enfinium, one of the Europe’s largest energy from waste (EfW) operators, has today announced it has selected Isometric, the world’s leading carbon removal registry, as its carbon registry partner for the Parc Adfer carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.
Currently a candidate for grant support through the UK Government’s Track-1 HyNet Expansion programme, the Parc Adfer CCS project is forecast to generate up to 120,000 tonnes of highly durable carbon removal credits once operational in 2030. By planning to align with the Isometric Standard, the world’s most rigorous set of rules for carbon removal, enfinium will ensure that any credits sold from the project in the voluntary carbon markets adhere to transparent and best practice carbon accounting methodologies.
Established in 2022, Isometric has rapidly established a reputation for scientific rigour and transparency. It has developed thirteen protocols under the Isometric Standard.
In December 2024, Isometric published a paper exploring how energy from waste combined with CCS could generate high quality removal credits from unrecyclable biodegradable waste, subject to a rigorous approach to monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV).1 Isometric plans to establish a working group in the second half of this year to consult on the development of an energy from waste protocol, which enfinium will be participating in as a leading developer of Waste to Energy CCS (WECCS) projects.
Karl Smyth, Director of External Affairs & Strategic Policy from enfinium said: “The Parc Adfer project will be amongst the first engineered carbon removal projects in the UK to generate high integrity carbon removal credits at a scale meaningful to the climate. By selecting Isometric as the project’s carbon registry, we are sending a clear signal to buyers and regulators that these credits will adhere to the highest standard of scientific rigour.”
Lukas May, Chief Commercial Officer from Isometric said: “Energy from waste offers a unique and exciting opportunity to scale carbon removal in the UK. We’re excited to bring together leading suppliers and scientists in this working group to advance the field.”
Today’s announcement aligns with the principles outlined in the UK Government’s recently published ‘Voluntary Carbon and Nature Markets: Raising integrity’ paper, currently out to consultation, which proposes that carbon removal suppliers should ensure credits meet recognised high integrity criteria that help ensure credits deliver the environmental benefits they claim.2
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1 Isometric publishes paper on the potential for Energy-from-Waste as a carbon removal pathway
About enfinium
enfinium is a leading UK energy from waste operator with four operational sites in the UK, in West Yorkshire, Kent and Flintshire, and two in construction. enfinium diverts 2.3 million tonnes of unrecyclable waste from climate-damaging landfill, putting it to good use by turning it into home grown energy, enough to power 500,000 UK homes. enfinium’s ambition is to transform its facilities into local ‘decarbonisation hubs’ powered by the millions of tonnes of unrecyclable waste the UK will produce for decades to come. Using existing energy from waste infrastructure, enfinium could contribute to heat networks, produce electrolytic hydrogen, or use carbon capture technology to provide durable, high quality carbon removals which will be critical for the UK to achieve net zero by 2050. For more on enfinium, please visit www.enfinium.co.uk.
About Isometric
Isometric is the world’s most rigorous carbon registry. Isometric is trusted by Fortune 100 companies to issue the highest quality carbon credits in the world and is on a mission to build the trust infrastructure the carbon removal industry needs to scale responsibly and fast. The Isometric Standard and Registry raise the bar for scientific rigor, transparency, and incentive alignment to address the problems that plagued the traditional carbon offset market.
Isometric was founded in 2022 by CEO Eamon Jubbawy, who previously co-founded technology companies Sequence, Safi and Onfido (acquired by Entrust in 2024 for $650m). The company has raised over $25 million from leading VCs, including Lowercarbon Capital, Plural, Niklas Zennström (Skype’s co-founder and founder of the VC Atomico), David Helgason (founder of Unity Technologies), Ross Mason (founder of MuleSoft), and Ilkka Paananen (founder of Supercell). In 2024, Isometric was named as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. The company is based in London and New York. For more on Isometric, please visit Isometric | High quality carbon credits, backed by science.
