Carbon Capture Scotland is pressing ahead with a £120m carbon removal and storage project following a seven-figure investment by Steyn Group.
Its 'Project Nexus' is focusing on the Scotch whisky and agriculture sectors, aiming to remove carbon dioxide that has been naturally captured in organic materials such as grain and barley.
The Dumfries-based business has developed a method of capturing CO2 produced from organic processes such as whisky fermentation.
The BBC reported that this technology is due to be installed at Tullibardine Distillery in Perthshire and Whyte and Mackay's Invergordon distillery.
Steyn's investment will be used to fund its first modular carbon capture units, as well as the development of sites that permanently store and remove carbon dioxide in geological formations.
It will also provide backing to help generate carbon dioxide removal credits that can be used by companies to achieve net zero targets.
In 2021, Carbon Capture Scotland constructed one of the UK's largest carbon capture sites, using the CO2 to produce dry ice for the pharmaceutical and food sectors.
The company has received more than £500,000 in financial support from South of Scotland Enterprise since it was founded a decade ago by brothers Ed and Richard Nimmons.
Richard commented: "Removing one million tonnes of CO2 per year is the equivalent of decarbonising the gas and electricity of more than 175,000 average UK homes.
"Project Nexus delivers a massive kick-start to carbon removal in the UK by working with activities that are already a key part of our economy.
"This is one of the world's largest carbon removal programmes, and we do not have to wait 10 years - this can be started right now."
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