What we do
Biorecro removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. We call the service we provide to our customers Carbon Cleanup.
Our Carbon Cleanup is performed by using the BECCS technology, based on the photosynthesis process in plants, and results in negative emissions of carbon dioxide. Once captured from the atmosphere, we store the carbon dioxide thousands of meters below the ground. In this way we create large scale negative emissions to reduce ocean acidification and global warming. As such, Biorecro's Carbon Cleanup is a service that goes beyond traditional carbon offsetting.
The technology that Biorecro employs is called BECCS, Bio Energy with Carbon Capture and Storage. BECCS is a type of CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage), in which carbon dioxide emissions from biomass rather than from fossil sources is used. The process and quantities of CO2 stored are verified and certified by an independent third party.
Negative emissions - or Carbon Cleanup operations - do not occur by themselves. What is needed is co-operation between a great number of participants, having proper knowledge, skill and equipment. Someone will also need to cover the costs for the many steps in the process. At Biorecro, we believe that you as an individual or representative for a corporation are willing to pay what it costs to clean up the atmosphere, as you rely on transportation, energy and goods that cause carbon emissions.
So far it has typically been possible to emit carbon dioxide at no cost. The exceptions include the few countries that have implemented a carbon tax, which however to date has not been used to finance negative emissions. We need a change in this respect, so that the costs for the implementation of negative emissions, through carbon clean-up and permanent storage, are covered. What we see today is that the present - and still rising - level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is causing climate change and ocean acidification. When we have reduced our fossil emissions as much as possible, we can actually remove the carbon dioxide already emitted through negative emissions. In fact these processes need to be parallel and start immediately. In the end, it is the combination of reduced and negative emissions that will create the prerequisites for avoiding global warming and ocean acidification. In 2007 Biorecro committed to implementing facilities that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store the gas permanently. We have now reached that goal and the first facility is in operation.
Together we can take the next step and scale up BECCS around the world, building the additional facilities needed to provide large scale negative emissions to counter the increasing levels of carbon in the atmosphere.