Research partnership for UCG with CCS
Projects / Policy, Sep  06  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Clean Global Energy Limited has entered into agreements with Australian and United States based universities to undertake further research into the technical and... >>more

UCL CCS legal programme updates September 2010
Projects / Policy, Sep  06  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Updates include FutureGen 2.0, US legislation and the European Waste Law amendments. >>more

RWE, BASF and Linde claim flue gas CO2 capture ‘breakthrough’
Capture, Sep  03  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The companies claim new technology saves 20 percent on energy input and clearly reduces solvent consumption. >>more

Paying for carbon capture from a catalytic cracker with power generation
Feature Articles, Sep  03  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- This article addresses the seemingly separate issues of carbon capture and maximizing power generation in modern fluid catalytic crackers. By David McKeagan, PhD. >>more

Carbon Management Canada issues call for research proposals
Projects / Policy, Aug  27  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Proposals are invited from researchers working in or with Canadian organisations in the field of greenhouse gas control in fossil fuel use. >>more

UK subsea CO2 storage licensing plans published
Projects / Policy, Aug  27  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The UK Government has set out how it will license the storage of carbon dioxide under the sea bed, following responses to its recent consultation on the geological... >>more

B9 Coal CCS project combines coal power with fuel cells
Projects / Policy, Aug  26  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
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Process Group receives contract for "multi-solvent" CO2 capture system
Capture, Aug  23  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Process Group Pty Ltd, based in Australia, has been awarded the contract for the design and engineering for CO2 capture at the QER Shale to Liquids Project. >>more

China joins Global CCS Institute
Projects / Policy, Aug  23  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
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U.S. Federal Task Force concludes CCS is viable
Projects / Policy, Aug  14  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- President Obama’s Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), co-chaired by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of... >>more

DOE launches FutureGen 2.0 but Mattoon rejects new plan
Projects / Policy, Aug  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- $1 billion in Recovery Act funding has been awarded to a revamped FutureGen 2.0 project which will now involve fitting oxy-combustion technology to an existing power... >>more

DOE selects 15 CO2 storage projects for funding
Projects / Policy, Aug  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- 15 projects have been chosen to develop technologies aimed at safely and economically storing CO2 in geologic formations, with funding of $21.3 million over three years. >>more

Alberta - investing in transformative technologies
Feature Articles, Aug  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Alberta, a major North American energy producer, is not only a global leader in funding large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, it is also a leader... >>more

University of Regina - leading carbon capture research on the Canadian Prairies
Feature Articles, Aug  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- From fundamental research to commercialization, researchers at the University of Regina have been developing innovative post-combustion carbon capture technology... >>more

IPAC-CO2 - best practice for CO2 storage
Feature Articles, Aug  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- IPAC-CO2 is a not-for-profit organization that was established to meet the needs of industry, regulators, and the public by providing independent, objective information,... >>more

SaskPower Boundary Dam project
Feature Articles, Aug  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- SaskPower is leading the development of one of the world’s first and largest carbon capture and sequestration demonstration projects at the Boundary Dam Power Station... >>more

Weyburn-Midale and Aquistore projects keeping Saskatchewan at the forefront of CCS research
Feature Articles, Aug  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- During spring 2010, the Weyburn Oilfield in southeastern Saskatchewan surpassed 16 million tonnes of CO2 stored underground. Combined with the over 2 million tonnes... >>more

The public perception of Carbon Capture and Storage
Feature Articles, Aug  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The University of Edinburgh and Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage are involved in both locally and globally oriented research on public perception. Activities range... >>more

Element Energy study on the potential for CCS in the North Sea
Feature Articles, Aug  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Element Energy, a UK-based low carbon energy consultancy, has recently completed the ‘One North Sea’ study funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Norwegian... >>more

A CCS strategy for the new UK government
Feature Articles, Aug  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Chris Littlecott, senior policy adviser at the environmental thinktank Green Alliance, looks at the early actions of the new UK government, and identifies three... >>more

Energy Institute - good practice for CCS
Feature Articles, Aug  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Carbon capture and storage (CCS), like any other area of the energy industry, will need to operate in a safe framework. Here, Martin Maeso CEnv MEI, Technical Director,... >>more

Converting CO2 streams into chemical streams
Feature Articles, Aug  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage has broadened the scope of its research, by incorporating the School of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh. The School... >>more

Pre-combustion process ‘saves 30-40% energy’
Capture, Aug  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- London Management, Inc. has a US patent pending for pre-combustion CO2 capture from a gas which it claims could use up to 40% less energy than existing processes. >>more

Mitsubishi receives FEED contract for E.ON Kingsnorth plant
Capture, Aug  05  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), in a consortium with Foster Wheeler Energy, has received an order from E.ON to support the front-end engineering design (FEED)... >>more

UCL CCS legal programme updates
Projects / Policy, Aug  04  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The UCL Carbon Capture Legal Programme, which aims to provide an up-to-date, open access and independent resource for the analysis of legal aspects of CCS, has some... >>more

Bellona holds CCS roundtable in Budapest
Projects / Policy, Aug  03  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A roundtable event on CO2 capture and storage (CCS) deployment in Hungary was held on June 21 in Budapest, reports Tristan Azbej from Bellona. >>more

Tenaska chooses Fluor carbon capture technology
Capture, July  28  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Tenaska has chosen Fluor Corporation’s Econamine FG Plussm carbon capture technology for use in its proposed Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Center, being developed near... >>more

Funding for six DOE projects for CO2 re-use
Projects / Policy, July  23  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- $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... >>more

International clean energy initiatives launched
Projects / Policy, July  22  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- 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... >>more

Summit Power begins FEED study for Texas IGCC-CCS project
Projects / Policy, July  22  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Summit Power Group has launched a pre-construction FEED study for its Texas Clean Energy Project (TCEP), located in Penwell, Texas. >>more

U.S. and Canada renew funding for Weyburn-Midale project
Storage, July  21  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- 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. >>more

Scottish and Southern Energy and Mitsubishi cooperate on CCS
Projects / Policy, July  19  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd and Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe Ltd) and SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc) have entered into a strategic agreement... >>more

Element Energy study into CCS for gas power and industry
Projects / Policy, July  15  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Element Energy has completed a study into the potential for CCS in the gas power and industrial sectors. >>more

Scottish and Southern to prepare CCS project in Peterhead
Projects / Policy, July  14  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy) has announced plans to conduct carbon capture at its gas-fired power station at Peterhead, Scotland. >>more

US-China collaboration fosters three projects
Projects / Policy, July  14  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- 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. >>more

DOE demonstrates viability of CO2 storage with EOR
Storage, July  14  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- 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... >>more

DOE sponsors research on CO2 conversion
Projects / Policy, July  14  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Research to help find ways of converting into useful products CO2 captured from emissions of power plants and industrial facilities will be conducted by six projects... >>more

$67 million for DOE research into CCS at exisiting coal power plants
Capture, July  14  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Ten projects aimed at developing advanced technologies for capturing CO2 from coal combustion have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under its... >>more

UK Government seeks industry input on CCS demo
Projects / Policy, July  14  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced the start of a 'market sounding process' for the UK’s CCS Demonstration Programme. >>more

US Geological Survey to reassess nation’s CO2 storage potential
Storage, July  14  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
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CCS legal and policy – July / Aug 2010
Feature Articles, July  14  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- There is a storm brewing in UK waters at the moment which has the potential to profoundly affect the development of the regulations governing the UK’s CCS infrastructure,... >>more

CSIRO partners in China for CO2 storage project
Storage, July  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- CSIRO is partnering with China United Coalbed Methane Corporation Limited (CUCBM) on a AUS $10 million CO2 storage with enhanced methane recovery joint demonstration... >>more

CO2 Solution announces results of enzyme based capture
Capture, June  24  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- CO2 Solution says it has achieved 'significant technical results' towards validating the impact of its enzymatic process on reducing the cost of carbon capture at... >>more

Doosan Babcock test facility officially opened
Projects / Policy, June  22  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- HRH The Princess Royal has opened Doosan Babcock’s post combustion plant test facility at Renfrew, Scotland. >>more

DOE and NRG Energy cooperate on Parish project
Projects / Policy, June  21  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Department of Energy has signed a cooperative agreement with NRG Energy Inc. (NRG) for the Parish Post-Combustion CO2 Capture and Sequestration Project. >>more

Committee advises UK Government to consider CCS on gas
Projects / Policy, June  18  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has advised UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne, to consider extending the CCS competition to... >>more

CO2 storage with enhanced methane test underway in Alabama
Storage, June  17  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Field testing the potential for combining geologic CO2 storage with enhanced methane recovery is underway at a site in Alabama by a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)... >>more

CO2 to fuel alliance formed
Capture, June  15  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- An alliance of industry, academic and government organizations has been formed to commercialize technologies that will use concentrated solar energy to convert waste... >>more

CCS legal and policy – May / June 2010
Feature Articles, June  15  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Calum Hughes, principal consultant in CCS regulation and policy at Yellow Wood Energy, begins a regular column covering developments in the legal and regulatory... >>more

AMEC - developing CCS clusters
Feature Articles, June  15  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Alastair Rennie, project director – renewable energy at AMEC, talked about how the development of a CCS cluster in the Humber region in the UK can offer significant... >>more

Research at Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage
Feature Articles, June  15  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS) based in Edinburgh has expanded its remit to include capture plant engineering and CO2 separation technologies, in addition... >>more

A framework for the future development of CCS
Feature Articles, June  15  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- In the last edition of the CCJ, Calum Hughes of Yellow Wood Energy considered whether and to what extent the recipients of public funding to support CCS should be... >>more

GoNano Technologies awarded grant for CO2 conversion tech
Capture, June  15  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The National Science Foundation has awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant of $147,095 to GoNano Technologies. >>more

IEA CCS report to G8 summit
Projects / Policy, June  14  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A joint International Energy Agency (IEA), Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF), and Global CCS Institute, to be presented to G8 leaders at their June Summit... >>more

CO2Sense Yorkshire launches online CCS network for region
Projects / Policy, June  14  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- An online network has been set up to help businesses interested in the Yorkshire and Humber CCS cluster in the UK to find out what’s new and exchange ideas with... >>more

DOE extends funding for three projects
Projects / Policy, June  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Three Recovery Act funded projects in Texas, Illinois, and Louisiana have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to continue testing large-scale CCS... >>more

DOE CO2 tracer technology tested in New Mexico
Storage, June  10  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The SEQURE tracer technology developed by the Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory tracks the movement of CO2 in geological reservoirs. >>more

CO2 storage in Scotland Moray Firth - study
Storage, June  02  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Moray Firth region in Scotland is being examined for the storage of CO2 emissions in a £290k study by a consortium of the Scottish Government and industry. >>more

Pennsylvania government reports on CCS storage regulations
Storage, May  14  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has published two reports online that conclude that with the appropriate changes in laws, Pennsylvania's geology... >>more

€150M for CO2 storage project in the Netherlands
Projects / Policy, May  13  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Dutch government has committed €150 million for a project to capture CO2 from a new power station in Rotterdam and pipe and store it offshore. >>more

Global network for CO2 geological storage launched
Storage, May  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The International Performance Assessment Centre for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide (IPAC-C02) has established a global network linking organizations in eight... >>more

US Interagency Task Force on CCS meets for first time
Projects / Policy, May  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The meeting on May 6 gave members of the public the opportunity to provide ideas for moving forward with carbon capture and storage projects. >>more

Powerspan releases independent CO2 capture tech review
Capture, May  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Powerspan has released the results from an independent review of its ECO2 post-combustion carbon dioxide capture technology, conducted by global engineering firm... >>more

US scientists’ plan to eliminate coal power CO2 emissions by 2030
Projects / Policy, May  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A team including members from NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Columbia University Earth Institute have outlined a way to phase out US CO2 emissions... >>more

UCL legal programme updates
Projects / Policy, May  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- New material is available on the the UCL Carbon Capture Legal Programme (CCLP) website, which aims to provide a dedicated, up-to-date, open access and independent... >>more

Study launched to find CO2 purity requirements for CCS
Projects / Policy, May  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Two industry associations - the Integrated CO2 Network (ICO2N) and the Petroleum Technology Alliance of Canada (PTAC) - together with international partners and... >>more

New online CCS resource launched
Projects / Policy, May  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The CCS101.ca website was funded through the IEA GHG Weyburn - Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project and Canada's CCS Network. >>more

Codexis receives DOE grant for CO2 capture biocatalyst research
Capture, May  04  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Codexis has received up to a $4.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for development of technology to remove CO2 from coal-fired power plant emissions... >>more

DOE supports CCS research partnerships for students
Projects / Policy, Apr  30  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Students and early career professionals can gain hands-on experience in areas related to CCS by participating in the US Research Experience in Carbon Sequestration... >>more

U.S. and UAE to cooperate on Masdar clean energy project
Projects / Policy, Apr  30  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy initiative, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote collaboration... >>more

Canada opens CO2 technology research centre
Capture, Apr  30  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Honourable Christian Paradis, Canadian Minister of Natural Resources, officially opened the CanmetENERGY CO2 Research Facility (CanCO2) located at the Natural... >>more

