The NEWEST-CCUS project ended in 2022.

Click here to view and download the NEWEST-CCUS Final Report

NEWEST-CCUS was an innovative three-year project funded by the ERA-NET Accelerating CCS Technologies (ACT2) initiative to assess the scale of the European market for carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies in the waste-to-energy (WtE) sector.

The project, which began in September 2019, also explored the sector’s potential for cumulative net carbon dioxide (CO₂) removal from the atmosphere.

Our team of academic and industry experts from 21 organisations and six countries built on work already undertaken to de-risk and accelerate the development and deployment of CO₂ capture technologies tailored specifically for WtE applications.

By building strong collaborative networks, we demonstrated technological capability and deliver a robust methodology for negative emissions accounting, which supported the successful implementation of CCUS in the WtE sector and the potential for WtE to be a key contributor to climate change mitigation efforts.

NEWEST-CCUS: Negative Emissions in the Waste-to-Energy Sector: Technologies for CCUS