Carbon Capture Journal News Daily carbon capture and storage technology news http://www.carboncapturejournal.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00:05 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.carboncapturejournal.com/images/carboncapturelogo.jpg Carbon Capture Journal http://www.carboncapturejournal.com Carbon Capture Journal news Tenaska chooses Fluor carbon capture technology http://www.carboncapturejournal.com/displaynews.php?NewsID=605 Tenaska has chosen Fluor Corporation’s Econamine FG Plussm carbon capture technology for use in its proposed Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Center, being developed near Sweetwater, Texas. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 Funding for six DOE projects for CO2 re-use http://www.carboncapturejournal.com/displaynews.php?NewsID=604 $106 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is being invested in projects to find ways of converting captured CO2 emissions from industrial sources into useful products such as fuel, plastics, cement, and fertilizers. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:00:00 International clean energy initiatives launched http://www.carboncapturejournal.com/displaynews.php?NewsID=602 At the world's first Clean Energy Ministerial, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that the U.S. is helping launch more than 10 international clean energy initiatives, including one for CCS. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:00:00 Summit Power begins FEED study for Texas IGCC-CCS project http://www.carboncapturejournal.com/displaynews.php?NewsID=603 The Summit Power Group has launched a pre-construction FEED study for its Texas Clean Energy Project (TCEP), located in Penwell, Texas. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:00:00 U.S. and Canada renew funding for Weyburn-Midale project http://www.carboncapturejournal.com/displaynews.php?NewsID=601 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Natural Resources Canada have committed $5.2 million to enable the CO2 storage project to conclude in 2011. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:00:00 Scottish and Southern Energy and Mitsubishi cooperate on CCS http://www.carboncapturejournal.com/displaynews.php?NewsID=600 Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd and Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe Ltd) and SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc) have entered into a strategic agreement to co-operate on low carbon energy developments. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:00:00 Element Energy study into CCS for gas power and industry http://www.carboncapturejournal.com/displaynews.php?NewsID=599 Element Energy has completed a study into the potential for CCS in the gas power and industrial sectors. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:00:00 Scottish and Southern to prepare CCS project in Peterhead http://www.carboncapturejournal.com/displaynews.php?NewsID=591 SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy) has announced plans to conduct carbon capture at its gas-fired power station at Peterhead, Scotland. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:00:00 US-China collaboration fosters three projects http://www.carboncapturejournal.com/displaynews.php?NewsID=592 Three clean energy technology projects, one relating to CCS, have resulted from a 2009 agreement between the United States and China on a collaborative research effort. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:00:00 DOE demonstrates viability of CO2 storage with EOR http://www.carboncapturejournal.com/displaynews.php?NewsID=593 A field test conducted by a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team of regional partners has demonstrated that simultaneous CO2 storage combined with enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is viable in carbonate reservoirs. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:00:00