EU report - Europe has capacity to store CO2 emissions
Projects / Policy, Apr  28  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Scientist writing for the EU's Zero Emission Platform (ZEP) have reiterated that Europe has sufficient capacity to store CO2 emissions from CCS. >>more

Petrofac acquires CO2Deep Store
Storage, Apr  28  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- CO2DeepStore, the UK-based developer of CO2 storage projects, has been acquired by international oil & gas facilities service provider Petrofac. >>more

Peabody Energy - clean coal with CCS solution to climate change
Projects / Policy, Apr  16  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Peabody Energy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gregory H. Boyce has outlined a technology and regulatory path forward to achieve near-zero emissions from coal... >>more

Report shows path to affordable low carbon power in Europe
Projects / Policy, Apr  13  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- "2050: a practical guide to a prosperous, low-carbon Europe" was published by the European Climate Foundation (ECF). >>more

CO2 Capture Project - Storage, Monitoring and Verification team
Feature Articles, Apr  13  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The CO2 Capture Project (CCP) is dedicated to advancing the technologies and improving operational approaches to enable the commercial deployment of CO2 capture... >>more

TUV NEL - flow measurement project
Feature Articles, Apr  13  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- TUV NEL is currently looking for partners from across the CCS chain to participate in a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to evaluate and recommend technologies that... >>more

Professor Jon Gibbins joins University of Edinburgh
Projects / Policy, Apr  08  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (SCCS) has welcomed Professor Jon Gibbins, who has recently left Imperial College to take up a professorship in power plant engineering... >>more

DNV releases CO2 storage guideline
Storage, Apr  07  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- DNV and the energy industry, with contributions from government agencies, have developed a comprehensive guideline for safe and sustainable geological storage of CO2. >>more

ETI seeks bids for CCS demonstration (update)
Projects / Policy, Apr  01  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is looking for organisations or consortia to bid for a major project which could establish an advanced CO2 Capture Technology... >>more

Pöyry - context for commercial CCS
Feature Articles, Mar  31  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- In this series of articles we strain our eyes towards the horizon, to anticipate the form of the future power markets in which CCS will be competing, with a view... >>more

What’s in the pipeline?
Feature Articles, Mar  31  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- It is becoming increasingly certain that the UK’s first steps into full scale CCS will be subsidised by the electricity consumer via a new legislative scheme. It... >>more

Creating trust and building confidence in CCS operations
Feature Articles, Mar  31  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- This article deals with developing best practice guidelines for capture, transport and storage in the CCS value chain, the public acceptance challenges which CCS... >>more

Maersk Tankers – a pioneer in CO2 shipping
Feature Articles, Mar  31  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- To meet new demands for CCS solutions, Maersk Tankers will use its extensive experience within gas transportation to build CO2 tanker vessels that can transport... >>more

UK Universities get £1.4M for CO2 to fuel research
Capture, Mar  25  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The research is into porous materials that could remove CO2 from smoke stacks and convert it into chemicals to make car fuel or plastics. >>more

EPA proposes emissions reporting for CO2 storage sites
Projects / Policy, Mar  24  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to include CO2 injection sites in the mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions. >>more

Peabody buys $15M stake in Calera
Capture, Mar  23  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Calera's technology captures CO2 from industrial processes and converts it into carbonates which can be used as building materials. >>more

UK Conservatives promise to end ‘pointless delays’ on CCS
Projects / Policy, Mar  19  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A Conservative Government would put UK CCS back on track, bringing the current CCS competition to a rapid conclusion, according to a new Conservative Energy policy... >>more

UK launches CCS Industrial Strategy
Projects / Policy, Mar  17  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The UK government has published a CCS Industrial Strategy which outlines how the country can become a centre for CCS innovation and business with an industry worth... >>more

DOE pushes ahead with two CCS projects
Projects / Policy, Mar  16  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded cooperative agreements to Summit Texas Clean Energy (STCE) and AEP for the Texas Clean Energy Project and the Mountaineer... >>more

CCS could increase US oil production says report
Projects / Policy, Mar  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The US has an opportunity to increase its energy independence, slash foreign oil imports by as much as half by 2030, and cut carbon emissions through EOR with CCS,... >>more

BRGM researchers use nanomaterials for CO2 capture
Capture, Mar  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Bureau De Recherches Geologiques Et Minieres (BRGM) inventors Alain Seron, Fabian Delorme and Christian Fouillac have detailed a low-cost method for CO2 capture... >>more

Experts call for rethink on UK energy policy
Projects / Policy, Mar  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Doosan Power Systems Energy Brief 2010 was launched at a dinner-debate in Westminster last night, attended by Charles Hendry, MP, Shadow Minister for Energy,... >>more

Economical carbon capture by restoring degraded soils
Feature Articles, Mar  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Improved farming methods could quickly rebuild degraded land and store enough carbon to offset the emissions caused by burning fossil fuels. Thomas Blakeslee, President,... >>more

A profitable method for CCS from a coal-fired power plant?
Capture, Mar  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Carbon capture from a coal fired power plant could be made profitable and hydrogen could be produced for 16-cents per kilogram using a process developed at Florida... >>more

UK awards funding for design studies in clean coal competition
Projects / Policy, Mar  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Funding was awarded to E.ON and ScottishPower for design and development studies as part of the UK's CCS demonstration competition. >>more

E.ON submits preliminary report for Kingsnorth CO2 pipeline
Projects / Policy, Mar  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- E.ON has submitted environmental scoping reports outlining the company's plans for a CO2 pipeline for its proposed Kingsnorth 'cleaner' coal-fired power station. >>more

CER report - what the EU needs to do on CCS
Projects / Policy, Mar  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Coal will be the world’s biggest single source of electricity for decades to come. Yet the EU is doing far too little to encourage the take-up of CCS, says a report... >>more

Study shows ‘huge’ CO2 storage potential in Alberta
Storage, Mar  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- It is technologically feasible to store a huge amount of CO2 in geological formations in central Alberta, says a University of Calgary-led study coordinated by the... >>more

CCS Coalition founded in California
Projects / Policy, Mar  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Prompted by a study highlighting the importance of CCS to meet California's long-term target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, a group of energy companies... >>more

Obama meets Senators on stalled Climate Bill
Projects / Policy, Mar  11  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- US President Obama this week met for the first time with Senators who are pushing the currently mothballed climate bill, meeting with a dozen crucial senators in... >>more

NRG receives DOE funding for WA Parish project
Projects / Policy, Mar  10  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- NRG Energy has been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to receive up to $154 million to build a post-combustion carbon capture demonstration unit at NRG’s... >>more

Fluor and B&W CCS alliance
Capture, Mar  10  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group and Fluor's Power Group have formed a strategic alliance to market and sell CO2 capture systems for existing coal-fired power... >>more

Drax to study CCS feasibility
Projects / Policy, Mar  10  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A report in the Yorkshire Post says that Drax is conducting feasibility studies into the application of CCS at the UK's largest coal fired power plant. >>more

CIUDEN awards Foster Wheeler contract for CCS plant
Capture, Mar  10  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Foster Wheeler has been awarded a circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) boiler contract for a CO2 capture development plant Ponferrada, Spain. >>more

UOP awarded DOE grant for algae CO2 capture
Capture, Mar  10  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- UOP, a Honeywell company, has been awarded a $1.5 million cooperative agreement from the US DOE for a project to demonstrate technology to capture CO2 and produce... >>more

Scotland publishes CCS roadmap
Projects / Policy, Mar  10  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A plan to position Scotland as the world leader in carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been published. >>more

ERP report says next 10 years critical
Projects / Policy, Mar  10  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The report, “Innovation Milestones to 2050”, identifies a pressing need for investment in energy technologies with the greatest potential, such as CCS, increasing... >>more

SRI awarded DOE carbon capture research project
Capture, Mar  04  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development institute, has been awarded a $4.5M Department of Energy (DOE) project to evaluate the technical... >>more

SaskPower selects SNC Lavalin-Cansolv CO2 capture system
Capture, Mar  04  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Canadian company SaskPower and Shell subsidiary Cansolv Technologies have signed an agreement to license a CANSOLV Integrated Carbon and Sulphur Capture System for... >>more

DOE Alabama EOR project testing CO2 storage
Storage, Mar  04  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- CO2 injection is underway as part of a pilot study of CO2 enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in the Citronelle Field of Mobile County, Alabama. >>more

Gassnova contracts Polarcus for CO2 storage survey
Storage, Mar  04  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Polarcus Limited has received a Letter of Intent from Gassnova SF, the Norwegian state enterprise for carbon capture and storage (CCS), for two 3D seismic acquisition... >>more

Carbon sequestration in Wyoming - report
Storage, Mar  04  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Approximately 750 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) could be sequestered in southwestern Wyoming’s Rock Springs Uplift over a 50-year period, according to a strategy... >>more

Combining brine management with carbon capture
Capture, Mar  04  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A new study has evaluated a combined process to manage both the brine by-product from desalination plants and capture carbon dioxide. >>more

TUV NEL seminar highlights technologies to achieve UK CCS goals
Feature Articles, Mar  04  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A recent Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) conference, which was organised by TUV NEL, addressed the technological developments needed to put the UK and other countries... >>more

The economics of transportation of CO2 in common carrier network pipeline systems
Feature Articles, Mar  04  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Large-scale CCS will require large-scale infrastructure to move CO2 from capture facility to storage formation. Significant resources will have to be dedicated in... >>more

Peabody Energy and GreatPoint Energy cooperate
Projects / Policy, Mar  03  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The two companies have signed an agreement to pursue development of coal-to-gas and coal-to-hydrogen projects in the United States and around the world with CCS. >>more

IHS acquires Emerging Energy Research
Projects / Policy, Feb  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- IHS has acquired Emerging Energy Research for approximately $18 million. >>more

UCLA creates DNA-like crystal for CO2 capture
Capture, Feb  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- UCLA chemists have created a synthetic crystal that resembles DNA that can capture CO2 emissions. >>more

Skyonic awarded DOE grant for CO2 reuse project
Projects / Policy, Feb  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Skyonic Corporation, an Austin-based carbon capture technology company, has been selected to receive $3 million in stimulus funding from the Department of Energy... >>more

Alstom - US projects and policy
Feature Articles, Feb  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- CCJ interviewed Robert G Hilton, Alstom’s Vice President Power Technologies for Government Affairs, who talked about US climate change policy and Alstom’s portfolio... >>more

Potential impacts of GCS to underground sources of drinking water
Feature Articles, Feb  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Working together, the water and geologic carbon sequestration (GCS) industries have the potential of arriving at solutions to reduce CO2 emissions without harming... >>more

CCS in Central Appalachia
Feature Articles, Feb  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- What would CCS in Central Appalachia look like and how is it possible that one could arrive at a successful implementation? By Steven M. Carpenter, Director of... >>more

Longview Power selects Siemens for CCS study
Capture, Feb  10  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Longview Power, owner of a power generation facility currently under construction in Maidsville, West Virginia, has selected Siemens Energy to conduct a study analyzing... >>more

Obama announces CCS task force
Projects / Policy, Feb  08  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- President Obama has released a Presidential Memorandum creating an Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage. >>more

UK north east CCS prospectus released
Projects / Policy, Feb  08  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- One North East has published a prospectus for the development of a CCS cluster in North East England. >>more

DOE best practices manual for public outreach and education for CCS
Projects / Policy, Jan  15  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Department of Energy’s Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships program has released a new manual to recommend best practices for public outreach and... >>more

DNV and PSE joint project for maritime CCS
Capture, Jan  13  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Det Norske Veritas AS and Process Systems Enterprise Ltd (PSE) have announced a collaborative R&D project aimed at developing blueprint designs for on-ship carbon... >>more

US East Coast ’ideal’ for carbon storage
Storage, Jan  13  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A report by scientists at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory says that igneous basalt has the potential for safe CO2 storage. >>more

Total inaugurates Lacq project
Projects / Policy, Jan  12  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Total has inaugurated Europe’s first end-to-end carbon capture, transportation and storage demonstration facility, in Lacq, southwestern France. >>more

Powerspan announces CO2 capture pilot test results
Capture, Jan  04  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Powerspan has released test results from a one-megawatt pilot unit demonstrating its post-combustion ECO2 carbon capture technology for coal-fired power plants. >>more

Environmental foundation ZERO launches CCS website
Projects / Policy, Jan  04  2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The website provides comprehensive and transparent information on CCS. >>more

Doosan Babcock selected by Basin Electric Power for Dakota project
Projects / Policy, Dec  21  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Doosan Babcock has been selected to undertake a major carbon capture project with US utility Basin Electric Power Cooperative. >>more

EU demonstrates CCS projects at DNV
Projects / Policy, Dec  21  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The European Commission has held the preparatory meeting for its new knowledge-sharing network of CCS demonstration projects. >>more

ZeroGen short-listed for CCS Flagships funding
Projects / Policy, Dec  21  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Queensland’s ZeroGen project has been short-listed by the Australian Federal Government for funding under its $2 billion Carbon Capture and Storage Flagships Program. >>more

