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“

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