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Inside Veolia's Amine-Free Sheffield Carbon Capture Facility

Sustainabilitymag · · 774 words · By Lucy Potter
Climate Change Mitigation UK Government Infrastructure Funding Carbon Capture Technology
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Veolia is trialing an amine-free carbon capture system developed by the University of Leeds and C-Capture at its Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility. The article discusses the technical advantages of the new solvent, the UK government's funding for carbon clusters, and the broader debate regarding the role of carbon capture in climate strategy.

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Topics 3

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What happened

Inside Veolia's Amine-Free Sheffield Carbon Capture Facility Veolia is testing a carbon capture system at its Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility that does not use amine-based solvents.

Why it matters

The trial could mark a step forward for carbon capture technology at energy-from-waste plants.

Common ground

The facility processes household and commercial waste to generate power.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Veolia is trialing an amine-free carbon capture system developed by the University of Leeds and C-Capture at its Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility. The article discusses the technical advantages of the new solvent, the UK government's funding for carbon clusters, and the broader debate regarding the role of carbon capture in climate strategy.

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Claim 1: “The carbon capture system is capturing up to one tonne of carbon dioxide every day from the facility's exhausts.”
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The claim that the system captures up to one tonne of CO2 per day is confirmed by Energydigital, Veolia UK, and Enlit World.
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web search NEUTRAL — Up to one tonne of carbon dioxide is captured daily.Veolia Sheffield Facility. The captured CO₂ will initially be released as part of the testing process, allowing engineers to assess performance, saf…
https://www.veolia.co.uk/press-releases/veolia-trials-uk-fir…
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web search NEUTRAL — It tested a novel non-amine solvent that can be regenerated and reused. The solvent was discovered by researchers at the University of Leeds and is currently capturing up to one tonne of carbon dioxid…
https://www.enlit.world/library/veolia-successfully-tests-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — to capture 10,000 tonnes per day. A rescue round was subsequently conducted, resulting in chair Warren East – a former chief executive of Rolls-Royce and semiconductor company ARM – becoming the major…
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/amazing-technology-…
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Claim 2: “Veolia is testing a carbon capture system at its Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility that does not use amine-based solvents.”
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Multiple independent sources (Veolia UK, gasworld, and 'Inside Veolia's Amine-Free Sheffield Carbon Capture Facility') confirm that Veolia is testing an amine-free carbon capture system at the Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list ranks building and structures in Sheffield, England, by height.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_and_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility, also known as the Energy from Waste Plant, is a modern incinerator which treats Sheffield's household waste. It is notable as it not only provides electricity f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_Energy_Recovery_Faci…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Veolia Environmental Services (in French Veolia Propreté), formerly Onyx Environnement, is a division of Veolia Environnement. It employs nearly 78,000 staff, has operations in 35 countries around the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veolia_Environmental_Services
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Claim 3: “more than half of the UK's emissions occur outside these clusters.”
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Claim 4: “At this stage the captured CO₂ is being released as part of testing rather than stored or used.”
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Veolia UK explicitly states that the captured CO2 will initially be released as part of the testing process. Other provided evidence for this claim (Lowyat.NET) is completely irrelevant (discussing WhatsApp).
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 8, 2025 · Payment need to be processed by company, so need invoice. cb shop can only give invoice thru Whatsapp. They couldn't use WhatsApp web so I cannot get invoice from them. All settled, told…
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5538738
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 10, 2026 · A .vbs file scam is an active cyberattack spreading malicious Visual Basic Script files via messaging platforms like WhatsApp. Attackers disguise these executable scripts as ordinary fi…
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5573643
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 23, 2025 · Some of the customer didn't prepare cash when the driver arrived at their property/office since the driver no longer can whatsapp customer. driver still can whatsapp customer, i just go…
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5519991
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Claim 5: “Most commercial systems use amine-based solvents, which are chemical compounds that bind to CO₂.”
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The claim that most commercial systems use amine-based solvents is mentioned in the 'Energy Digital' source. The other web search results provided for this claim are dictionary definitions of the word 'majority' and are not relevant to carbon capture.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3Temporary majority.
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web search NEUTRAL — Save, send, speak with MAJORITY, the mobile banking app helping internationals get banked in the US, send money, and make calls abroad
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 30, 2026 · The meaning of MAJORITY is a number or percentage equaling more than half of a total. How to use majority in a sentence.
