CarbonQuest Enters Food & Beverage Industry with On-Site CO2 Capture and Reuse Technology

SPOKANE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CarbonQuest, a leading distributed carbon capture technology provider, today announced that it has entered the food & beverage market with its first beverage industry customer in Washington state. CarbonQuest’s point-source carbon capture technology captures carbon emissions from the customer’s facility before they are released into the atmosphere, then liquifies the captured CO2 on-site. The CO2 is purified to ISBT standard beverage grade, which is recycled on-site by the facility for use in its product. This project will capture an estimated 22,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions over a 15-year period.

Liquid CO2 is an essential ingredient in the food and beverage industry as it is used for carbonation, chilling, bottling processes, and maintaining product freshness and quality. Traditionally, commercial CO2 is sourced from ethanol, gas refining, or ammonia. For most regions in the U.S., the product is hauled over long distances, generating additional CO2 emissions. Moreover, supply shortages and fluctuations in the last five years have left customers vulnerable to significant price increases, production disruptions, and quota curtailments.

CarbonQuest’s point-source carbon capture and reuse system enables industrial customers to meet or supplement their CO2 supply through recycled CO2 from their own facilities, turning “waste” into a critical supply chain product. Beyond security of supply and pricing stability, implementation of CarbonQuest’s technology reduces a customer’s scope 1 emissions (via captured emissions generated from the facility) and scope 3 emissions (via reduced emissions in the supply chain for long distance hauls of their product), and may also reduce costs associated with the purchase of CO2 from outside sources.

“We’re excited about entering this integral market in the CO2 reuse space by providing food and beverage-grade CO2 as a service,” said Shane Johnson, CEO and President of CarbonQuest. “This offering will help industrial companies remove themselves from the volatility of the CO2 market while meeting the sustainability needs of their customers, exemplifying the benefits of taking part in the circular carbon economy.”

CarbonQuest’s DCCS™ technology is modular, has a small physical footprint, and uses cutting-edge solid sorbents that allow for CO2 capture in space-constrained settings. It is suitable for the majority of industrial facilities, utility infrastructure, food and beverage processing plants, and campus settings with onsite power generation, such as Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and fuel cells. CarbonQuest’s recycled CO2, called “Sustainable CO2™”, can be used on-site by the facilities that use it in their operations or by other off-takers to reduce their emissions.

About CarbonQuest

CarbonQuest is advancing decarbonization with a modular, accessible solution that captures CO2 from small- and medium-scale emitters before it is emitted into the atmosphere. The captured CO2 is then liquified, and used onsite and/or transported to businesses that use carbon in their production processes. By introducing its technology and Sustainable CO2™ into the market, CarbonQuest enables its customers to support a circular economy while meeting ESG and net-zero goals with a cost-effective, turnkey product. Learn more at www.carbonquest.com.