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This website provides further information about the project, including our plans for community consultation and opportunities for local residents to give us their views on the proposal.This website will be updated as the project progresses.
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Encyclis is a leader in the safe recovery of energy and other resources from waste having worked in the field for over forty years. Our state-of-the-art facilities operate across UK and Ireland taking residual waste that would otherwise be landfilled. We turn this into sustainable baseload electricity, heat and other practical resources to accelerate the circular economy of the future.
Encyclis is making significant commitments to help build the circular economy and, in doing so, to tackle climate change. Building our proposed Carbon Capture Facility in Stewartby is an important step towards our transition to Net Zero. We are aiming to make all of our operating processes 100% circular by 2030 so that every possible resource is recovered from the residual waste we receive.
Carbon capture is designed to prevent carbon dioxide by from industrial processes from being released into the atmosphere. Our proposed Carbon Capture Facility will take the CO₂ generated from the treatment of waste within our existing Rookery South ERF and transfer this to a carbon capture and storage core network pipeline proposed by the National Infrastructure Commission. The objective is to capture the carbon dioxide emissions generated from our Rookery South ERF using this new facility.
When operational, our Carbon Capture site would prevent approximately 90% of Carbon Dioxide from the Rookery South ERF entering the atmosphere per annum.
The new facility will deliver a number of long-term high value jobs, as well as generating significant local supply chain spend during both its construction and operation.
The feedback from this consultation will inform the final design of the proposed Carbon Capture Facility. We are aiming to submit the full planning application to Central Bedfordshire Council in Early 2025. Construction of the Carbon Capture Facility is expected to take 4 years. We are committed to keeping the local community informed throughout this process and there will be further consultation following the submission of the formal planning application.
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The new Carbon Capture Facility will play a key role in helping to decarbonise the waste sector by capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) gases from the existing Rookery South ERF preventing these from being released into the atmosphere.
The captured CO2 will be transferred from the Carbon Capture Facility into the national carbon capture and storage core network pipeline proposed by the National Infrastructure Commission.
Decarbonising the waste sector is widely recognised as a key element in the UK’s transition to net zero in the fight against climate change.
The Government has set targets for decarbonising the UK’s power system by 2035 in a bid to limit the effects of climate change while maintaining security of energy supply. Carbon Capture is a key technology to enable the decarbonisation of industry in the United Kingdom.
To propel progress on carbon capture, the Government announced in October 2024 that it would provide £22bn in funding as part of its plan to combat climate change, drive regional growth and create new jobs.
Our proposed new Carbon Capture Facility will be constructed on land adjacent to our existing Rookery South ERF at Green Lane in Stewartby, should planning permission be granted.
As part of the planning application process we will be undertaking an Environmental Impact Assessment. This will identify the potential for any environmental impacts resulting from the proposed development and may suggest additional recommendations to ensure protection of the local area.
Future operation of the Carbon Capture Facility will be regulated by an Environmental Permit, issued by the Environment Agency, which ensures human health, and the environment are protected.
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The proposed Carbon Capture Facility is designed to remove CO2 from the flue gas stream of the ERF. The design of the proposed Carbon Capture Facility has been informed by technical, operational and health and safety requirements.
The captured Carbon Dioxide (CO2) gas will be transferred to the carbon capture and storage core network pipeline proposed by the National Infrastructure Commission.
Safety is integral to the design, construction, and operation of our proposed Carbon Capture Facility. Separate to the planning team, a specialist team of experts will comprehensively assess all aspects of safety and the securing of all necessary consents and permits to ensure the site’s safe operation.
According to industry body the Global CCS Institute, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is ‘a proven technology that has been in safe operation for over 45 years’. All components of CCS are proven technologies that have been used for decades on a commercial scale.
We are currently undertaking ecological surveys across the site and ecological input will be given to the design team to look for opportunities to enhance biodiversity and to ensure measures are put in place during construction and operation to protect wildlife and habitat.
The proposed Carbon Capture Facility is designed to remove the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) from the flue gases of the Rookery South ERF during it’s normal day to day operation. Detailed Air Quality assessments are currently being undertaken to model any potential impacts of the emissions and will be made available as part of the planning application. The Carbon Capture Facility will be covered by an Environmental Permit which ensure human health and the environment are protected.
Our Carbon Capture Facility will be designed to minimise noise disturbance during operation. We will undertake a detailed noise assessment to determine any special measures that will be required to ensure that we minimise construction and operational noise for local communities.
We do not anticipate that our Carbon Capture Facility will produce any noticeable odours. It is designed to capture Carbon Dioxide (CO2) gases that are harmful to the atmosphere.
There will be a temporary rise in vehicle movements through the construction period. However, this is not expected to result in a significant increase in traffic on local roads. A Construction Traffic Management Plan and a Construction Worker Travel Plan will be prepared to reduce potential impacts. Once in operation, HGV vehicle movements relating to the Carbon Capture Facility are expected to fall within the current consented HGV movements of the ERF.
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Please feel free to join us at our Visitor Centre, learn more about our project, ask any questions that you might have and share your feedback with us.
We will be holding two consultation events at our Rookery South Visitor Centre at Green Lane, Stewartby
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We welcome public feedback on the proposal prior to moving forward with our plans.