CCS for coal power plant sites with low energy and cost penalties
Feature Articles, Dec  18  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Robert Williams, Senior Research Scientist with the Princeton Environmental Institute at Princeton University (USA) has estimated that the overall energy penalty... >>more

CO2 Solution agrees joint development with Codexis
Capture, Dec  17  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Codexis has completed a CDN $2 million equity investment in CO2 Solution and the two companies will combine enzymatic CO2 capture technologies. >>more

EU COCATE CO2 transport project launched
Storage, Dec  15  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The project, led by IFP (France), will look at the problems of rolling out a shared transportation infrastructure capable of connecting geological storage sites... >>more

Fortum, TVO and Maersk join for Finnish project
Projects / Policy, Dec  15  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Finnish utilities Fortum and Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) have entered into co-operation with Maersk Oil and Maersk Tankers for a CO2 capture, shipping and storage project. >>more

First CCS professor at Durham University
Projects / Policy, Dec  07  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- John Gluyas has been appointed as Durham University's Professor in Geoenergy and Carbon Capture & Storage. >>more

US DOE $3 Billion CCS investment
Projects / Policy, Dec  05  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has selected three new projects with a value of $3.18 billion to accelerate the development of advanced coal technologies with CCS. >>more

Alberta finances Swan Hills project
Projects / Policy, Dec  03  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Alberta Government has signed a Letter of Intent with Swan Hills Synfuels for an in-situ coal gasification project with CCS. >>more

CO2 Solution announces enzymatic carbon capture results
Capture, Dec  01  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- CO2 Solution says it has achieved 'significant' results when applying its patented genetically engineered ‘5X’ carbonic anhydrase enzyme to CO2 capture with certain... >>more

Alberta supports Enhance Energy "Alberta Carbon Trunk Line"
Projects / Policy, Dec  01  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Alberta government has signed a Letter of Intent with Enhance Energy and North West Upgrading to construct a 240-km CO2 pipeline in the province. >>more

ScottishPower reports CO2 capture efficiency ’breakthrough’
Capture, Nov  30  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- ScottishPower says it has reduced the energy consumption for CO2 capture at its prototype carbon capture unit at Longannet Power Station by around a third. >>more

GE and Shenhua Group cooperate on clean power
Projects / Policy, Nov  30  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- GE and Shenhua Group Corporation have announced that they have agreed to a framework for an industrial coal gasification joint venture. >>more

Sasol to participate in Norway Mongstad project
Projects / Policy, Nov  24  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Sasol and Gassnova SF have signed an MoU on participation in Norway's CO2 Technology Centre in Mongstad. >>more

US and China cooperate on clean energy
Projects / Policy, Nov  24  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao have announced a package of measures to strengthen cooperation between the United States and China on clean energy... >>more

DOE - worldwide CCS projects on the increase
Projects / Policy, Nov  16  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Worldwide efforts to fund and establish CCS projects have accelerated, according to a new Department of Energy (DOE) online database. >>more

DOE tests Indiana formation for CO2 storage potential
Storage, Nov  16  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The DOE's Midwest consortium has begun injecting 8,000 tons of CO2 to evaluate the carbon storage potential and test the enhanced oil recovery (EOR) potential of... >>more

Siemens to supply IGCC with CCS to Tenaska
Projects / Policy, Nov  16  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Siemens Energy has been chosen by Tenaska, based in Omaha, Nebraska to provide the coal gasification technology for the Taylorville Energy Center (TEC). >>more

Alberta’s Quest and Pioneer projects move to grant agreement stage
Projects / Policy, Nov  16  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Alberta has recently signed letters of intent with Shell Canada and TransAlta for funding from its $2B (Cdn) CCS commitment. >>more

Alstom and Schlumberger in CCS partnership
Projects / Policy, Nov  10  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Alstom and Schlumberger have signed an agreement for mutual collaboration in the joint offering of CCS-ready studies. >>more

UK government on pathway to clean coal
Projects / Policy, Nov  10  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The UK government has released a series of policy statements designed to speed up planning permissions and clarify the requirements for CCS in coal fired power plants. >>more

DOE Mississippi project injects one million tons of CO2
Storage, Nov  10  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The CO2 storage project in Mississippi has become the fifth worldwide to reach the milestone of more than 1 million tons injected. >>more

DOE and Hydrogen Energy sign IGCC agreement
Projects / Policy, Nov  10  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has signed a cooperative agreement with Hydrogen Energy California (HECA) to build and demonstrate an IGCC plant with CCS in... >>more

Alstom acquires Lummus Global engineering unit
Capture, Oct  30  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Alstom has acquired the former engineering office of Lummus Global, a leading provider of technology for the hydrocarbon processing industry, in Wiesbaden, Germany. >>more

More projects needed - Global CCS Institute report
Projects / Policy, Oct  30  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Global Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Institute has released a report which shows that despite progress more demonstration projects are urgently needed. >>more

CCS cannot significantly reduce tar sands emissions - WWF report
Projects / Policy, Oct  30  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A study produced by The Co-operative Financial Services and WWF-UK claims to debunk the idea that CCS will significantly counter the high levels of greenhouse gases... >>more

Alstom and AEP commission Mountaineer CCS demonstration
Projects / Policy, Oct  30  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Federal and state officials joined Alstom and American Electric Power (AEP) at AEP's Mountaineer Plant to formally commission the world’s first project to both capture... >>more

UK lagging on CCS - Institution of Civil Engineers report
Projects / Policy, Oct  28  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- If the UK is to meet ambitious carbon emission targets by 2050 Government must provide a clear road map for the widespread deployment of CCS technology, according... >>more

ITF secures contract for UK new energy technology transfer network
Projects / Policy, Oct  28  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- ITF, the oil Industry Technology Facilitator has secured a three year, six figure sum contract to deliver a new energy network for the UK industry. >>more

Siemens, Fortum and TVO cooperate on Finnish project
Projects / Policy, Oct  23  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Siemens Energy has been selected as the capture technology partner for the FINNCAP - Meri-Pori CCS project by the owners of Meri-Pori power plant, Finnish utilities... >>more

GE Oil & Gas secures $400M Gorgon contract
Projects / Policy, Oct  22  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- GE Oil & Gas has been awarded a competitive bid worth over $400 Million to deploy equipment for LNG production along with CO2 storage at Gorgon in Australia. >>more

DOE Midwest Partnership completes CO2 injection
Storage, Oct  21  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP) has successfully injected 1,000 metric tons of CO2 into the Mount Simon Sandstone. >>more

International award for SINTEF CCS project
Projects / Policy, Oct  21  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- SINTEF’s DYNAMIS project received the "CSLF Recognition Award" at the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum’s (CSLF) ministerial meeting in London for its contribution... >>more

Alberta signs up to two major projects
Projects / Policy, Oct  20  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Alberta government has signed Letters of Intent with TransAlta Corporation and Shell Canada Energy for Project Pioneer and the Quest project. >>more

CO2 Capture Project releases latest findings
Projects / Policy, Oct  20  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The CO2 Capture Project (CCP) presented 'breakthrough findings' gained from the last five years of its research at the third Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum... >>more

Global CCS Institute provides project deployment funding
Projects / Policy, Oct  16  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute has announced the injection of AUD $3.6 million towards ensuring the creation of the right level of knowledge and... >>more

US DOE - $55M for research at existing power plants
Projects / Policy, Oct  14  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- $55 million is available for projects on advanced technologies that can capture CO2 from flue gases at existing coal fired power plants. >>more

Further research on CO2 storage offshore Scotland
Storage, Oct  14  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage (SCCS) is launching a second strategic research project, called "Scottish Carbon Capture Transport & Storage Development Study"... >>more

CSLF communiqué released ahead of Copenhagen
Projects / Policy, Oct  14  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The communiqué urges Energy Ministers to ensure CCS is a central part of the Global Climate Change Agreement to be negotiated at the December UNFCCC meeting in Copenhagen.... >>more

CSLF begins capacity building program
Projects / Policy, Oct  14  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A new Capacity Building Program will assist the 24 members of the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) in implementing CCS demonstrations and help accelerate... >>more

Capturing India’s CO2 - report
Projects / Policy, Oct  12  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A report written by researchers from the Universities of Surrey and Edinburgh looking at the prospects for CCS technology in India has been released. >>more

ETI launches UK carbon storage capacity appraisal
Storage, Oct  09  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The UK Energy Technologies Institute has launched a project which could see the UK as the first country with a comprehensive assessment of national CO2 storage capacity.... >>more

Toshiba completes CCS pilot plant
Projects / Policy, Oct  09  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Toshiba Corporation has completed construction of a pilot plant to support development and validation of its carbon capture technology. >>more

Mantra receives further funding for CO2 recycling technology
Capture, Oct  09  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Mantra Venture Group Ltd. has signed a second agreement with the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) in support... >>more

UK Centre for Low Carbon Futures created
Projects / Policy, Oct  09  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Centre for Low Carbon Futures, a £50 million virtual project, will combine the expertise of universities in Hull, Leeds, Sheffield and York to research issues... >>more

EU selects projects for €1.05 billion funding
Projects / Policy, Oct  09  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The EU has selected up to seven projects to share funding for CCS according to EurActiv and Bellona. >>more

Twelve projects to be selected for major US CCS funding
Projects / Policy, Oct  05  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced the first round of funding from $1.4 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. >>more

UCL CCS legal conference presentations online
Projects / Policy, Sep  29  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- In June 2009, the University College of London Carbon Capture Legal Programme in association with King’s College London Centre for Risk Management held an interdisciplinary... >>more

First CCS project in Portugal
Projects / Policy, Sep  25  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Tejo Energia will assess the feasibility of applying CCS at its Pego coal power plant, according to Bellona. >>more

Bellona report: CO2 capture by amines is safe
Capture, Sep  25  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- It is well known that amines in some applications represent a health risk, says the bellona Foundation, but a new report has concluded that amines can be safely... >>more

E.ON and Siemens begin CO2 capture pilot in Germany
Capture, Sep  25  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- E.ON and Siemens are starting up a pilot CO2 capture plant at the E.ON power plant Staudinger in Grosskrotzenburg near Hanau, Germany. >>more

Doosan Babcock urges more ambition from UK Government on CCS
Projects / Policy, Sep  22  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Senior energy industry figures met in Westminster to debate the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) ‘Framework for the development of clean coal: consultation... >>more

New research at CO2CRC Otway Project
Storage, Sep  22  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- New research on deep saline storage will soon be underway at the CO2CRC Otway Project, Australia’s only CO2 geosequestration research and demonstration facility. >>more

DOE funds joint training and research projects
Projects / Policy, Sep  22  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Forty-three research projects that will advance CCS technologies while providing graduate and undergraduate student training opportunities at universities across... >>more

Alstom and Dow open CO2 capture pilot plant
Capture, Sep  11  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Alstom and The Dow Chemical Company have begun operation at a pilot plant to capture CO2 from the flue gas of a coal-fired boiler at the Dow-owned facility in South... >>more

CO2 storage with ECBM study begins in West Virginia
Storage, Sep  09  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Injection of CO2 has begun in a first of a kind field trial of enhanced coalbed methane recovery (ECBM) with simultaneous CO2 storage in an unmineable coal seam. >>more

DNV develops first CO2 transmission guidelines
Storage, Sep  04  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- DNV has developed a unified approach to help ensure that CO2 is transmitted in offshore and onshore pipelines in a reliable, safe and cost-effective manner. >>more

FutureGen reaches new agreement with DOE
Projects / Policy, Sep  04  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The FutureGen Alliance and the U.S. Department of Energy have signed a Cooperative Agreement allowing for the continued development of the FutureGen plant in Mattoon,... >>more

EPA seeks comments on CO2 storage
Projects / Policy, Sep  04  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting comments on new information it has received about geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide. >>more

University of Wyoming receives $2M grant
Projects / Policy, Sep  04  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The University of Wyoming has received nearly $2 million in federal funding to support its efforts to enhance carbon sequestration research and technology. >>more

Rushlight Awards call for entries
Feature Articles, Sep  03  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Rushlight Awards 2009 promote energy, resource and environmental technologies and innovations by organizations throughout UK and Ireland. >>more

CCSA and CSLF meet UK industry
Projects / Policy, Sep  03  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) is co-hosting a Stakeholders meeting on 3 September 2009, in preparation for the Carbon Sequestration Leadership... >>more

DOE awards $8.4M for regional storage training
Storage, Aug  28  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The funding will be used for seven projects to facilitate the transfer of knowledge and technologies required for site development, operations, and monitoring of... >>more

GCEP contributes $2M for China CO2 storage collaboration
Storage, Aug  27  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Stanford University's Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) has contributed almost $2 million to a collaboration with Chinese Universities. >>more

CCP publishes CO2 geological storage report
Storage, Aug  26  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- “A Technical Basis for Carbon Dioxide Storage”, an 86-page report, edited by Cal Cooper (formerly of ConocoPhillips), provides guidance on how to assess and manage... >>more

DOE selects 19 CO2 storage projects
Storage, Aug  24  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the selection of 19 projects to enhance the capability to simulate, track, and evaluate the potential risks of... >>more

