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Safety fears rock France’s nuclear power base

Nearly a third of France’s nuclear reactors have been shut down by industry regulators as revelations emerge about the supply of sub-standard parts. As investigations into falsified documents and excess quantities of carbon in steel continue, more closures are expected. This is not yet a full-blown crisis for the nuclear industry, but it is putting serious strain on the finances of French ...

Nov. 9, 2016

By Climate News Network

Boeing Statement Regarding USDA-FAA Partnership on Aviation Biofuels

CHICAGO - Boeing (NYSE: BA) Vice President, Environment and Aviation Policy, Billy M Glover, issued the following statement in the wake of today's announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Federal Aviation Administration that the two agencies have agreed to work together to bring sustainable biofuels into production for the aviation industry. "Today's announcement is welcome ...

Oct. 21, 2010

By The Boeing Company

Carbon Sciences Announces Successful Testing of Breakthrough Catalyst in Commercial Facility

Carbon Sciences Inc. (OTCBB: CABN), the developer of a breakthrough technology to make gasoline from natural gas and carbon dioxide, today announced initial test results of its dry reforming of methane technology in a commercial facility. Byron Elton, Carbon Sciences' CEO, commented, "Earlier this year we began commercial performance testing of our catalyst as part of our aggressive 2011 ...

May 23, 2011

By Carbon Sciences, Inc.

Clonakilty entreprenuer Norman Crowley plans to revive car manufacturing in Ireland

A CLONAKILTY entrepreneur aims to revive car manufacturing in Ireland by investing €50m over the next three years in developing a range of high-performance electric cars. Norman Crowley, founder and head of Crowley Carbon, has set up a new company, Electrifi, that will develop a range of high-performance electric cars in Wicklow, becoming the first company to manufacture cars in this ...

Jun. 14, 2019

By Crowley Carbon Ltd.

Energy firms join CO2 research programme

The international energy companies E.ON, ScottishPower and Statkraft have underlined their commitment to meeting the climate challenges by joining SOLVit - a pioneering R&D programme into carbon capture technology, led by Aker Clean Carbon, the Norwegian CO2 technology company. The R&D institute SINTEF and the university NTNU are selected research partners. “We are very pleased that some ...

Apr. 16, 2009

By SINTEF Group - Marine Environmental Technology

DOE awards $84M for 18 carbon-capture projects

The Energy Department said Thursday it has awarded $84 million to 18 projects across the country to help limit carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants. The projects focus on so-called carbon-capture technologies intended to limit pollution blamed for global warming. "Coal and other fossil fuels still provide 80 percent of our energy, 70 percent of our electricity and will be a ...

Nov. 8, 2013

By Associated Press

Carbon Sciences Catalyst Test Results Point to Possible $6 Billion of Annual Economic Value

Carbon Sciences Inc. (OTCBB: CABN), the developer of a breakthrough technology to make transportation fuels and other valuable products from natural gas, today announced that commercial test results of its high performance catalyst point to a substantial market opportunity. Ongoing commercial tests show stable operation and high conversion at a reduced steam to natural gas ratio of 1.5. A lower ...

Mar. 5, 2012

By Carbon Sciences, Inc.

Small-scale carbon sequestration field test yields significant lessons learned

The Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership, one of seven regional partnerships created by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to advance carbon capture and storage technologies, has completed a preliminary geologic characterization and sequestration field test at FirstEnergy’s R. E. Burger Plant near Shadyside, Ohio. The project provided significant geologic understanding and 'lessons ...

May 20, 2009

By US Department of Energy

ASTM D2864 - 10e1 Standard Terminology Relating to Electrical Insulating Liquids and Gases

1. Scope 0 2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) ASTM Standards D611 Test Methods for Aniline Point and Mixed Aniline Point of Petroleum Products and Hydrocarbon Solvents D2007 Test Method for Characteristic Groups in Rubber Extender and Processing Oils and Other Petroleum-Derived Oils by the Clay-Gel Absorption Chromatographic Method D2140 Practice for Calculating Carbon-Type ...

Jan. 27, 2012

By ASTM International

Cool Planet BioFuels Announces Road Testing of Negative Carbon Gasoline Begins in California

Cool Planet BioFuels announced today it has received approval from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to begin fleet-testing its negative carbon gasoline. Cool Planet BioFuel’s technology converts low-grade biomass — such as grass and woodchips — into high-grade fuel. This process also produces a byproduct, which can be used to sequester ...