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Claim 6: “Viking CCS: This project, led by Harbour Energy and bp, is also located in Humberside. It will use underground pipelines to move carbon emissions to the old Theddlethorpe Gas Terminal, where it is expected that around 10 million tonnes of CO₂ could be stored by 2035.”
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Claim 7: “Researchers at the University of Leeds developed the new system. The clean technology firm C-Capture commercialised it.”
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Three independent sources (Energy Digital, 'Inside Veolia's Amine-Free Sheffield Carbon Capture Facility', and gasworld) confirm the system was developed by the University of Leeds and commercialized by C-Capture.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2018–19 season saw Leeds United competing in the Championship (known as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) for a ninth successive season.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous distric…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1874 as the Yorkshire College of Science. In 1884, it merged with the Leeds School of M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Leeds
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Claim 8: “HyNet, which spans Merseyside and North Wales, will receive government funding for climate tech projects relating to industrial emissions, hydrogen production and carbon capture and storage.”
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The claim is confirmed by the Energydigital cross-reference, but no other independent sources in the provided evidence corroborate this specific detail about HyNet.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The HyNet Cluster, which spans Merseyside and North Wales, will receive government funding for climate tech projects relating to industrial emissions, hydrogen production and carbon capture and storag…
https://energydigital.com/news/behind-veolias-next-gen-carbo…
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Claim 9: “Fatih Birol, the Executive Director of the IEA, told The Guardian in 2023 that it was a "fantasy" to think investing in carbon capture would give polluters a licence to operate in the future.”
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Claim 10: “António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, expressed similar views in 2023. "The problem is not simply fossil fuel emissions. It is fossil fuels, period," he said.”
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Claim 11: “The UK Government has earmarked up to £21.7bn (US$27.6bn) in funding over the next 25 years for carbon capture and storage development.”
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The funding amount of £21.7bn over 25 years is reported by both Energydigital and a web search result discussing Westminster/Tories.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The government of the United Kingdom, formally His Majesty's Government and also officially the UK Government, is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ir…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reform UK, also known as the Reform Party, is a right-wing populist and far-right political party in the United Kingdom. It has eight members of Parliament in the House of Commons, two members of the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — UK Government Investments (UKGI) is a company owned by the United Kingdom government which combines the former functions of the Shareholder Executive and UK Financial Investments. UKGI manages a portf…
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Claim 12: “The trial is expected to last around two years.”
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Both Veolia UK and Fuel Oil News explicitly state that the trial is expected to last two years.
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web search NEUTRAL — The two-year trial aims to demonstrate the economic viability of scaling the technology to capture, store and utilise carbon from the waste management facility. For other local businesses, particularl…
https://www.veolia.co.uk/press-releases/veolia-trials-uk-fir…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sheffield facility drone view.The two-year trial is intended to establish how effectively the solvent can capture CO₂, how efficiently it can be regenerated and reused, and whether the technology can …
https://fueloilnews.co.uk/2026/08/uk-carbon-capture-trial-ta…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Yorkshire carbon capture company previously backed by Drax and bp has conducted a successful trial of its technology at a Sheffield household waste site as it seeks new investors.
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/amazing-technology-…
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Claim 13: “The East Coast Cluster: This cluster is spread across Teeside and Humberside, where emissions from power plants and industrial sites will be targeted by CCS systems located in the North Sea.”
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Claim 14: “Acorn is Scotland’s only advanced CCS project as things stand.”
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Claim 15: “It has become the first site in the UK to trial this type of carbon capture approach.”
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Both Veolia UK and the 'Inside Veolia's Amine-Free Sheffield Carbon Capture Facility' source explicitly state that Veolia is the first organization in the UK to trial this next-generation non-amine technology.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of incinerators in the UK that treat municipal waste:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility, also known as the Energy from Waste Plant, is a modern incinerator which treats Sheffield's household waste. It is notable as it not only provides electricity f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_Energy_Recovery_Faci…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list ranks building and structures in Sheffield, England, by height.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_and_…
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Claim 16: “According to Westminster, the technologies could add around £5bn (US$6.3bn) to the economy every year by 2050.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Wikipedia entries for '.uk', 'The Voice UK', and 'United Kingdom', none of which mention economic projections for carbon capture technology.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Voice UK is a British singing reality competition television series. Created by John de Mol Jr. and Roel van Velzen, it premiered on BBC One on 24 March 2012. Based on the original Dutch singing c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. It compr…
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