CCS Summer School begins in Australia
Projects / Policy, Aug  24  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Over fifty post-graduate students from around the world have begun a CCS course at the 2009 IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D programme (IEA GHG) CCS Summer School in Lorne,... >>more

GE Energy proposes Australian IGCC plant
Projects / Policy, Aug  21  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- GE has submitted a full project proposal to the Queensland and Australian federal governments for a 400MW (pre-carbon capture) plant capable of capturing 90% of... >>more

Alberta finances three projects
Projects / Policy, Aug  21  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Alberta government has chosen three projects to receive $2 billion of funding. >>more

BASF, Linde, RWE pilot CO2 scrubbing plant opens
Capture, Aug  19  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Dr Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, Germany's Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, and Dr Juergen Ruettgers, State Premier of North Rhine-Westphalia officially... >>more

Australian Government accepts liability for Gorgon LNG
Projects / Policy, Aug  19  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Australian and Western Australian Governments have agreed to jointly accept any long term liability arising from the storage of CO2 in geological formations... >>more

Aberdeen Green Energy Centre receives £1.6 million
Projects / Policy, Aug  19  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Aberdeen's Scottish European Green Energy Centre (SEGEC) has received a £1.6 million investment through the European Regional Development Fund. >>more

Duke Energy in China clean energy deal
Projects / Policy, Aug  19  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Duke Energy, one of America's largest electric utilities, will explore a variety of renewable and other clean-energy technologies with China Huaneng Group, China's... >>more

DOE awards $20 Million for CO2 compressor technology
Capture, Aug  18  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Department of Energy has awarded Ramgen Power Systems based in Washington $20 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to scale up... >>more

CCS job opportunities at major multinational
Projects / Policy, Aug  18  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A major multi-billion dollar technology group at the forefront of developing advanced carbon capture solutions is looking to recruit for four top positions. >>more

B&W test centre opens in Ohio
Capture, Aug  18  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group (PGG) has begun pilot-scale testing of CO2 control technology at its Regenerable Solvent Absorption Technology (RSAT) facility... >>more

ScottishPower adds Shell and National Grid to CCS consortium
Projects / Policy, Aug  17  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Consortium is based on a retro-fit project at Longannet power station in Scotland and is one of the bidders for the UK Government’s CCS competition. >>more

Duke Energy plans CO2 storage study
Storage, July  26  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Duke Energy has filed plans with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission describing a proposed carbon dioxide storage project in southwest Indiana. >>more

Doosan Babcock launches world’s largest OxyCoal demonstration
Capture, July  24  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The OxyCoal™ Clean Combustion Test Facility was opened in Renfrew, Scotland by Joan Ruddock MP, the UK Minister of State for the Department of Energy & Climate Change. >>more

Hart ’carbon challenge’ webinar series
Projects / Policy, July  23  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Hart Energy Publishing has launched a Carbon Challenge webinar series designed to aid the global energy industry and policy makers in understanding the impact of... >>more

Further progress for FutureGen
Projects / Policy, July  15  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The US Department of Energy has issued a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Record of Decision to move ahead with preliminary studies for the FutureGen project... >>more

CO2CRC H3 capture project launched
Capture, July  09  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Australia’s most comprehensive post-combustion CO2 capture research facility has opened at International Power’s Hazelwood Power Station in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. >>more

CMS Cameron McKenna launches EU 2020 climate package guides
Projects / Policy, July  07  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Following the EU’s final approval of a set of directives aimed at helping the EU reach its climate change targets for 2020, CMS Cameron McKenna has launched a series... >>more

DOE invests $408 Million in two coal CCS projects
Projects / Policy, July  02  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Projects by Basin Electric Power Cooperative and Hydrogen Energy International LLC have been selected for up to $408 million in funding from the American Recovery... >>more

UK announces Clean Coal Funding Bill
Projects / Policy, July  02  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A new Energy Bill has been proposed for the forthcoming session of Parliament as part of the UK Government’s plans to lead the world in clean coal technology. >>more

CO2 injection begins in Kentucky project
Storage, July  01  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A Department of Energy sponsored project in Hopkins County, Kentucky has begun injecting carbon dioxide into a mature oil field to assess the region's CO2 storage... >>more

EU to raise funding for China CCS project
Projects / Policy, June  29  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The European Commission has set out plans to co-finance the EU-China Near Zero Emissions Coal Plant project through a public-private partnership. >>more

Siemens and TNO sign exclusive CO2 capture agreement
Capture, June  29  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Siemens Energy and TNO, the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, have signed an exclusive cooperation agreement aimed at the further advancement... >>more

MIT releases report on CCS retrofit
Capture, June  29  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Professor Ernest Moniz, director of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) and former undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, has unveiled a report on reducing... >>more

Mitsubishi to participate in Australia ZeroGen project
Projects / Policy, June  29  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) will provide a feasibility study for the ZeroGen IGCC project in Queensland, Australia. >>more

UK releases clean coal consultation
Projects / Policy, June  19  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The UK has set out its intention to be at the forefront of CCS development in "A Framework for the development of clean coal: consultation document". >>more

E.ON selects MHI and Foster Wheeler for UK demonstration
Projects / Policy, June  19  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Following a major review of available technology, E.ON has selected MHI and Foster Wheeler Energy Limited as the project team to lead on the development and engineering... >>more

ETI funding available for CCS by mineralisation project
Capture, June  19  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The ETI wishes to commission a project to assess the technology development needs for CCS mineralisation, especially technologies which will allow CO2 to be captured... >>more

FutureGen agreement reached
Projects / Policy, June  15  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has announced an agreement with the FutureGen Alliance that paves the way for the project to restart. >>more

US DOE selects pre-combustion projects
Projects / Policy, June  15  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The DOE has selected nine projects that will develop pre-combustion carbon capture technologies for coal-based IGCC plants. >>more

UK-Norway to study role of North Sea in CO2 storage
Storage, June  10  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A study of the role of the North Sea in providing storage space under the sea-bed for CO2 from European countries has been commissioned jointly by the UK and Norway. >>more

Norway pledges EUR 140 million for CCS
Projects / Policy, June  10  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Norway will earmark EUR 140 million over five years for CCS projects in selected EU member states. >>more

Government action on carbon storage favours oil companies
Projects / Policy, June  10  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Oil and gas producers with North Sea operations are benefiting from a windfall of at least £430m from the sale of surplus EU carbon credits, says Sam Gomersall of... >>more

Western Kentucky CO2 test well drilling begins
Storage, June  10  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Fifteen months after project planning began, drilling has started in Hancock County, Kentucky for a test well to research the permanent storage of CO2. >>more

Call for PhD proposals in CO2 geological storage
Storage, June  10  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Spanish Foundation CIUDAD DE LA ENERGÍA (CIUDEN) has launched a Call For Proposals for the realization of Doctoral Thesis on Geological Storage of CO2. >>more

ScottishPower begins CO2 capture test
Projects / Policy, May  29  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- ScottishPower has begun operations on a test project to capture CO2 emissions from Longannet power station – the first time in the UK that they have been captured... >>more

DOE creates National Carbon Capture Center
Projects / Policy, May  28  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The NCCC will develop and test technologies to capture CO2 from coal-based power plants. >>more

E.ON to explore CO2 storage potential in Germany
Storage, May  27  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- E.ON Gas Storage GmbH (EGS) has filed an application with the Lower Saxony mining, energy and geology office (LBEG) for permission to carry out geological investigations... >>more

Indiana University publishes CCS brief
Projects / Policy, May  26  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- CCS is a promising tool that may help the United States meet future energy needs while controlling emissions of greenhouse gases linked to climate change, Indiana... >>more

Southern Company & MHI to Demonstrate CCS Technology
Projects / Policy, May  26  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Southern Company has announced plans to demonstrate CCS on a coal-fired power plant near Mobile, Alabama. >>more

US in partnership to monitor Sleipner
Storage, May  26  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- In a newly awarded project, researchers funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are partnering with European scientists to track injected CO2 at the Sleipner... >>more

US DOE field test completed
Storage, May  21  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership has completed a preliminary geologic characterization and sequestration field... >>more

Australia’s first pre-combustion capture project launched
Capture, May  21  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The CO2CRC/HRL Mulgrave Capture Project was launched in May 2009 at HRL’s gasifier research facility at Mulgrave in Melbourne, Victoria. >>more

Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute career opportunities
Projects / Policy, May  21  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The GCCSI is recruiting well qualified senior executives and specialists. Register your interest by May 28, 2009. >>more

£675,000 for UCL Carbon Capture Legal Programme
Projects / Policy, May  18  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- UCL's Carbon Capture Legal Programme has received a £675,000 donation from The Crown Estate, Rio Tinto, RPS Group, Schlumberger Carbon Services and Shell. >>more

Australian budget - $4.5B for clean energy initiative
Projects / Policy, May  14  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Australian Government will invest $4.5 billion to support the growth of clean energy generation and new technologies, and to reduce carbon emissions and stimulate... >>more

UK Energy Research Centre ’Energy 2050’ report
Projects / Policy, May  13  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) has released a new report addressing two of the Government's toughest energy policy goals – delivering reliable energy to consumers... >>more

Centrica pulls out of UK CCS competition
Projects / Policy, May  11  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Centrica has sold its 50% stake in the Eston Grange IGCC project on Teeside back to developers Progressive Energy. >>more

US Budget boosts CCS funding
Projects / Policy, May  11  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- President Obama’s FY 2010 budget seeks $881.6 million for the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) to support improved energy security and rapid development of climate-oriented... >>more

Saskatchewan and Montana develop joint CCS project
Projects / Policy, May  08  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer to work together on the development of a cross border... >>more

Australian carbon pollution reduction scheme postponed
Projects / Policy, May  08  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme will be delayed by one year and a new, ambitious 25 per cent by 2020 target has been introduced. >>more

Sustainable Energy Solutions wins award
Capture, May  08  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- SES was selected the winner in the Clean Technology and Energy Category for a process that separates CO2 from flue (exhaust) gases more cost effectively and uses... >>more

Funding for UK CCS research
Projects / Policy, May  07  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- E.ON UK and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) have awarded GBP6.9m ($10m) of research funding to four university-led projects investigating... >>more

Study quantifies CCS storage potential in Scotland
Storage, May  07  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A Scottish Government backed study, ‘Opportunities for CO2 Storage Around Scotland’, has identified the UK’s largest carbon dioxide storage sites beneath the North Sea. >>more

UK - no new coal without CCS
Projects / Policy, Apr  23  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The UK government has set out proposals that would require new coal plants to include a CCS element from day one, but existing plants will be exempt until at least 2025. >>more

EPA greenhouse gas ruling paves way for emission controls
Projects / Policy, Apr  20  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- After a thorough scientific review ordered in 2007 by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposed finding that greenhouse gases... >>more

Singapore scientists discover low energy CO2 to methanol process
Capture, Apr  17  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) in Singapore have found a catalyst that can enable a CO2 to methanol reaction at room temperature. >>more

UK Conservatives promote EU-ETS money for CCS in Green budget
Projects / Policy, Apr  17  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Government should announce that it will use part of its receipts from the EU Emissions trading Scheme to fund the installation of CCS equipment and pipeline... >>more

MGA launches CCS inventory and toolkit
Projects / Policy, Apr  17  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Midwestern Governors Association (MGA) has released a CCS inventory and toolkit designed to aid the development of a platform for coal power generation with CCS. >>more

Fortum and Polish PGE cooperate on CCS technology
Projects / Policy, Apr  17  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Finnish Fortum Corporation and PGE Belchatow Power Plant, a subsidiary of Poland’s biggest energy company PGE, have signed an agreement to start cooperation in CCS... >>more

Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute launched
Projects / Policy, Apr  16  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd formally launched the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute at the inaugural meeting of Institute foundation members in... >>more

Victoria reveals CO2 storage potential study
Storage, Apr  16  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Victorian Government has conducted a preliminary study which reveals several large areas in the Gippsland Basin have excellent potential to store CO2. >>more

Nuon starts construction of CO2 capture test at Buggenum
Capture, Apr  15  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- All the permits have been issued for Nuon's CCS trial at the Buggenum power plant in Holland. Construction will start before the summer of 2009 and the installation... >>more

Alberta joint industry project completes Phase I
Projects / Policy, Apr  15  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Members of the Enbridge-led, 38-member Alberta Saline Aquifer Project (ASAP) have completed Phase I of the three phase project, which involved identifying suitable... >>more

Dr. Geert Versteeg joins CO2 Solution’s scientific advisory board
Capture, Apr  15  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- CO2 Solution has announced that Dr. Geert Versteeg has joined its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The company develops a proprietary bio-technological platform... >>more

Fluor selected for SaskPower CO2 capture project
Capture, Apr  08  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Fluor Corporation has been awarded the contract for front-end engineering for CO2 capture for the SaskPower Boundary Dam Integrated Carbon Capture and Sequestration... >>more

Former World Bank President to lead CCS panel
Projects / Policy, Apr  08  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- ABC News reports that the Australian Government has appointed the former president of the World Bank, James Wolfensohn, to head its advisory panel on CCS. >>more

