Carbon Capture Scotland (CCS) has signed an agreement with Iona Capital to capture and reuse green carbon dioxide from Iona’s biomethane plants located across the UK.
The captured carbon dioxide (CO2) will be used by CCS to create dry ice for use in the food, cold logistics and pharmaceutical industries.
The latest agreement is an extension of their existing partnership at Iona’s Crofthead anaerobic digestion and biogas plant in Dumfries, which is the first and only biomethane facility in Scotland to operate with carbon capture. At their adjacent site to the Crofthead plant, CCSL takes the CO2 from Crofthead to make dry ice for commercial use.
The two companies plan to extend their agreement to any future anaerobic digestion plants that Iona may develop in the UK, continental Europe and North America.
Alex Todhunter, investment manager at Iona Capital, said: “The utilisation of CO2 generated from farm waste and crops is yet another demonstration of how anaerobic digestion contributes to a sustainable low carbon future and the circular economy.”
Richard Nimmons, director of Carbon Capture Scotland, said: “CCS’ partnership with Iona will accelerate our business growth in our home market of Scotland and further afield.
“Importantly, it represents a scalable framework for clear, measurable carbon removal that brings us closer to our goal of removing 1million tons of CO2 from the atmosphere per year.”
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