Decarbonisation at the Rivenhall IWMF, Essex

Introduction to Indaver’s Carbon Management Plan

Indaver offers sustainable and safe waste management solutions to both industry and public authorities. In doing so, we focus on recovering as much raw material and renewable energy from waste as possible. We do this in an energy-efficient manner to avoid or limit the amount of CO2 being emitted, respecting the highest environmental and quality standards. That is how we play our part in the transition to a sustainable circular economy. Closing the waste cycle is a key element of our mission. Therefore, we rely on a broad portfolio of different treatment techniques.

Our Environmental Sustainability Objectives

Avoiding CO2: a priority

When building waste treatment and recycling installations, Indaver sets CO2 avoidance as one of its first priorities.

Indaver’s investments in high-tech recycling installations illustrate the development towards prevention and more recycling of waste to avoid CO2.

 

Energy and resource efficiency

We limit our CO2 emissions by making our plants, processes, buildings, and transport as energy efficient as possible. We monitor the energy consumption of our facilities and processes constantly and look for potential points for improvement. Furthermore, we look into how we can reduce our energy consumption and, consequently, CO2 emissions for all of our activities. This applies to everything from industrial treatment processes to our staff’s mobility.

How We Decarbonise

With the Rivenhall IWMF we are:

Our plan is to build a carbon capture plant on the Rivenhall IWMF site

to enable us to do even better for the environment.

 

From mitigating climate change to driving global efforts for carbon neutrality, here are some key benefits of carbon capture plants:

Watch the videos below to get an insight of our vision and plans for the Rivenhall IWMF

The Process

Reducing CO2 emissions but also removing carbon from the atmosphere is a vital part towards a greener future.

How does this work? A few steps are listed below:

  • Treatment of residual waste at the Rivenhall IWMF;
  • Capturing the carbon coming out of the IWMF via a dedicated carbon capture plant on the same site;
  • The captured carbon is then utilised to supply low carbon farming – greenhouses – situated on the land adjacent to the site;
  • The remaining CO2 will be transported and used at other destinations. For example, when CO2 is combined with hydrogen, we get e-methanol – a fuel provided to fuel container ships.

Our Plan

We will be submitting a planning application to the Planning Authority to enable us to build a carbon capture plant on the Rivenhall IWMF site.

 

We’ll share a link to the planning documents once submitted in the section below.

 

Working alongside Oasthouse Ventures, this initiative marks a significant leap forward in combating climate change while fostering innovative solutions for energy utilisation.

 

Oasthouse Ventures will utilise the heat, electricity, and captured carbon to power and feed cutting-edge greenhouses adjacent to the IWMF site, exemplifying a symbiotic relationship between industry and agriculture.