Svante Technologies Inc.’s bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project at a paper mill in the southeastern United States has entered the feasibility study phase. The project is being developed in partnership with an integrated sustainable packaging company after an initial screening and pre-feasibility assessment across several of the partner’s mills.
The facility is designed to capture and permanently store more than 500,000 tonnes of biogenic CO₂ annually generated from mill operations. The biomass fibre used at the site is sourced from sustainably managed forests.
During the feasibility stage, the companies will undertake detailed engineering and design work, along with cost estimates, timelines and risk assessments to determine the project’s commercial viability before moving toward a future engineering study and final investment decision (FID). Svante’s subsidiary, Svante Development Inc., is co-investing in this phase with the mill owner.
“Advancing this work into feasibility provides the information we need to assess cost, project execution strategy, and plant integration requirements,” said Scott Gardner, President of Svante Development Inc. “It also aligns with progress on CO₂ storage infrastructure in the region, which is a necessary component of any integrated BECCS project.”
The captured carbon dioxide will be permanently stored in geological formations in the US Gulf Coast region, which has established Class VI permitting frameworks for CO₂ storage. The project is expected to generate carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits that meet recognised monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) standards, aimed at organisations seeking to address their Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.
The project will utilise Svante’s solid sorbent carbon capture technology, which uses rotary contactor machines and nano-engineered filters designed to selectively capture CO₂ from industrial flue gas.
Additional design elements include waste heat and water recovery systems to reduce energy and water demand, recyclable capture materials with no secondary chemical emissions, and safe long-term geological storage.
