Burning questions surround biomass-based carbon removals
by Angeli Mehta, reuters.com, October 23, 2023
„Summary:
- BECCs, claimed to deliver carbon negative emissions, involves capturing and storing CO2 from a biomass fuel stack
- Experts say biomass can be obtained from better forest management or wood and agricultural waste
- Critics concerned BECCS could drive timber sector and over the energy required to capture gases
- BECCS unit commissioned by UK’s Drax plant aiming to deliver 4m tons of carbon removals by 2030
- California-based companies Clean Energy Systems and Mote plan to capture hydrogen from process“