UK’s first ‘industrial scale’ carbon capture plant opens in Cheshire

A carbon capture plant that has opened in Northwich is the largest such project in the UK. The £20 million facility will convert 40,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide into food and pharmaceutical grade sodium bicarbonate each year.

Carbon capture technology that removes carbon dioxide from the waste streams of industrial sites is a key part of the UK’s net zero strategy. The government hopes to capture up to 30 million tonnes of CO₂ each year by the early 2030s, and at least 50 million tonnes by the middle of the next decade.