Australia releases offshore storage areas
Storage, Apr  01  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Australian government has released ten offshore areas for the exploration of greenhouse gas storage. >>more

Air Products joins Schwarze Pumpe pilot
Capture, Apr  01  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Air Products will install its proprietary CO2 capture, purification and compression system at Vattenfall’s research and development facility in Schwarze Pumpe,... >>more

New E3G report: Delivering a Sustainable Low Carbon Future
Projects / Policy, Apr  01  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- G20 must make green investment top priority in economic reboot says leading think-tank E3G. >>more

Contribute to UK low carbon strategy
Projects / Policy, Mar  26  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The UK government has launched a new website to engage with stakeholders on the transition to a low carbon economy. >>more

Siemens develops CO2 capture technology for combined cycle power plants
Capture, Mar  26  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Siemens Energy is to adapt its proprietary process for carbon dioxide capture to the special conditions prevalent in, and mode of operation of, combined-cycle power... >>more

DOE report on monitoring CO2 storage
Storage, Mar  17  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has created a comprehensive new document that examines existing and emerging techniques... >>more

Maersk Tankers ready to enter market for CO2 transportation
Storage, Mar  13  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Maersk Tankers, owned by the Danish conglomerate A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, says is prepared to enter into the CO2 transportation market to help promote CCS. >>more

FutureGen back on the table? - update
Projects / Policy, Mar  11  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A calculation error added around $500 million to the projected cost of the project when it was cancelled last year. >>more

EU to spend €1.15 billion on CCS - update
Projects / Policy, Mar  10  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The EU proposal to reallocate $5 billion of unspent money including €3.5 billion to clean energy projects is now in doubt. >>more

StatoilHydro confirms CO2 storage site is not leaking
Storage, Mar  09  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- New seismic data from the Utsira formation in the North Sea indicates that the CO2 being pumped into it is not leaking out, but is spreading through the structure... >>more

DOE issues CCS funding announcement
Projects / Policy, Mar  06  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory has issued four Funding Opportunity Announcements for improving techniques to clean or capture and store the emissions... >>more

UK ‘Low Carbon Industrial Strategy’ launched
Projects / Policy, Mar  06  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Gordon Brown has set out the government's vision for the UK's low carbon strategy, which includes ambitions for a second CCS pilot plant. >>more

University of Utah and Headwaters in carbon services partnership
Storage, Mar  05  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The University of Utah and Headwaters have entered into a joint venture, Headwaters Clean Carbon Services (HCCS), to offer carbon management services to CO2 -emitting... >>more

The Bellona Foundation launches CCS web
Projects / Policy, Mar  05  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Bellona Foundation, an international environmental NGO based in Oslo, Norway, has created a new web resource answering common question about CCS from a public... >>more

Santos Moomba CO2 storage project suspended
Storage, Mar  03  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Bloomberg reports that Santos has put its Moomba CO2 storage project, estimated to cost more than A$700 million, on hold. >>more

Michigan Basin storage project starts second phase
Storage, Mar  02  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Midwest regional partnership has begun injecting an additional 50,000 tons of CO2 into a Michigan Basin deep saline formation. >>more

ION Engineering introduces ionic liquid CO2 capture technology
Capture, Feb  24  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Founded by University of Colorado scientists, ION Engineering is a new company set up to commercialise ionic liquid solutions for carbon capture and emissions control. >>more

Alberta authorises $2 billion CCS funding
Projects / Policy, Feb  23  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Government of Alberta has introduced new legislation that provides the legal authority to administer the $2 billion in provincial funding for CCS announced by... >>more

CO2CRC report says CCS costs can be cut by 25%
Capture, Feb  20  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- New research from the Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC) suggests that the cost of capturing carbon dioxide from Australian power... >>more

Atmospheric carbon capture - a cost effective alternative?
Capture, Feb  20  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- In a recent paper, Roger Pielke Jr. of the University of Colorado’s Center for Science and Technology Policy Research asserts that 'air capture' – that is, direct... >>more

Carbon negative cement from Novacem wins Rushlight Awards
Projects / Policy, Feb  20  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Novacem, a spin-out from Imperial College, London, won the overall award for its CO2 capturing cement process. >>more

Drilling begins in Illinois CO2 storage test
Storage, Feb  20  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium (MGSC) has begun drilling the injection well for their large-scale CO2 injection test in Decatur, Illinois. >>more

CO2 injection begins in Virginia project
Storage, Feb  20  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- DOE's Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (SECARB) began injecting CO2 at the test site in Russell County, Virginia, in mid January 2009. >>more

CO2CRC summer school - application deadline March 10, 2009
Projects / Policy, Feb  20  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- CO2CRC will host the International Interdisciplinary CCS Summer School 2009 from 23rd to 28th August 2009. The deadline for applications is 10th March 2009. >>more

Flurry of US State, Federal policies advance CCS
Projects / Policy, Feb  20  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- According to Emerging Energy Research (EER), a consultancy specialising in clean energy, the US federal stimulus bill signed into law by President Obama promises... >>more

Wyoming moves ahead with CCS bills
Projects / Policy, Feb  20  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Wyoming Senate has approved three bills designed to regulate underground storage of carbon dioxide in Wyoming, according to a Caspar Star Tribune article. >>more

EPA to review regulation of CO2 emissions
Projects / Policy, Feb  20  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Barack Obama has taken the first step toward regulating carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants. >>more

StatoilHydro delivers Mongstad ’master plan’
Projects / Policy, Feb  20  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- StatoilHydro has submitted its plan for carbon capture at Mongstad to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and the Ministry of the Environment. >>more

Pew report on US-China collaboration
Projects / Policy, Feb  20  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Pew Center on Global Climate Change has published a report, 'Common Challenge, Collaborative Response: A Roadmap for U.S.-China Cooperation on Energy and Climate... >>more

DOE seeks applications for tracking CO2 storage
Storage, Feb  20  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to enhance the capability to simulate, track, and evaluate the potential... >>more

CCS - don’t ignore the waste connections
Projects / Policy, Feb  19  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Lawyers CMS Cameron McKenna argue that the waste sector has expertise to offer the energy sector, but may be in danger of missing an opportunity. >>more

Australian report says energy research needs $6 billion
Projects / Policy, Feb  10  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A study by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) titled 'Energy Technology for Climate Change – Accelerating the Technology Response'... >>more

NV Energy postpones 1,500MW coal-fired plant
Projects / Policy, Feb  10  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- NV Energy has postponed plans to build a 1,500 MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant in eastern Nevada. The company says it will not move forward until carbon... >>more

Mitsubishi licenses CO2 capture technology to Samsung
Capture, Feb  06  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has signed a license agreement for its CO2 recovery technology with Samsung Engineering, a major engineering company in Korea. >>more

USDA approves loan for CO2 capture project
Projects / Policy, Feb  04  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The United States Department of Agriculture has approved up to a $300 million loan to Basin Electric Power Cooperative for a CO2 capture project at a coal fired... >>more

EPRI to study carbon capture in existing coal power plants
Capture, Jan  30  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has announced that five electric utilities in the United States and Canada have joined EPRI to host studies of the impacts... >>more

Montana State University receives $1.4M grant
Storage, Jan  27  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Researchers at Montana State University, Montana Tech and the University of Montana have been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the US Department of Energy to study... >>more

McKinsey report says carbon abatement still affordable
Projects / Policy, Jan  27  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- McKinsey has released version 2 of its 'Pathways to a low-carbon economy' Global Greenhouse Gas Abatement Cost Curve first published in January 2007. >>more

UK launches £13 million energy training centre
Projects / Policy, Jan  27  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A new training centre is being established to create a new breed of engineers and scientists capable of developing new low-carbon technologies in the UK. >>more

Leeds and China Universities collaborate
Projects / Policy, Jan  27  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Academics from the University of Leeds are working with counterparts from Zhejiang University in China to develop clean coal technologies. >>more

Zurich launches CCS insurance products
Projects / Policy, Jan  20  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Zurich Financial Services Group has introduced Carbon Capture and Sequestration Liability Insurance and Geologic Sequestration Financial Assurance. >>more

European CCS research initiative receives funding
Projects / Policy, Jan  20  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The European Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Laboratory Infrastructure (ECCSEL) initiative will receive €81 million in funding to set up a research infrastructure. >>more

USCAP releases blueprint for climate legislation
Projects / Policy, Jan  16  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) has released a set of policy recommendations, "A Blueprint for Legislative Action", for developing legislation that would... >>more

Report finds clean technologies are not reaching developing nations
Projects / Policy, Jan  15  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A report into climate related technologies has found that much more could be done to transfer innovations to the developing nations. >>more

US utilities back ‘aggressive’ CCS deployment
Projects / Policy, Jan  15  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- An industry association of US electric utilities has put forward an updated climate change framework, calling for an 80 percent reduction of carbon emissions by... >>more

McKinsey Quarterly CCS presentation
Projects / Policy, Jan  14  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- McKinsey has released an interactive depiction of the technologies involved in CCS providing a background for informed discussion. >>more

Addressing Emissions From Coal Use in Power Generation
Projects / Policy, Jan  14  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Pew Center on global climate change report. >>more

New research institute at Stanford
Projects / Policy, Jan  14  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Stanford is establishing a $100 million research institute to focus on energy issues, including CCS. >>more

Greening the Grid Powering Alberta’s Future with Renewable Energy
Projects / Policy, Jan  14  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A Pembina Institute report says that Alberta should invest at least as much in renewable energies as CCS. >>more

WVU experts meet with Chinese coal to liquids leaders
Projects / Policy, Jan  14  2009 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Officials from China’s leading research and corporate energy organizations met with West Virginia University faculty and U.S. Department of Energy leaders to discuss... >>more

RWE npower buys into UK CCS competition entry
Projects / Policy, Dec  10  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- RWE npower has taken a 75% stake in Peel Energy CCS Ltd, formerly jointly owned by Peel Energy and Danish company DONG Energy, restructuring a joint venture pre-qualified... >>more

Setback for CCS inclusion in CDM
Projects / Policy, Dec  10  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Plans to allow organisations to earn credits for CCS under the clean development mechanism (CDM) have been dropped at the climate change talks in Poznan. >>more

Alstom to construct pilot in Poland
Capture, Dec  10  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Alstom and PGE Elektrownia Belchatow S.A. have signed a MoU for the development and implementation of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at the Belchatow... >>more

Shell and Essent study CCS in Holland
Projects / Policy, Dec  09  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Essent and Shell have signed an MoU for a feasibility study into a 1GW low CO2 IGCC power plant in the south-west part of the Netherlands. >>more

Toshiba Corporation to build CO2 capture pilot plant
Capture, Dec  05  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Toshiba Corporation will install a post combustion capture pilot plant at Sigma Power Ariake Co. Ltd.’s Mikawa Power Plant, in Omuta City, Fukuoka, Japan. >>more

Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute to be launched
Projects / Policy, Dec  03  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Australian Government has begun plans to launch the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (GCCSI) in January 2009. >>more

CCC report outlines UK plans to tackle climate change
Projects / Policy, Dec  01  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Committee on climate change (CCC) in the UK has recommended a minimum 34% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, with a 42% cut if a global deal is achieved. >>more

DNV coordinates unified approach to qualifying CO2 storage sites
Storage, Nov  24  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- DNV is now developing a standard methodology for characterising, selecting and qualifying proper sites for geological storage of CO2 – both offshore and onshore.... >>more

ETI launches first CCS project proposal
Projects / Policy, Nov  24  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The ETI is looking for a lead coordinator for a project to accurately assess the UK's storage capacity for CO2. >>more

Air Products oxyfuel capture technology paper
Capture, Nov  20  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The paper describes Air Products' oxyfuel sour compression technology that optimises the compression process to remove impurities in the gas to make carbon sequestration... >>more

Mustang Engineering secures design contract for Masdar
Projects / Policy, Nov  19  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Mustang Engineering, based in Houston and a subsidiary of international energy services company John Wood Group, has been selected to provide front-end engineering... >>more

University of Texas engineer to present ‘leak free’ CO2 storage method
Storage, Nov  14  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Steven Bryant, engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, will present new research at the ninth annual International Conference on Greenhouse Gas... >>more

EU commissioner supports CCS investment through ETS
Projects / Policy, Nov  13  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- At the Zero Emission Platform (ZEP) General Assembly in Brussels, EU energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs stated his support for using carbon allowances under the... >>more

Epcor progresses with CCS project in Alberta
Projects / Policy, Nov  07  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- ... >>more

BP to pull out of UK CCS competition
Projects / Policy, Nov  07  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- BP has confirmed its intention to withdraw its entry to the UK CCS post combustion pilot demonstration competition. >>more

Could a billion tonnes of CO2 a year be stored in carbonates?
Storage, Nov  05  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Peter B. Kelemen and Jürg Matter from Columbia University describe how the natural process... >>more

Biofuels Power in biomass CCS pilot
Projects / Policy, Nov  03  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Biofuels Power Corporation will manage a pilot project in Houston to use biomass to generate electricity and store the resulting CO2 in several abandoned oil wells. >>more

