COPENHAGEN, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Amager Resource Center (ARC), a public utility company in the Danish capital Copenhagen, officially inaugurated a demonstration facility on Monday that could capture carbon dioxide (CO2) and send it to local vegetable growers.
At ARC, the new facility can collect up to four tons of CO2 per day. The CO2 is cooled and converted into liquid, and then sent to the farm of Ostervang Sjaelland to help grow vegetables.
"It is a big day for green Denmark that ARC is now inaugurating a new large demonstration plant, where they make it clear that it is not only possible to capture CO2, but also to utilize the collected CO2," said Jannick Hauschildt Buhl, Sector Manager with Dansk Fjernvarme, trade association for the nation's district heating, waste energy, and cogeneration companies.
"Carbon capture is an effective measure to reduce carbon emissions. But in addition to being a climate tool, capturing CO2 can also provide a resource that other sectors demand," noted Buhl.
Dansk Fjernvarme estimates that its member companies have the potential to capture up to 7 million tons of CO2 per year.
According to Buhl, across Denmark, many companies in the district heating sector are preparing CO2 capture projects. However, if the projects are to be realized, it is necessary to have a better framework for, among other things, the costs of transporting and storing the captured CO2, he added.
In Copenhagen, ARC handles almost all aspects of waste management, emptying bins, managing recycling stations, producing energy and making sure that hazardous waste is treated in an environmentally safe manner. ■