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20 September 2011

UK’s North East identifies CCS as cleantech priorityp

The UK’s North East is aiming to capitalise on its existing industrial expertise, targeting emerging cleantech opportunities to boost its economy, according to Dermot Roddy, Professor of Energy at Newcastle University

18 August 2011

US awards $15m to Linde Group for CCS development

Chimney_170SQ The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded gas and engineering company the Linde Group a $15m grant to develop carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technologies.

19 July 2011

ETI commits £23.5m to pilot CCS project

UK-based Energy Technologies Institute said it will invest £23.5m in Costain's next generation carbon capture pilot plant.

21 June 2011

CPS Energy enters PPA with Texas Clean Energy project

US power utility CPS Energy has entered into a long-term agreement to buy the electricity from Summit Power Group’s carbon capture project Texas Clean Energy.

14 June 2011

CCS reaches cost competitiveness: Alstom study

The findings of a detailed study by power transmission specialist Alstom have shown that carbon capture and storage is efficient and cost competitive.

10 May 2011

Marine energy companies vie for EU funding

Marine Current Turbines is one of four marine energy companies that have passed the UK government’s criteria for the New Entrant Reserve scheme, seeking funding for its Kyle Rhea tidal project.

10 May 2011

Government puts carbon capture cluster up for EU funding

The UK government has put seven planned carbon capture and storage projects forward for funding under the European Union’s New Entrant Reserve scheme.

9 May 2011

UK carbon capture company 2Co Energy acquires Powerfuel Power

Private equity-backed UK carbon capture and storage company 2Co Energy has acquired Powerfuel Power, which has developed a plant to produce power from coal-derived syngas using carbon capture.

6 May 2011

Air Products, Vattenfall launch oxyfuel carbon capture pilot

New York-listed Air Products has launched a carbon capture and compression system installed at Swedish project developer Vattenfall’s research and development facility in Germany.

7 April 2011

Alcoa consortium launches carbon capture pilot project

NYSE-listed metal mining company Alcoa is to launch a carbon capture pilot programme in collaboration with CO2 Solution and Codexis, which may allow the emissions to be neutralised and resold.

15 March 2011

CO2 Solution gets financial backing from Canadian government for carbon capture technology

TSX-listed CO2 Solution has been awarded a loan from the Canadian government for its carbon capture technology.

8 February 2011

Evergreen Energy completes $16m share placement

Colorado-based green technology developer Evergreen Energy has raised $16m through a private placement of stock and warrants.

19 November 2010

Carbon capture technique is most efficient yet, says Siemens

German engineering giant Siemens said it is close to a practically zero emission carbon capture technique.

20 October 2010

UK increases environmental spending by a fifth amid budget cuts

The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has committed to increase spending on the environment by 21 per cent, in the midst of a wider Administration budget cut of 33 per cent.

12 October 2010

Tenaska carbon capture projects receive grants

Two projects from power development company Tenaska Energy intended to help reduce carbon emissions from power generating plants have received grants from the Global Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Institute based in Australia.

21 September 2010

Private sector needs proven returns before it will fund carbon capture, says study

Private sector finance will be available for carbon capture and storage (CSS) but not until the technology has matured and showed it can provide attractive returns, according to a new report.

6 August 2010

US invests $1bn in carbon capture and storage network

Four clean technology developers have secured $1bn in funding from the US Department of Energy to create a clean coal repowering and carbon dioxide storage network to spur the carbon capture market.

3 August 2010

Cleantech investor Hercules commits $52m to new portfolio companies

Hercules Technology Growth Capital, a Nasdaq-listed finance company providing venture debt and equity to clean technology companies at all stages of development, has committed $52m in loans to three new portfolio businesses.

30 July 2010

Senergy Alternative Energy acquires SGC Engineering, secures US foothold

Power services company Senergy Alternative Energy said it has cemented its position in the US market with the acquisition of transmission and wind-power focused SGC Engineering.

21 July 2010

Governments commit to global clean energy initiatives at Clean Energy Ministerial

The world’s first Clean Energy Ministerial, a meeting between 24 government heads, has resulted in commitments to a raft of initiatives supporting renewable energy markets.

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