carbon capture News
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Carbon capture and storage
I am pleased to inform Parliament that today, the Prime Minister and I are signing a contract with Shell to take their world leading gas carbon capture and storage (CCS) project into the next stage of development. The Government has agreed a multi-million pound contract for engineering, design and financial work on the Peterhead CCS project in Aberdeenshire. The world’s first planned gas ...
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More than just carbon capture
Experts is not just another carbon capture and storage focused conference, we will be covering all the critical emission reduction topics, enabling you to discover a wide range of solutions to the problems you will be facing in the future, agenda highlights include:- Q and A session with the EUROPEAN COMMISSION evaluating the latest directives and best methods for implementation - Case study from ...
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Carbon Capture and Storage Industry Day
In his first engagement on CCS since coming to office, the new Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey today reiterated the Coalition Government’s commitment to supporting carbon capture and storage. Speaking following CCS Industry Day, he said: “Since I first read about the technology back in 2005 I’ve held the view that carbon capture and storage is crucial to a low ...
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UK allocates up to £60m to support development of CCS in emerging markets
Climate Change Minister Greg Barker today announced the allocation of up to £60m ($96m) to support the development of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology in emerging markets. The Carbon Capture, Use and Storage (CCUS) Action Group recommended that $200m is allocated internationally to accelerate the deployment of CCS in the near term, (the £60m is the UK’s contribution ...
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UK government reaffirms commitment to CCS
The UK government today announced the next steps on the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) demonstration programme, after the conclusion of negotiations for a CCS demonstration project at Longannet in Scotland. A decision has been made not to proceed with Longannet but to pursue other projects with the £1 billion pounds funding made available by the Government. The decision balances the ...
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Carbon capture and storage needed for new coal-fired power stations
The Environment Agency has recommended that no new coal-fired power stations should be built unless they can capture and store carbon emissions. In its response to the Government’s consultation on carbon capture and storage, the Environment Agency called for faster progress on proving carbon capture and storage technology on a commercial scale. Lord Chris Smith, Chairman of the Environment ...
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Swansea University Researchers Develop One-Step Method for Producing Porous Carbon Spheres
Researchers at Swansea University’s Energy Safety Research Institute have developed a new method that produces spheres that have strong capacity for carbon capture and work at a large scale. Described as “[a] fast, green and one-step method for producing porous carbon spheres, which are a vital component for carbon capture technology and for new ways of storing renewable ...
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Grangemouth Carbon Capture & Utilisation Hub
Greenskill have been shortlisted as one of the Carbon Capture & Utilisation (CCU) technology providers for the Grangemouth CCU Hub along with Doosan Babcock, OPUS12, Carbon8 Systems Ltd and Deep Branch Biotechnology Ltd. Emitters involved in the hub include; INEOS, Petroineos, DSM, Diageo, CalaChem and Argent Energy Ltd. The project is being coordinated by Optimat Ltd who have carried out a ...
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Expert chair appointed to the Office of Carbon Capture and Storage
Patrick Dixon has been appointed as Expert Chair of the Office of Carbon Capture and Storage (OCCS), within the Department of Energy and Climate Change, for a two year period, following an open and fair recruitment process. Energy Minister Charles Hendry said: “I am delighted that Patrick Dixon has been recruited to this important post. Patrick has significant relevant experience ...
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Chris Huhne opens UK’s first Carbon Capture plant
UK carbon capture and storage technology took a major step forward as Energy Secretary Chris Huhne launched a flagship test programme in Yorkshire today. The project – worth more than £20million - is a partnership between industry partners Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), Doosan Power Systems and Vattenfall and is supported by DECC, the Technology Strategy Board and Northern Way. ...
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Eileen Claussen`s Statement on The Expanding Carbon Capture Through Enhanced Oil Recovery Act of 2014
We applaud Sen. Jay Rockefeller for introducing legislation to advance carbon capture and storage (CCS). The Expanding Carbon Capture Through Enhanced Oil Recovery Act of 2014 would reform and expand an existing tax credit to encourage the use of carbon dioxide captured from power plants and industrial facilities in enhancing production from existing oil fields. Carbon capture and storage is a ...
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Borg CO2 selects Citec and COWI for CCS Concept Study and Technical Advisory Services
On behalf of Borg CO2, Citec and COWI will develop concepts for carbon capture infrastructure on a semi-industrial scale in Fredrikstad, Sarpsborg and Halden in Norway. The aim is to verify how the Port of Borg can become an industry leader in Norway’s carbon capture initiative. The possibility of carbon capture and storage in Fredrikstad, Sarpsborg and Halden is a step closer to ...
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National Carbon Capture Center Surpasses 100,000 Hours of Technology Testing
The National Carbon Capture Center, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-sponsored research facility managed and operated by Southern Company, announced it has surpassed 100,000 hours of technology testing. This milestone marks significant work by the internationally known test facility to accelerate the development of advanced technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from natural-gas and ...
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Taking pollution out of our power stations
Minister of State for Energy, Matthew Hancock, today signed an agreement with Canada to work together on research and knowledge sharing for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) - a technology which dramatically reduces carbon emissions. The Joint Statement identifies how the UK and Canada will work together on research and innovation cooperation, knowledge sharing and international engagement and ...
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On-board carbon capture for cars
Capturing carbon dioxide at source from vehicles in the transportation sector and small-scale power plants could significantly cut overall carbon emissions to the atmosphere in the short-term, while playing a strategic role in the development of a sustainable carbon economy in the longer-term. New research suggests that it is feasible to capture and store CO2 emissions at the point of generation ...
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Is Carbon Capture doomed to fail?
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is backed by governments and the International Energy Agency (IEA) as one of the best methods of reducing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and saving the planet from overheating. The problem is that despite this enthusiasm and the fact that CCS (also called carbon sequestration) is technically possible, it is not happening. It is cheaper and easier to ...
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Ensuring safe carbon capture and storage in China
Tsinghua University is partnering with WRI to develop guidelines for China’s deployment of CCS technology. Many have said that we can’t solve the climate change challenge without a solution for coal. Nowhere is this truer than in China, which already uses more coal than the U.S, the European Union and Japan combined. Many experts are now looking at carbon capture and storage—known as CCS—as the ...
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Carbon Capture and Storage Market to gain prominence with the rising concerns over environmental degradation
Growing demand for carbon technologies to meet 20C scenario along with strict government regulations to curb carbon footprint will drive the carbon capture and storage market size. Product ability to reduce carbon emission by 85% to 90% makes its adoption preferable over other available alternates. According to New Source Performance Standards in the U.S., the new coal fired plant can emit 1400 ...
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Secretary Chu announces carbon capture and storage simulation initiative
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced today the creation of the Carbon Capture and Storage Simulation Initiative with an investment of up to $40 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The partnership announced today will bring together national laboratories and regional university alliances to collaborate on advancing the science and research related to carbon capture ...
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Ecofys supports CCS Summer School in China
Facilitating international collaborative research on greenhouse gas mitigation is one of the objectives of the IEA Greenhouse Gas Programme (IEAGHG). Annually, the IEAGHG organises an international summer school on carbon capture and storage (CCS). This year’s CCS Summer School will be hosted by the Tsinghua University in Beijing, China from 12 – 18 August 2012. More than 50 selected ...
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