UK to co-operate with UAE Masdar project
Projects / Policy, Nov  03  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The UK and Masdar, the Abu Dhabi owned clean energy company, have signed an agreement to co-operate on the development of technologies including CCS. >>more

Vattenfall reports positive results on CO2 storage potential in Denmark
Storage, Nov  03  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Vattenfall has recently concluded a series of seismic investigations in the area around the towns of Birkelse and Arentsminde in Denmark. >>more

Report says US needs to make CCS mandatory for coal
Projects / Policy, Oct  31  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A new report, "Coal Power in a Warming World", from the Union of Concerned Scientists urges the US to push forward with pilots for CCS, as well as investing in efficiency,... >>more

Australian government report says CCS is affordable
Projects / Policy, Oct  31  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Australian government has released "Australia's Low Pollution Future: The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation", a new report into how CCS would affect the... >>more

Alcoa recognised for carbon capture project
Capture, Oct  31  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Alcoa's Kwinana aluminium refinery in Australia was named 'Minerals Processing Plant of the Year' at the annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards sponsored by Australian... >>more

UK University wins carbon capture award
Storage, Oct  31  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The University of Greenwich has won a Times Higher Education Award for an innovation which turns contaminated land into harmless material while capturing CO2. >>more

EU founds European Energy Research Alliance
Projects / Policy, Oct  31  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Alliance aims to expand and optimise EU energy research capabilities through the sharing of national facilities and the joint realisation of national and European... >>more

Alberta begins CCS field tests
Storage, Oct  31  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Three test wells will soon be drilled for a long-term, large-volume CO2 sequestration project in Alberta, Canada. >>more

Carbon Sciences developing prototype for CO2 to fuel technology
Capture, Oct  31  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Carbon Sciences anticipates the completion of a prototype that will demonstrate its biocatalytic CO2 to fuel process, which can produce liquid fuels such as gasoline,... >>more

Norwegian mobile CO2 capture facility opened
Capture, Oct  24  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- HRH Crown Prince Haakon has opened Aker Clean Carbon’s mobile carbon capture facility at Rikavisa in Rogaland, Norway. >>more

Eni and Enel sign CO2 capture agreement
Projects / Policy, Oct  23  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The two companies are joining forces to implement Italy’s first project for the capture, transport and geological sequestration of carbon dioxide. >>more

IEA releases major new CCS study
Projects / Policy, Oct  20  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The IEA has urged a quick and global push to develop and deploy CCS technologies in a new study 'Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage: A Key Carbon Abatement Option'. >>more

RWE npower commissions CCS testing facilities at Didcot
Capture, Oct  09  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- RWE npower is completing new facilities at Didcot Power Station in the UK designed to test CO2 capture post combustion and with oxyfuel firing. >>more

University of Calgary scientists remove CO2 from air
Capture, Oct  08  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- University of Calgary climate change scientist David Keith and his team are working to efficiently capture carbon dioxide directly from the air, using near-commercial... >>more

EU vote makes CCS ‘mandatory’ for coal power plants
Projects / Policy, Oct  08  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The European Parliament's environment committee voted to back an emissions limit of 500 grammes of CO2 per kilowatt-hour on all new coal plants built after 2015.... >>more

Norwegian government allocates NOK 1.9 billion to CCS
Projects / Policy, Oct  07  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Norwegian Government has proposed an allocation of over NOK 1.9 billion in 2009 to CCS, through projects at Mongstad and Kårstø, research and development of... >>more

ScottishPower investigates North Sea storage potential
Storage, Oct  05  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A consortium led by ScottishPower is investigating the possibility of using a rock formation in the North Sea that could potentially store all of Europe's C02 emissions... >>more

Green Alliance publishes ‘Last chance for coal’ report
Projects / Policy, Oct  03  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Green Alliance has published a report, entitled 'a last chance for coal: making carbon capture and storage a reality', which demonstrates the key role of CCS in... >>more

DOE releases CO2 storage estimation methodology
Storage, Oct  02  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released its Methodology for Development of Geologic Storage Estimates for Carbon Dioxide, a document that details the procedures... >>more

South Africa to publish CO2 storage atlas
Storage, Oct  02  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Council for Geoscience (CGS) in South Africa is leading an eighteen-month investigation into a CO2 Geological Storage Atlas for the country. >>more

The Linde Group and Vattenfall form technology partnership
Capture, Oct  02  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Linde Group and Vattenfall Europe Technology Research have entered into a wide-ranging technology partnership for carbon dioxide separation in coal-fired power... >>more

US government report says CCS needs national strategy
Projects / Policy, Oct  01  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A Government Accountability Office report says carbon sequestration technologies won’t significantly advance until a national strategy to regulate carbon emissions... >>more

Mckinsey report says CCS viable by 2030
Projects / Policy, Sep  30  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The report says that the cost of abating CO2 emissions from a new build coal fire power station could fall to around €30-45 per tonne by 2030. >>more

Study on CCS in Ireland released
Projects / Policy, Sep  19  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Dublin-based natural resources consultancy SLR Ireland has led a study into the potential for CCS in Ireland. >>more

EU tenders for €1 million CCS network
Projects / Policy, Sep  18  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The European Commission has launched a call for tender to establish a network of projects to demonstrate the use of CCStechnology in power plants. >>more

Australian carbon storage legislation released
Projects / Policy, Sep  18  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Victorian State Government has released Australia's first legislation enabling the onshore injection and permanent storage of carbon dioxide. >>more

World’s first carbon capture test plant launched
Projects / Policy, Sep  18  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The world’s first carbon capture pilot plant has begun operations at Vattenfall’s Schwarze Pumpe facility in Germany. The plant is planned to run for at least ten years. >>more

CSIRO and Tarong Energy in post combustion pilot
Projects / Policy, Sep  16  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The AUS $5 million project will see the installation of a post-combustion capture (PCC) pilot plant at Tarong Power Station, 45km south of Kingaroy in Queensland,... >>more

Norway begins seismic survey of possible subsea storage site
Storage, Sep  09  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A seismic survey of the subsurface has been initiated at the Troll field in the North Sea to determine whether the site is suitable for storage of large volumes... >>more

HTC Purenergy signs global licensing agreement with Doosan
Capture, Sep  04  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- HTC Purenergy has signed a Global Licensing Agreement for carbon capture and storage technology with Doosan Babcock Energy of the UK, and with Doosan Heavy Industries... >>more

Providence and Star Energy start Ulysses project
Storage, Sep  04  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Providence Resources, an Irish oil and gas production and development company has started the 'ULYSSES Project', a study to evaluate the carbon sequestration and... >>more

StatoilHydro and Nordic Mining collaborate on CO2 capture
Capture, Sep  01  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Nordic Mining and StatoilHydro have entered into a cooperation agreement for development of new technology for capture of CO2 in minerals. >>more

DNV developing first CO2 pipeline standard
Storage, Aug  27  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- DNV, together with major industry partners, is developing a new standard for transportation of CO2 in pipelines. >>more

EPCOR and Siemens partner to design near-zero emission IGCC plant
Projects / Policy, Aug  27  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- EPCOR Utilities has selected Siemens Fuel Gasification Technology as the technology provider for the design of a coal gasification facility. >>more

Och-Ziff Capital Management invests in Blue Source
Projects / Policy, Aug  27  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Blue Source, North America’s portfolio of greenhouse gas verified emission reductions and carbon capture and storage projects, has formed a strategic investment... >>more

Norway launches major CO2 capture research program
Projects / Policy, Aug  26  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A scientific research and development program worth more than NOK 300 million is being launched in Norway with the aim of generating more cost effective technology... >>more

MHI receives FEED contract for Norway Kårstø plant
Projects / Policy, Aug  26  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has signed a contract with Gassnova to carry out Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) studies for the planned CO2 capture plant... >>more

Schlumberger introduces CO2 resistant cement
Storage, Aug  26  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Schlumberger has developed a new cement that is resistant to CO2 attack under the conditions found in CO2 storage projects underground. >>more

DOE sequestration atlas wins publications award
Projects / Policy, Aug  20  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Carbon Sequestration Atlas of the United States and Canada has won an APEX Grand Award recognising publication excellence. >>more

DOE seeks applications for third round of clean coal power initiative
Projects / Policy, Aug  20  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued the final Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Round 3 of the Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI) which seeks... >>more

CO2 storage test begins in West Virginia
Storage, Aug  19  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A test designed to prove that unmineable coal seams are suitable for CO2 storage has begun in Russell County, West Virginia, US. >>more

Australia publishes Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme green paper
Projects / Policy, Aug  08  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The green paper outlines the Australian Government's approach to the design of a national emissions trading scheme – Australia's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. >>more

Bow City Power Project continues with CCS plans
Projects / Policy, Aug  07  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The proposed Bow City Power Project (Bow City), a 1,000 megawatt coal-fired power plant located approximately 185 km east of the City of Calgary, will include CCS. >>more

Hydrogen Energy applies for hydrogen fuel electric generating facility with CCS
Projects / Policy, Aug  07  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Hydrogen Energy International has filed an AFC (Application for Certification) before the California Energy Commission for a proposed hydrogen fuel production facility... >>more

Oklahoma gives carbon credits for CO2 injection
Projects / Policy, Aug  06  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The State of Oklahoma is the first state in the US to formally authorize issuance of carbon credits for underground injection of CO2. >>more

CO2 injection begins in DOE New Mexico project
Storage, Aug  05  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its Southwest Regional Partnership (SWP) have begun storing CO2 in a large coalbed while simultaneously recovering natural gas. >>more

CSIRO launches post combustion pilot in Beijing
Capture, Aug  05  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- CSIRO and its Chinese partners have officially launched a post-combustion capture (PCC) pilot plant in Beijing. It begins the process of applying the technology... >>more

DOE to provide $36 million to advance CO2 capture
Capture, Aug  01  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The DOE will provide $36 million for 15 projects aimed at furthering the development of new and cost-effective technologies for the capture of CO2 from the existing... >>more

New CCS research group at Durham University
Projects / Policy, July  23  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Durham University has started the Carbon Storage Research Group, which will be led by the newly-created position of Professor of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)... >>more

UK Environmental Audit Committee reports on CCS
Projects / Policy, July  23  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The UK Government must set a deadline for coal-fired power stations to adopt CCS or face closure, said the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) in its Ninth Report... >>more

Enhance Energy to build Alberta CO2 pipeline
Storage, July  23  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Enhance Energy, an Alberta-based energy company specialising in enhanced oil recovery (EOR), plans to build a new CO2 transmission system through the central part... >>more

CCS - the next step
Feature Articles, July  22  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Malcolm Wicks, Minister for Energy, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, talks about how the UK can secure a place as a leader in the global... >>more

Japanese companies partner for CCS research
Projects / Policy, July  17  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- 24 Japanese power and energy-related companies have jointly launched a research company to develop carbon capture and storage technologies. >>more

EPA proposes CO2 storage regulations
Storage, July  16  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the creation of a new class of injection well, Class VI, to regulate the long term storage of CO2. >>more

Norway receives EU backing for Mongstad
Projects / Policy, July  16  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Norwegian government has received the go-ahead from the EU to put more public money into the Mongstad project according to a report from Reuters. >>more

Alberta launches $2 billion CCS fund
Projects / Policy, July  10  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Alberta government is moving forward with its climate change action plan with two new funds totalling $4 billion. >>more

WCI welcomes G8 emphasis on CCS
Projects / Policy, July  09  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The World Coal Institute (WCI) has welcomed G8 support for the role of technologies in tackling climate change, specifically the importance of CCS technology. >>more

E.ON partners for three new pilot plants
Capture, July  08  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- E.ON Energie will work together with international partners to further develop technologies for separating CO2 from flue gases in three of its power stations in Germany. >>more

Doosan Babcock launches £11M Scottish clean energy centre
Projects / Policy, July  02  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Doosan Babcock has initiated a project to create an industry-leading Research and Development programme in Renfrew, Scotland. >>more

UK government announces CCS competition shortlist
Projects / Policy, July  01  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- BP Alternative Energy International Limited, EON UK Plc, Peel Power Limited and Scottish Power Generation Limited were selected from nine contenders based on their... >>more

Germany begins CO2 storage in Ketzin
Storage, July  01  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences has begun pumping CO2 underground in Ketzin as part of a European project called CO2SINK. >>more

Scottish regional CCS study begins
Storage, June  30  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage has started work on a Scottish CCS Joint Study. >>more

Carbon Sciences in joint research project with Finnish university
Capture, June  30  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Carbon Sciences, the developer of a technology to transform CO2 into useful products, has signed a joint research agreement with Abo University, Finland. >>more

IEA Web Conference on CCS: CO2 Transport, Health and Safety Issues
Projects / Policy, June  27  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The second activity of the International CCS Regulators’ Network is a series of web conferences on specific legal and regulatory issues relating to CCS. >>more

Empire District Electric Company in carbon storage pilot
Storage, June  25  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Empire District Electric Company, based in Missouri, will participate in the Missouri Carbon Sequestration Project, a joint pilot project to evaluate the feasibility... >>more

Atlantic Hydrogen tests carbon removal technology
Capture, June  25  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Atlantic Hydrogen Inc. (AHI) has initiated a new project to design and build a CarbonSaver demonstration plant to produce hydrogen-enriched natural gas (HENG) while... >>more

