Carbon Capture Scotland announce partnership with Glasgow distiller Whyte & Mackay

As part of the ground-breaking Project Nexus, Carbon Capture Scotland have announced a carbon capture partnership with Glasgow-based distillers Whyte & Mackay. The partnership will enable the carbon removal firm to capture biogenic CO2 from Whyte & Mackay’s distilleries.

The CO2 will be utilised in local industry, with the excess sequestered via geological stores, resulting in permanent carbon removal. Biogenic CO2 originates from organic processes such as fermentation, and is part of the natural carbon cycle. When captured and removed, this reduces the baseline levels of CO2 in the atmosphere. 

Project Nexus is a UK-wide carbon capture, utilisation and removal initiative led by Carbon Capture Scotland, in which biogenic CO2 is captured using proprietary technology and transported to nearby utilisation and sequestration locations. By 2030, the project aims to remove 1 million tonnes of biogenic CO2 per year – equivalent to removing 700,000 cars from the road – and to generate over 400 jobs in rural Scotland. 

Carbon Capture Scotland is a family-owned enterprise, founded by brothers, Richard and Ed Nimmons. 

Richard Nimmons commented: “Carbon Capture Scotland is one of the largest utilisers of CO2 in the country and this announcement with Whyte & Mackay allows us to capture sustainable CO2 for other customers and to begin our carbon removal efforts. We have been impressed by Whyte & Mackay’s sustainability program and it fits well with our own efforts for Scotland to reach net zero.” 

Ed Nimmons commented: “We want to show the market that carbon capture is not just about reducing fossil fuel emissions. We have a near-term opportunity to capture sustainable CO2, originating from Scottish grain, and to use this to both decarbonise industry and combat climate change by removing permanently. There are fantastic co-benefits to the project, including local employment, education and development of low carbon skills.”