Secretary of State Jo Stevens visits enfinium's north Wales facility, discusses carbon capture and storage plans

On her two-day visit to North Wales the Secretary of State Jo Stevens met with businesses supporting the transition to a green industrial economy, including enfinium’s Parc Adfer energy from waste facility in Deeside, Flintshire.

At Enfinium’s Parc Adfer facility in Deeside, the Secretary of State saw how the plant today converts unrecyclable waste into energy and other useful products and the company showcased their plans to retrofit a Carbon Capture Plant.

The Secretary of State was shown how the facility transforms unrecyclable waste into energy and other valuable materials, demonstrating the vital role energy from waste plays in supporting the circular economy.

Additionally, she discussed enfinium’s plan to invest around £200m to install Carbon Capture and Storage technology at the site, helping decarbonise Wales’s unrecyclable waste and produce carbon removals at scale, taking CO2 out of the atmosphere, which is critical for Wales to achieve Net Zero. The project is currently under consideration to feed into the HyNet Cluster as part of the UK Government’s CCS Track-1 Expansion programme.

Commenting on her two-day visit to North Wales, Secretary of State Jo Stevens said that “it’s fantastic to see north Wales at the forefront for Carbon Capture and Storage. It’s a technology that has huge potential for helping us achieve our net zero ambitions.”

In response to her visit, enfinium CEO Mike Maudsley said: “We were delighted to welcome the Secretary of State for Wales to our Parc Adfer facility in Deeside, to discuss our plans to invest in the region and help grow the green economy in North Wales.

“To deliver net zero, Wales and the UK needs to find a way to produce carbon removals at scale. Installing carbon capture at Parc Adfer will not only decarbonise Wales’s unrecyclable waste, but it will also transform the site into the largest carbon removal project in Wales.”