Basin Electric and Powerspan complete feasibility study
Projects / Policy, June  24  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A feasibility study for adding a carbon capture unit at Basin Electric’s Antelope Valley Station (AVS) has been completed, and the study results were very positive,... >>more

Sargas and Fortum complete CO2 capture test
Capture, June  23  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Scandinavian power group Fortum and Norwegian clean energy company Sargas have published the final result of their work on a experimental pilot project for capturing... >>more

Midwest Regional Sequestration Partnership receives $61M DOE funding
Storage, June  18  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $61 million to fund the third phase of the Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP) storage project... >>more

Yorkshire bids to reduce UK carbon emissions
Projects / Policy, June  18  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A new report led by Yorkshire Forward and some of the UK’s largest energy and industrial companies shows how a unique CCS network could be developed for the region. >>more

IEA releases Energy Technology Perspectives 2008
Projects / Policy, June  18  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The second edition of the IEA publication responds to the G8 call on the IEA for guidance on how to achieve a clean, clever and competitive energy future. >>more

Shell, Qatar Petroleum and Imperial College research carbonate reservoirs
Projects / Policy, June  18  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Shell, Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) and Imperial College London will collaborate on research into further understanding carbonate reservoirs, which constitute... >>more

WRI report says CCS needs ’major policy intervention’
Projects / Policy, June  17  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A World Resources Institute (WRI) analysis of the challenges that investors would face when deploying CCS technologies says that until government policies support... >>more

Tories support mandatory CCS for coal-fired power stations
Projects / Policy, June  17  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- David Cameron, leader of the UK Conservative Party, announced that he would support an emissions performance standard that would mean the carbon emissions rate of... >>more

FutureGen Mattoon site would have funding under Obama
Projects / Policy, June  16  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Journal Gazette reports that U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois said federal money could be available for the FutureGen project under the next administration,... >>more

Policy Exchange says UK ’missing CCS opportunity’
Projects / Policy, June  16  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Think tank Policy Exchange argues that the UK is in a unique position to lead the world in developing CCS, but the reluctance shown by the current Government in... >>more

Spectra Energy, NETL collaborate on CCS in Canada
Projects / Policy, June  03  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan, the U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Spectra Energy Transmission, and the Energy & Environmental... >>more

Deutsche Bank revises carbon price forecast
Projects / Policy, June  03  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Deutsche Bank has forecast a 2008 EU Emission Allowance (EUA) price of €40 per tonne, up from €35. >>more

GE and Schlumberger work together on IGCC CCS
Projects / Policy, May  29  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- GE Energy has signed a carbon sequestration alliance agreement with Schlumberger Carbon Services to accelerate the use of IGCC technology. >>more

Vattenfall to build CCS demonstration plant in Jänschwalde
Projects / Policy, May  24  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Vattenfall will build a demonstration plant for CCS at one of the 500 MW blocks of the conventional lignite power plant Jänschwalde in the State of Brandenburg, Germany. >>more

Australian Government releases draft CCS legislation
Projects / Policy, May  20  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Australian Government has released draft legislation for consultation which will establish the world’s first framework for carbon dioxide capture and geological... >>more

EESTECH and Santos partner on CCS
Projects / Policy, May  20  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- EESTECH and HTC Purenergy have entered into an agreement with Santos to explore business opportunities for CCS and enhanced oil recovery using CO2 from its gas fields. >>more

Shell commits to Saskatchewan storage project
Storage, May  16  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Shell Canada has committed to be a co-sponsor of the final phase of the IEA GHG Weyburn–Midale CO2 monitoring and storage project at the Petroleum Technology Research... >>more

UK launch for Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe
Projects / Policy, May  16  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe (MPSE) has launched its European Headquarters in London to expand its presence in Europe, North Africa and the Gulf. >>more

Victoria government commits $127.4 million to CCS
Projects / Policy, May  08  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Premier John Brumby of the State of Victoria in Australia announced a $110 million fund to establish new large-scale, pre-commercial CCS demonstration projects. >>more

DOE moves ahead with restructured FutureGen program
Projects / Policy, May  08  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a draft Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to solicit public support on the demonstration of multiple commercial-scale... >>more

DOE awards $126.6 million for two further sequestration projects
Projects / Policy, May  08  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $126.6 million to the West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (WESTCARB) and the Midwest Regional Carbon... >>more

ExxonMobil to build commercial capture demonstration plant
Capture, May  06  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- ExxonMobil is committing more than $100 million to complete development and testing of an improved natural gas treating technology which could make CO2 capture more... >>more

StatoilHydro reports 10 million tonnes of CO2 stored at Sleipner
Storage, May  02  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Over 10 million tonnes of CO2 have been stored in the Utsira formation since the project was started in 1996. >>more

Montana carbon sequestration study receives state funding
Storage, Apr  30  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Montana State University's (MSU) Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership has received a $157,000 grant from the Montana Board of Research and Commercialization... >>more

The Government of Canada invests in CCS in Nova Scotia
Projects / Policy, Apr  30  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Government of Canada will provide $5 million to support CCS research in the province of Nova Scotia. >>more

Babcock Power and ThermoEnergy agree to develop ’TIPS’ clean coal technology
Capture, Apr  29  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Babcock Power based in Danvers, Massachusetts and ThermoEnergy Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding as a prelude to the formation of a joint effort... >>more

Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum meets
Projects / Policy, Apr  28  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Led by 21 nations and the European Commission, the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) met in Cape Town, South Africa to develop cost-effective technologies... >>more

UK government commits ’tens of millions’ to CCS pilot project
Projects / Policy, Apr  28  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The UK Government has pledged a subsidy worth "tens of millions of pounds" to the winner of its CCS power plant pilot project competition. >>more

Alberta launches carbon council
Projects / Policy, Apr  28  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Government of Alberta, Canada has launched a council that will develop a roadmap for implementing carbon capture and storage. >>more

Newcastle scientists develop CO2 conversion process
Capture, Apr  25  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Scientists at Newcastle University have developed a highly energy-efficient method of converting CO2 into chemical compounds known as cyclic carbonates. >>more

StatoilHydro begins CO2 injection at Snøhvit
Storage, Apr  25  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The carbon injection systems at Melkøya are now online, pumping carbon dioxide to the Snøhvit field for storage. >>more

WWF joins world’s leading environment proponents in CCS call
Projects / Policy, Apr  24  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- WWF has joined some of the world's leading environment proponents in calling for the rapid deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration plants. >>more

US subcommittee reviews DOE’s plans for FutureGen
Projects / Policy, Apr  24  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The House Science and Technology Committee's Energy and Environment Subcommittee held a hearing to review the Department of Energy's (DOE) decision to restructure... >>more

Czech Republic could sell its surplus CO2 credits to Japan
Projects / Policy, Apr  24  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- According to an article in the Prague Post, the Czech Republic is nearing a deal worth billion of Czech Crowns to sell its surplus credits to Japan under the Kyoto... >>more

Saskatchewan carbon storage project planned
Storage, Apr  22  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Alberta Research Council and ARC Energy Trust of Calgary have teamed up to create the Heartland Area Redwater Project (HARP), an initiative to evaluate the potential... >>more

Shell interview - company wants public money for CCS
Projects / Policy, Apr  22  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- EurActiv interviewed Shell Vice President Jeremy Bentham and chief economist Steven Fries, who say the EU "must provide the right financial, regulatory and legal... >>more

Shell considers CCS at its Prelude LNG field
Projects / Policy, Apr  22  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The company will consider building a floating LNG liquefaction plant which would also capture CO2 and pump it back underground. >>more

Electrabel, E.ON and Hitachi to set up CO2 capture testing facility
Capture, Apr  18  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The three companies will design, build and operate a test facility to investigate the behaviour of different solvents for CO2 capture from flue gases. >>more

Southern California Edison launches advanced coal generation study
Projects / Policy, Apr  18  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Southern California Edison (SCE) will conduct the first US feasibility study combining several advanced coal technologies at full commercial scale. >>more

CERA launches climate change and clean energy forum
Projects / Policy, Apr  17  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Forum will provide industry and government stakeholders with an independent assessment of how new climate change policies, evolving greenhouse gas markets and... >>more

Aibel wins contract for EU CO2 test centre
Capture, Apr  10  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for the new European CO2 test centre, to be established at StatoilHydro's Mongstad production... >>more

BOC offers CO2 handling and storage technology
Projects / Policy, Apr  08  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- BOC, a member of the Linde Group, is working with a consortium led by RWE npower to develop a flexible solution which will enable CCS to be applied to a potential... >>more

Australian and Japanese firms partner for CCS project
Projects / Policy, Apr  07  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Three Japanese companies including the Electric Power Development Co. will participate in an Australian project to capture CO2 from a coal power plant. >>more

Natural Resources Canada announces $125 million CCS fund
Projects / Policy, Apr  07  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, has introduced two new funds for the development of clean energy technologies in Canada. >>more

CO2CRC launches first CO2 storage project in Southern Hemisphere
Storage, Apr  07  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The CO2 Otway project involves compressing and transporting 100,000 tonnes of CO2 and then sequestering it in a depleted natural gas reservoir two kilometres below... >>more

Aker invests up to a billion Kroner in capture facility
Capture, Apr  03  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Aker will build what its says is likely to become the world's first and largest CO2 capture facility of its kind. >>more

TransAlta and Alstom to develop CCS facility in Alberta
Projects / Policy, Apr  03  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- TransAlta Corporation, a Canadian power generation company, and Alstom will work together to develop a large scale CCS facility in Alberta, Canada. >>more

E.ON enters UK Government’s CCS competition
Projects / Policy, Apr  02  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- E.ON will be one of the entrants to the Government's carbon capture and storage competition, launched last year. >>more

Gassnova announces four companies to compete for the construction contract at Kårstø
Projects / Policy, Mar  17  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Four companies have qualified for carrying out front end engineering and design (FEED) studies for the CO2 capture facilities to be constructed at Kårstø. >>more

Basin Electric selects Powerspan for carbon capture demonstration
Projects / Policy, Mar  14  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Basin Electric Power Cooperative has chosen Powerspan's CO2 capture technology for a commercial demonstration at Basin Electric's coal-based facility at the Antelope... >>more

University of Wyoming and GE to develop advanced coal technology center
Projects / Policy, Mar  06  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- GE Energy has signed a letter of intent with the University of Wyoming, countersigned by Gov. Dave Freudenthal, to develop an advanced gasification research and... >>more

Eni and Enel launch CCS feasibility study
Projects / Policy, Mar  06  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The chief executives of Eni, Paolo Scaroni, and Enel, Fulvio Conti, have signed a letter of intent to develop a joint feasibility study on CCS. >>more

LS Power joins CCS research program
Projects / Policy, Mar  06  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- LS Power Development is providing funding and has become a Strategic Partner for the "LS Power Pilot Plant Initiative" under the University of Texas at Austin's... >>more

Saskatchewan plans carbon capture project
Projects / Policy, Mar  04  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- SaskPower will perform a CND $1.4 billion retrofit of its Boundary Dam 130MW coal-fired power plant to add carbon capture technology according to a report in Reuters. >>more

University of Nottingham launches CCS research centre
Projects / Policy, Mar  04  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The £1.1m Centre for Innovation in Carbon Capture and Storage (CICCS) will explore new CCS technology. >>more

Loy Yang Power signs with HTC Purenergy for feasibility study
Capture, Mar  03  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Australian based Loy Yang Power has signed an agreement to undertake a site specific feasibility study into an integrated carbon management system using the HTC... >>more

Alstom and partners launch chilled ammonia capture project
Capture, Feb  29  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Alstom, together with its US partners the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and We Energies, has launched a pilot project that uses chilled ammonia to capture... >>more

Doosan Babcock Oxycoal 2 project approved
Capture, Feb  21  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Doosan Babcock Energy will go ahead with Oxycoal 2, a project to demonstrate oxyfuel technology for carbon capture on coal-fired power plants. >>more

Tenaska proposes new coal-fired plant with CCS
Projects / Policy, Feb  21  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Tenaska is developing a site near Sweetwater, Texas, upon which to construct a 600MW conventional coal power plant with CO2 capture. >>more

Luminant IGCC Initiative: 14 companies respond
Projects / Policy, Feb  21  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Luminant has received 14 expressions of interest in response to its request for proposals (RFP) from companies offering IGCC or other coal gasification technologies... >>more

UCLA reports on new materials that can selectively capture CO2
Capture, Feb  21  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- UCLA chemists have developed new materials that can selectively capture and trap CO2. >>more

Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium receives Phase III funding
Storage, Feb  21  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium (MGSC), and the Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS) have been awarded a $66.7 million contract from the US DOE. >>more

Coolimba and CO2CRC in major CO2 storage study
Storage, Feb  21  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Coolimba Power has commissioned the Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC) to undertake a study to assess the potential for the underground... >>more

Study shows US natural storage sites up to 40M years old
Storage, Feb  21  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- NERC funded researchers at the University of Manchester found that CO2 has been naturally stored for up to 40 million years in CO2 gas fields in the Colorado Plateau... >>more

