On Wednesday 4th November 2026, Flintshire County Council’s Planning Committee granted planning permission for proposals to install carbon capture technology at the Parc Adfer energy from waste facility in Deeside, North Wales. The decision marks an important milestone in the project, which is being developed by enfinium, the operator of the facility.
Opened in 2019 in partnership with the five local authorities that make up the North Wales Residual Waste Treatment Partnership (NWRWTP), Parc Adfer currently diverts up to 232,000 tonnes of unrecyclable waste every year. This waste would otherwise go to environmentally damaging landfill, producing methane that has a climate impact up to 80 times worse than carbon dioxide (CO2).
Following consultation with the public and regional stakeholders, enfinium submitted a planning application to Flintshire County Council on 24th October 2025 for the installation of full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at the facility.
The project has separately been shortlisted by the UK Government to connect to the HyNet North West carbon transport and storage network currently under construction in the region. Once captured, the CO2 will be safely transported for permanent storage in depleted gas reservoirs in Liverpool Bay.
With carbon capture technology installed at the facility, Parc Adfer will become the largest carbon removals project in Wales, supporting skilled jobs, generating growth in the region, and supporting Wales’s world-leading efforts to create a sustainable and circular economy.
Flintshire County Council’s decision marks a significant step in demonstrating the project’s deliverability ahead of the UK Government’s anticipated review later this year of the HyNet cluster and the list of priority projects across Wales and England that will supply the CO2 network over the coming decades.
Mike Maudsley, Chief Executive Officer at enfinium, said: “We welcome Flintshire County Council’s decision to approve our plans to develop carbon capture at Parc Adfer. This is an important milestone for the project and demonstrates that we are making progress towards delivering Wales’s largest carbon removals project.
“As a state-of-the-art facility that will serve the communities of North Wales for decades to come, Parc Adfer is exceptionally well positioned to support the successful operation of the HyNet carbon capture network. We remain committed to working with the UK and Welsh Governments and our partners to deliver this project and unlock the economic and environmental benefits it can bring to North Wales.”
Ben Burggraaf, CEO of Net Zero Industry Wales, said: “I’m delighted that Flintshire’s planning committee has approved the Parc Adfer CCS project planning application. The decarbonisation of the energy from waste industry in Wales, is a key component of enabling Wales to become a leading Clean Energy Transition hub.
This project will not only remove emissions from the atmosphere, but also produce low carbon energy, to power our manufacturing industries in Wales and allow them to remain a cornerstone of the UK industrial base.”
Olivia Powis, CEO of the Carbon Capture and Storage Association, said: “This is a welcome milestone towards delivering a project that brings lasting economic and environmental benefits to North Wales.
By capturing and permanently storing CO2 from the treatment of unrecyclable waste, facilities such as Parc Adfer can deliver durable, high-quality carbon removals, while also safeguarding and creating thousands of jobs and helping revitalise our industrial heartlands.
Maintaining momentum in CCUS industry rollout is vital to give developers the confidence to continue investing, support reindustrialisation and create opportunities for the next generation across the region.”
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About enfinium
enfinium is a leading UK energy from waste operator with five operational sites in the UK, in West Yorkshire, Kent and Flintshire, and one in construction. enfinium diverts 2.7 million tonnes of unrecyclable waste from climate-damaging landfill, putting it to good use by turning it into home grown energy, enough to power 600,000 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