Jan. 11, 2012

By Cool Planet

RWE npower commissions carbon capture and storage testing facilities at Didcot Power Station

RWE npower said today it was completing new facilities at Didcot Power Station, designed to test the capture of Carbon Dioxide. The new test facility will be completed this month. It will enable RWE npower to evaluate the capture of carbon dioxide from gases released after the burning of coal, but also a different approach known as oxyfuel firing. The company said it would also press ahead with ...

Sep. 22, 2008

By RWE AG

South Africa sets its sights on carbon capture

An atlas of potential underground storage sites for carbon dioxide emissions will be compiled for South Africa as part of a plan to be using carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology by 2020. The atlas is being compiled by the Council for Geoscience and the Petroleum Agency of South Africa with funding from the South African National Energy Research Institute (SANERI) and a range of energy ...

Apr. 7, 2009

By SciDev.Net

New CO2CRC carbon capture project commissioned

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) research has taken a major step forward with the commissioning of Australia’s most comprehensive post-combustion carbon dioxide (CO2) capture research facility, the CO2CRC H3 Capture Project, at International Power’s Hazelwood Power Station in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. The project was launched by Victorian Energy and Resources Minister Peter Batchelor ...

Jul. 9, 2009

By Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC)

GLOBE 2008 session update: carbon capture and storage

The clear message from expert panelists speaking at the Carbon Capture and Storage session of GLOBE 2008 was that carbon capture and storage is proven, safe and Canada’s best option for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but the technology will not become commercially viable without government assistance. The largest barrier to the wide spread commercial use of carbon capture and storage ...

Mar. 12, 2008

By GLOBE SERIES

Boundary Dam – A Carbon Capture and Storage First for Canada

The Boundary Dam Integrated Carbon Capture and Storage Project, officially launched today, is SaskPower’s flagship CCS initiative and a world first. Through the development of the world’s first and largest commercial-scale CCS project of its kind, SaskPower is making a viable technical, environmental and economic case for the continued use of coal. The $1.4 billion Project is the ...

Oct. 2, 2014

By GLOBE SERIES

DOE Pens New Agreement with Southern Company to Test Advanced Carbon-Capture & Gasification Technologies

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has signed a new 5-year cooperative agreement with Southern Company to evaluate advanced carbon-capture and gasification technologies at the National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC) in Wilsonville, Ala. Under the agreement, which will be managed by the National Energy Technology Laboratory, Southern Company (Atlanta, Ga.) will test both pre- and post-combustion ...

Jun. 12, 2014

By US Department of Energy

New NAIT Research Facility To Help Industry Develop Alternative Energy Solutions

Researchers at the North Alberta Institute of Technology will help Alberta innovators develop and test low-carbon energy solutions with a new microgrid research facility, funded by a $2 million grant from the Government of Alberta.The funding was announced Thursday by Economic Development and Trade Minister Deron Bilous at NAIT's new Productivity and Innovation Centre.The Distributed Energy ...

Sep. 7, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Department of Energy, Shell Canada to Collaborate on CO2 Storage Project

The Department of Energy (DOE) and Shell Canada announced today (Feb 4, 2015) they intend to collaborate in field tests to validate advanced monitoring, verification, and accounting (MVA) technologies for underground storage of carbon dioxide (CO2). The tests will take place at Shell’s Quest Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in Alberta, Canada. The Shell Quest team and technology ...

Feb. 4, 2015

By US Department of Energy

Carbon Sciences Reports Successful High Pressure Test of Its Steam Methane Reforming Catalyst for Hydrogen Production

Carbon Sciences Inc. (OTCBB: CABN), the developer of a breakthrough technology to make transportation fuels, hydrogen and other valuable products from natural gas, today announced successful test results of its steam methane reforming catalyst at high pressures that simulated the conditions of industrial hydrogen production plants. The company’s catalyst ...

May 2, 2012

By Carbon Sciences, Inc.

New Membrane Technology for Post-Combustion Carbon Capture Begins Pilot-Scale Test

A promising new technology sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for economically capturing 90 percent of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from a coal-burning power plant has begun pilot-scale testing. The technology is the PolarisTM membrane system, developed by Membrane Technology and Research Inc. (MTR). The system uses a specially designed CO2-selective membrane—a ...

Jan. 26, 2015

By US Department of Energy

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