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4 May 2012

SCS applies for permission to build 300MW California hydrogen plant

SCS California has sent an amended application to the California Energy Commission for permission to build a 300MW hydrogen power plant.

19 April 2012

Tough road ahead remains for CCSp

Earlier this month, the UK re-launched a £1bn fund for CCS demonstration projects and unveiled a roadmap for the commercialisation of the technology, potentially signalling a decisive policy moment.

12 April 2012

Policy pathway unveiled for CCS commercialisationp

The International Energy Agency has laid down suggestions for policies that will catalyse the commercialisation of carbon capture and storage technology.

3 April 2012

UK reveals details of CCS programmep

The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change has unveiled a carbon capture and storage roadmap, detailing plans to invest £1bn and develop a world-leading CCS sector by 2020.

3 April 2012

UK tries again with £1bn CCS scheme

The UK is to re-launch a £1bn carbon capture and storage competition after its first attempt to stimulate the sector resulted in failure.

28 March 2012

Samsung enters Europe’s carbon capture race through stake in 2Co Energy

carbonemissions2_170 A unit of Samsung has taken a 15 per cent stake in the UK’s most advanced carbon capture and storage (CCS) scheme, 2Co Energy’s Don Valley Power Project, as it enters Europe’s carbon capture race.

14 March 2012

University of Glamorgan receives EU funds for CCS project

Coal_170SQ The University of Glamorgan in Wales, has secured €9m from the European Commission for a research project focussed on carbon capture and storage for coal-fired power plants.

13 March 2012

UK launches £20m CCS financing competitionp

carbonemissions2_1701 The UK has launched a competition to provide up to £20m in financing to fund the development of carbon capture and storage innovations.

27 February 2012

Public-private partnership aims to lower cost of low carbon technologiesp

A UK public-private partnership is helping to bring down the cost of new energy technologies through targeted investments.

20 January 2012

First power purchase secured by US clean coal plant

San Antonio-based utility CPS Energy has agreed to purchase 200MW of power from the US’ first clean coal plant when it is complete in 2015.

14 December 2011

Global approach required to stimulate CCS: expertp

coal_170SQ The commercialisation of carbon capture and storage technologies will require a coordinated global approach, according to one expert.

8 December 2011

Bioenergy review calls for it to meet 10% of UK energy needsp

Bioenergy and carbon capture and storage are critical components to meeting the UK's carbon budgets and hitting its 2050 emissions target, an influential review has found.

6 December 2011

Vattenfall pulls out of German CCS project

Chimney_170SQ Swedish energy company Vattenfall has abandoned plans for a €1.5bn carbon capture and storage demonstration plant in Janschwalde, east Germany, due to uncertainties with local law.

1 December 2011

UK £20m CCS project launches

A £20m carbon capture and storage plant has been launched in the UK in a partnership between Scottish and Southern Energy, Doosan Power Systems and Vattenfall.

19 October 2011

UK pulls plug on Longannet CCS project

The planned Longannet carbon capture and storage project due to be built by in Scotland will no longer go ahead under new government plans.

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

16 September 2011

Energy Technologies Institute launches £3m CCS modelling project

The UK's Energy Technologies Institute has launched a £3m project that will help support the future design, operation and roll-out of cost effective carbon capture and storage systems in the UK.

5 September 2011

Coal gasification and CCS spin-out seeks funding for scale-up

Five-Quarter, an underground coal gasification company based in the North East of England and a spin-out from the region’s Newcastle University, is seeking capital to help drive its scale-up efforts. According to Professor Dermot Roddy, a director at the company and a Professor of Energy at Newcastle University, the company is seeking between £20m and[...]

27 July 2011

CCS specialist CO2 Solution to sell equity to bolster finances

Quebec, Canada-based CO2 Solution will look to raise C$2m ($2.12m) in a private placement in order to strengthen its financial base.

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.

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