Posts Tagged ‘carbon capture and storage’

27 June 2011

Shell wins $753m deal to build CCS project in Alberta

The government of Alberta in Canada has signed a CAN$745m ($753m) deal with Shell Canada Energy for the construction of the Shell Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.

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6 June 2011

What does Germany’s no to nuclear really mean?

Removing one fifth of its power generation facilities is an extraordinary step for Europe’s industrial powerhouse Germany as it pledges to shutdown all its nuclear facilities by 2022.

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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.

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9 July 2010

US announces federal funding of $67m to increase CCS efficiency

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $67m to ten projects aimed at improving the energy efficiency in the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). CCS is seen as a prime technology because of its ability to be retrofitted to existing coal-fired power stations, but as a solution to the emissions problem it is very much in its infancy and must overcome the high energy cost of carbon removal.

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22 March 2010

Carbon capture and storage must overcome challenges to hit CO2 targets, experts warnp

To meet European CO2 targets 100 carbon capture and storage (CCS) plants will need to built by 2020 but financial and regulatory challenges must be overcome, industry experts have warned

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12 March 2010

E.ON and ScottishPower secure R&D funding for one of the UK’s first carbon storage plants

E.ON and ScottishPower have received funding for design and development studies as part of the competition to build one of the world's first commercial scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration plants in the UK.

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10 March 2010

US Department of Energy selects NRG for Texas carbon capture demonstration project

NRG Energy has been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to receive up to $154m, including funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), to build a post-combustion carbon capture demonstration unit in Houston, Texas.

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5 February 2010

Alstom welcomes Obama’s carbon capture task force

Carbon capture and storage technology developer Alstom has commended the Obama administration for establishing a task force to promote the development of carbon capture and storage in the US.

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22 January 2010

Masdar and province of Alberta to partner for carbon capture and storage

Abu Dhabi's multifaceted renewable energy initiative, Masdar and the Ministry of Energy of the Government of Alberta, Canada have signed an agreement for government-to-government cooperation on carbon capture and storage initiatives (CCS).

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17 December 2009

Global governments commit $4bn to carbon capture and storage projects worldwide

The US and Australian governments and the EU have committed more than $4bn in support for 13 carbon capture and sequestration demonstration projects. The projects being supported include power plants of about 300MW.

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2 December 2009

US university researchers receive EPA grant to study carbon emission storage

Researchers Ron Falta and Larry Murdoch from South Carolina's Clemson University have received an $891,000 grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency to study the safe storage of CO2 in geological formations located deep below the earth's surface.

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5 October 2009

US announces £1.4bn Recovery Act funding for carbon capture and storage

The US Department of Energy has awarded 12 CO2 capture projects awards as part of the first phase of funding from $1.4bn of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding.

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