E.ON Advances Carbon Capture Plans with New Feasibility Study in Sweden
E.ON has taken a further step in exploring large-scale carbon capture deployment in Sweden after selecting Capsol Technologies to conduct a feasibility study for its biomass and waste-to-energy operations in Norrköping.
The study will assess the potential integration of carbon capture technology at a facility with a capture capacity of up to 500,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year, marking one of the more significant evaluation projects in the sector to date. It will be carried out in collaboration with an engineering partner and will build on Capsol’s experience in similar industrial applications.
The initiative reflects growing momentum across Europe to deploy carbon capture technologies at existing energy-from-waste and biomass facilities, which are increasingly seen as key contributors to negative emissions strategies when combined with carbon removal systems.
Biomass and waste-to-energy plants are considered particularly suitable for carbon capture due to their concentrated emission streams and their role in managing residual waste flows. Capturing emissions from these facilities can potentially enable net-negative carbon outcomes when biomass feedstocks are sustainably sourced.
Capsol Technologies was selected through a competitive tender process. The company said the project strengthens its position in the expanding carbon capture market, particularly within the biomass and waste-to-energy segment.
Wendy Lam, Chief Executive Officer of Capsol Technologies, said the award reflects the company’s growing role in industrial decarbonisation projects.
“Capsol’s experience from similar projects, together with established partnerships with leading industrial companies, reinforces the company’s position in this segment and has contributed to securing the feasibility study,” she said. “The award further strengthens Capsol’s presence in the growing market for carbon capture solutions for biomass and waste-to-energy applications.”
For E.ON, the feasibility study forms part of a broader strategy to assess carbon capture opportunities across its operations as it works towards long-term decarbonisation goals. The Norrköping site, which combines biomass and waste-to-energy operations, represents a significant potential source of emissions reduction through capture and storage technologies.
If implemented at scale, the project could position the facility among a growing number of European energy sites evaluating carbon capture as a route to reducing industrial emissions while maintaining essential energy and waste management services.
The study highlights increasing interest in carbon capture as a complementary solution to renewable energy expansion, particularly in sectors where emissions are difficult to eliminate entirely through electrification or fuel switching alone. As regulatory pressure and climate targets tighten across Europe, utilities and industrial operators are increasingly examining carbon capture as part of their decarbonisation portfolios.
