Frontier Partners with Arbor Energy to Remove 116,000 Tons of CO2 by 2030

Frontier, backed by Stripe, Google, and Meta, has paid Arbor Energy $41 million to remove 116,000 tons of carbon dioxide by 2030. Arbor will build a commercial-scale power plant in Louisiana that burns waste biomass to generate electricity for a data center while sequestering the resulting CO2. The technology, BiCRS, captures CO2 as plants draw it down and stores it underground, generating carbon-free base load energy and net carbon removals.

Frontier, an organization backed by Stripe, Google, and Meta, has committed $41 million to Arbor Energy to remove 116,000 tons of carbon dioxide by 2030. The funding will support Arbor in building a commercial-scale power plant in southern Louisiana. This plant will generate electricity for a data center while sequestering the resulting CO2, contributing to both carbon-free energy and carbon removals.

Arbor's technology, known as BiCRS (biomass carbon removal and storage), captures CO2 as plants draw it down and stores it underground. The process involves transforming waste biomass into syngas, which is then burned using pure oxygen to produce electricity. The CO2 generated during combustion is captured and transported via pipeline for permanent storage, with a significant portion of the CO2 being routed back to the gasifier to optimize the process.

The power plant's first facility is expected to generate between five and ten megawatts of electricity, with the potential to steadily increase output. The technology's ability to capture 99% of the CO2 released during combustion, combined with the use of waste biomass, makes it a promising solution for both generating carbon-free energy and removing carbon from the atmosphere.

Frontier's investment in Arbor aligns with its broader strategy to support innovative technologies that contribute to decarbonization efforts. The funding also underscores the growing importance of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies in meeting global climate goals.

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[1] https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/08/frontier-is-helping-arbor-build-a-vegetarian-rocket-engine-to-power-data-centers/
[2] https://news.cision.com/capsol-technologies-asa