Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)

BECCS consists of converting biomass (e.g. farmed bioenergy crops, forests, residual biomass or industrial organic waste) into energy (usually through burning), capturing the resulting CO₂ and storing it underground in geological reservoirs. The bioenergy needs to be provided at zero or low carbon emissions (i.e. as much additional CO₂ needs to be sequestered when growing the feedstock as is released during conversion). Because CO₂ is captured during the biomass growth and subsequently stored underground, BECCS leads to a removal of CO₂ from the atmosphere.

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