending on the facility and biomass will undergo either combustion or conversion.
- With combustion, biomass is burned and CCS technology captures the carbon dioxide from the flue gas stream. This is the process at for example, CHP plants where biomass is combusted to generate heat and electricity.
- With conversion, biomass goes through fermentation. This is done to generate liquid fuels like bioethanol. A nearly pure CO₂ stream is created as a byproduct that is then compressed, stored, and removed from the atmosphere.
3. Transportation & Intermediate Storage
After separation, carbon dioxide is brought from the facility to the sequestration site. Transportation may be done through one or a combination of the following:
- Pipelines
- Ships
- Trucks
- Trains
In most cases, there is some form of intermediate storage that is used prior to loading the CO₂ onto different transportation modes.
4. Long-Term Carbon Removal
The carbon dioxide is then injected thousands of meters deep underground into a geologic formation. These formations can be saline formations, unmineable coal seams, oil and natural gas reservoirs, shale rocks, or basalt formations. The porous and permeable nature of these formations helps to encapsulate carbon dioxide. A cap rock that resides above the reservoir acts as a sealant so the carbon dioxide will remain securely in place permanently.
Geologic storage is the key component for carbon sequestration as this is where the mineralization of carbon dioxide takes place.
Mineralization facilitates long-term carbon storage by encasing carbon into a crystal structure of minerals. When mineralized, carbon is guaranteed to remain out of the atmosphere for thousands of years.
The Biorecro Logistics Chain
1. Biomass Sourcing
The carbon dioxide captured with BECCS may come from pulp and paper industries, biodegradable waste, or waste residues from forestry and agriculture. This biomass is then brought to bioenergy facilities such as bioethanol plants, municipal solid waste facilities, or combined heat & power plants.
At Biorecro, only waste biomass is used in already existing industrial facilities.
2. Carbon Capture
The process for carbon capture with BECCS will vary depending on the facility and biomass will undergo either combustion or conversion.
- With combustion, biomass is burned and CCS technology captures the carbon dioxide from the flue gas stream. This is the process at for example, CHP plants where biomass is combusted to generate heat and electricity.
- With conversion, biomass goes through fermentation. This is done to generate liquid fuels like bioethanol. A nearly pure CO₂ stream is created as a byproduct that is then compressed, stored, and removed from the atmosphere.
3. Transportation & Intermediate Storage
After separation, carbon dioxide is brought from the facility to the sequestration site. Transportation may be done through one or a combination of the following:
- Pipelines
- Ships
- Trucks
- Trains
In most cases, there is some form of intermediate storage that is used prior to loading the CO₂ onto different transportation modes.
4. Long-Term Carbon Removal
The carbon dioxide is then injected thousands of meters deep underground into a geologic formation.
These formations can be saline formations, unmineable coal seams, oil and natural gas reservoirs, shale rocks, or basalt formations.
The porous and permeable nature of these formations helps to encapsulate carbon dioxide. A cap rock that resides above the reservoir acts as a sealant so the carbon dioxide will remain securely in place permanently.
Geologic storage is the key component for carbon sequestration as this is where the mineralization of carbon dioxide takes place.
Mineralization facilitates long-term carbon storage by encasing carbon into a crystal structure of minerals. When mineralized, carbon is guaranteed to remain out of the atmosphere for thousands of years.
A Guide to Understanding BECCS
In order to safeguard communities and ecosystems from global climate change carbon removal will need to play a massive part in the solution.
BECCS delivers carbon removal at scale with the most efficient energy requirements and cost
BECCS at Pulp and Paper Mills
The paper industry provides essential daily products. With BECCS, pulp & paper mills can become hubs for carbon removal.
By capturing and permanently storing biogenic CO₂, BECCS enables the sector to deliver negative emissions while continuing to meet global demand.
BECCS at Combined Heat and Power Facilities
Beyond delivering heating and electricity, Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Plants can incorporate BECCS to remove carbon at scale.
This integration transforms CHP plants into dual-purpose assets, simultaneously supporting energy systems and long-term carbon removal goals.
Ethanol BECCS: Operational at Industrial Scale
Since 2022, the Richardton Ethanol BECCS Facility has been capturing and permanently storing 165,000 tonnes of biogenic CO₂ per year, making it one of the world’s first fully operational BECCS projects at commercial scale.
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