Scotia Securities introduces first climate change fund in Canada
Projects / Policy, Feb  14  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Scotia Securities Inc. (SSI) has launched the Scotia Global Climate Change Fund, a first of its kind in Canada, designed for investors looking for exposure to environmentally... >>more

Canada energy companies unite for CO2 sequestration project
Storage, Feb  14  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Enbridge Inc. will lead a group of 19 energy industry participants in the Alberta Saline Aquifer Project (ASAP), the first of its kind in Canada. >>more

StatoilHydro and ONGC cooperate in India
Projects / Policy, Feb  14  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- StatoilHydro and Indian oil company ONGC have agreed to jointly explore the potential of developing CCS and CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) projects in India. >>more

Edinburgh University offers CCS courses
Projects / Policy, Feb  14  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Edinburgh University is offering new courses in the areas of CCS and carbon management. >>more

EU should budget €1 billion for pilot plant - Alstom
Projects / Policy, Feb  14  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Alstom says the EU lacks up to ?18 billion in funding to build its planned 12 CCS pilot projects, according to an article from Bloomberg. >>more

Schlumberger manages storage for US CCS project
Storage, Feb  14  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Schlumberger will manage the storage for the Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium, recently awarded a contract by the US DoE for the CCS project in Decatur,... >>more

Alstom and Dow Chemical partner on amine scrubbing
Capture, Feb  13  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Alstom and The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) have made a joint development (JDA) and commercialisation agreement for advanced amine scrubbing technology. >>more

Dominion supports Virginia Tech storage research
Storage, Feb  13  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Dominion has donated $500,000 to the Virginia Center for Coal & Energy Research at Virginia Tech to study CO2 storage. >>more

Leading Wall Street banks establish The Carbon Principles
Projects / Policy, Feb  13  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Three of the world's leading financial institutions have formed The Carbon Principles, climate change guidelines for advisors and lenders to power companies in the... >>more

FutureGen Alliance remains committed to Mattoon site
Projects / Policy, Feb  05  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- FutureGen Alliance Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Mudd released a statement reiterating its commitment to progress at the Mattoon site. >>more

KGS and Partners plan CO2 storage and EOR projects
Storage, Feb  05  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Kentucky Geological Survey at the University of Kentucky plans to research the potential for enhanced oil and gas recovery (EOR) in Kentucky using CO2. >>more

Governments of Canada and Alberta release CCS Task Force report
Projects / Policy, Feb  05  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The report, entitled Canada's Fossil Energy Future: The Way Forward on Carbon Capture and Storage, provides advice on how governments and industry can work together... >>more

Aker Kvaerner expands CO2 capturing business
Capture, Feb  05  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Aker Kvaerner has transfered its Just Catch technology for CO2 capture to the company Aker Clean Carbon, which will focus on developing CO2 capture projects. >>more

Greenpeace condemns Alberta climate change plan
Projects / Policy, Feb  05  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Premier Ed Stelmach's climate change announcement will continue to allow a dramatic increase of greenhouse gas emissions in Alberta, says Greenpeace Canada. >>more

DOE restructures FutureGen emphasising industry involvement
Projects / Policy, Jan  31  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The US DOE has emphasised the role of the private sector in FutureGen, will now fund only the CCS component of future plants, and does not include hydrogen production... >>more

Masdar and Hydrogen Energy plan clean energy plant in Abu Dhabi
Projects / Policy, Jan  24  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Masdar and Hydrogen Energy have announced they will work together on the front-end engineering design of an industrial-scale hydrogen-fired power generation project... >>more

The UK CCS demonstration project
Feature Articles, Jan  23  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Bronwen Northmore, Director, Cleaner Fossil Fuels Unit, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, talked about the launch of the UK's competition... >>more

Doosan Babcock - clean coal technology
Feature Articles, Jan  23  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Coal based power generation will be part of the world's energy mix for decades to come and the UK can take a leading role demonstrating clean coal technology using... >>more

Siemens and E.ON to cooperate on developing CCS technology
Capture, Jan  22  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Siemens and E.ON Energie will kick off a cooperation agreement by developing a solvent with special characteristics which provide the basis for a process to capture... >>more

BP commits further to China CCS efforts
Capture, Jan  22  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- ... >>more

FirstEnergy pledges $2M to University of Akron
Capture, Jan  22  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The money will be used to establish the FirstEnergy Fund for Advanced Energy Research which will be used to create the FirstEnergy Advanced Energy Research Center... >>more

Carbon Management Council formed
Projects / Policy, Jan  22  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- An initial group of eight leading companies have formed the Carbon Management Council, a nonprofit educational association dedicated to helping organisations develop... >>more

Electricity prices may rise, but other industries will pay less for emissions under new EU legislation
Projects / Policy, Jan  22  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Electricity prices may increase by 10%-15% by 2020 as the electricity generation sector in the EU will in the future be forced to buy the right to emit carbon dioxide... >>more

WI Environmental offers clean air solution for smokestacks
Capture, Jan  22  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- WI Environmental, a leading environmental solutions company, has developed an innovative new technology for removing pollutants from smokestack emissions. >>more

Abu Dhabi fund - $15bn for clean energy
Projects / Policy, Jan  21  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The government of Abu Dhabi has announced a $15bn (GBP 7.5bn) fund for developing clean energy projects, including the world's largest hydrogen power plant with... >>more

HSBC sets up climate-change fund
Projects / Policy, Jan  21  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- HSBC Investments is launching a new climate change investment fund, focusing on renewable power, sustainable agriculture and forestry, carbon capture and storage,... >>more

Norway ?carbon neutral by 2030?
Projects / Policy, Jan  21  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Norway has brought its target for being 'carbon neutral' forward from 2050 to 2030, following discussions between government coalition parties, according to an article... >>more

Mongstad CCS prohibited state aid by Brussels - EUobserver.com
Projects / Policy, Jan  21  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Norwegian government has been prohibited from providing aid to the proposed carbon capture and storage plant connected to StatoilHydro's refinery in Mongstad,... >>more

CCS will make oil sands clean - Alberta
Projects / Policy, Jan  21  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Canadian oil sands will use carbon capture and storage to comply with possible future US green fuel standards, according to Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach, reported... >>more

Coal gasification plant in North Dakota
Capture, Jan  21  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Great Northern Power Development is planning a coal gasification plant (which will allow carbon dioxide to be stored) in South Heart, North Dakota, according to... >>more

FutureGen - industry offers more money - AP
Projects / Policy, Jan  17  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Some of the companies behind US carbon capture project FutureGen have offered to take a larger share of the cost, so that the government's contribution is brought... >>more

Shell / StatoilHydro Tjeldbergodden plant shelved
Projects / Policy, Jan  09  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Shell and Statoil have abandoned their planned gas power station with carbon capture in Tjeldbergodden, Norway. >>more

Ohio - $1m carbon sequestration study
Storage, Jan  09  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- $1m of US Federal government funds are being invested into a study into suitable carbon storage sites in Wellsville, Ohio, according to local newspaper The Review... >>more

PacifiCorp scraps CCJ Wyoming plan
Capture, Jan  09  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- US power company PacifiCorp has cancelled a plan to build a coal gasification, carbon capture and sequestration demonstration project in partnership with the state... >>more

CCS bills in Wyoming
Projects / Policy, Jan  09  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Three carbon capture and storage bills will be put in front of the Wyoming State Legislature in February 2008, state representative Tom Lubnau said at a local Chamber... >>more

US DOE says FutureGen needs restructuring
Projects / Policy, Jan  09  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- In a statement from U.S. Department Of Energy Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary For Fossil Energy James Slutz said that the FutureGen needed restructuring... >>more

Total and Indonesia sign MoU on CCS
Projects / Policy, Jan  09  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Total has signed a Memorandum of Understanding between Total E&P Indonesia and the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. >>more

ADM, MGSC and ISGS announce carbon sequestration project
Projects / Policy, Jan  09  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), the Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium (MGSC) and the Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS) are working together... >>more

FutureGen Alliance selects Mattoon, Illinois as the final project site
Projects / Policy, Jan  09  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. DOE said it had conducted a thorough environmental review which had resulted in finding all four candidate sites worthy of being selected. >>more

Doosan Babcock urges UK government not to delay E.ON Kingsnorth project
Projects / Policy, Jan  08  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Dr Mike Farley, Director of Technology Policy Liaison, Doosan Babcock, has released a statement concerning the proposed public inquiry into the E.ON Kingsnorth project. >>more

MHI to license flue gas CO2 recovery technology to GPIC in Bahrain
Capture, Jan  08  2008 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has signed a license agreement for CO2 recovery technology with Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC), a manufacturer of... >>more

Botswana reluctant about Sasol CCS plant
Storage, Dec  13  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The government of Botswana is not very keen to let South African oil company Sasol build a carbon capture and storage plant in Botswana due to concerns about water... >>more

Australia moves on CCS
Projects / Policy, Dec  13  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Professor Ross Garnault, an economist who is drawing up a climate change strategy for the new Australian government, has said that coal fired power has no future... >>more

Only 34% confidence in clean coal - climate decision makers
Capture, Dec  13  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A survey of 1,000 "climate decision makers and influencers" from around the world found that only 34 per cent were confident that clean coal technology - retrofitting... >>more

Hillary Clinton - would fund 10 CCS large projects
Projects / Policy, Dec  13  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- If elected as US president, Hillary Clinton would "put immediate funding towards 10 large-scale carbon capture and storage projects," according to her written answers... >>more

Peabody Energy joins China’s ’GreenGen’ project
Projects / Policy, Dec  13  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Peabody Energy has became the only non-Chinese equity partner in GreenGen, the first near-zero emissions coal-fueled power plant with carbon capture and storage... >>more

AEA appointed to manage Chinese CCS program
Projects / Policy, Dec  13  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- AEA Technology, a leading environment and energy consultancy, has been appointed to run the first 18-month phase of the UK-China Near Zero Emissions Coal (NZEC)... >>more

EESTech acquires CCS technology from HTC Purenergy
Capture, Dec  13  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- EESTech has acquired the rights to HTC PureEnergy's CO2 capture technology outside Europe and the Americas. >>more

UK Research Partnership begins CCS study
Projects / Policy, Dec  13  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- CASSEM project looks at capturing carbon dioxide from power plants and storing it within rock formations beneath the surface of the UK. >>more

Luminant requests proposals for IGCC plant with CCS
Capture, Dec  13  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Luminant, a subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings (EFH), has issued a request for proposals (RFP) from companies offering Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC)... >>more

HTC Purenergy to launch new capture technology
Capture, Dec  12  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- HTC Purenergy, an energy technology company that is commercialising CCS technologies for enhanced oil recovery (EOR), will launch a new modular, pre-engineered... >>more

Saskatchewan moves from CCS to nuclear
Feature Articles, Dec  10  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Canadian province of Saskatchewan has shifted policy from carbon capture and storage to nuclear power, according to our North American correspondents Stephen... >>more

G8 workshop backs CCS technology
Projects / Policy, Dec  05  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Governments, industry, environmental NGOs and scientific representatives from over 15 key countries have agreed to recommendations to accelerate the early global... >>more

Powerspan licenses coal based capture technology from US DOE
Capture, Dec  05  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Powerspan, a clean energy technology company, has exclusively licensed a patent for post combustion capture of CO2 from conventional coal based power plants. >>more

French-Norwegian cooperation on CCS
Projects / Policy, Dec  04  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- As a result of an expert seminar 22-24 November 07, Norwegian and French researchers will now cooperate more closely on developing solutions for the capture and... >>more

Research shows faster reactions for injected fluids
Storage, Dec  04  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- University of Leeds research shows that porous sandstone, drained of oil, reacts with injected fluids more quickly than had been predicted. >>more

Funding commitment for Moomba carbon storage
Storage, Dec  04  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Australia's Coalition Government will commit $10 million to fast track development of the Moomba Carbon Storage (MCS) concept. >>more

Bureau of Economic Geology receives funding for large scale U.S. storage test
Storage, Dec  04  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin has received a 10-year, $38 million subcontract to conduct the first intensively monitored, long-term... >>more

Dominion "has not proved it can do CCS"
Capture, Dec  04  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Regulators in Virginia State (USA) are saying that Dominion Virginia Power needs to try harder if it is going to get extra government funding for its new coal plant... >>more

South Korea gets involved in CCS
Storage, Dec  04  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- South Korea plans to spend 33.95 bn won (US$36.62m) in 2008 on reducing greenhouse gases, according to an article by YONHAP news agency (see link below). Of this,... >>more

£2.3m UK government funding for Edinburgh research
Storage, Dec  04  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The UK government is providing "the bulk" of £2.3m funding for an Edinburgh University and ScottishPower research project into carbon capture beneath the Firth of... >>more

Washington State power plant permit revoked
Storage, Nov  28  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A permit application for a new coal power plant near Portland, Washington State (USA) has been revoked because the builder did not address how it would bury the... >>more

RWE to join AEP in validation of carbon capture technology
Capture, Nov  27  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- American Electric Power and RWE, will collaborate with Alstom during a validation of commercial-scale application of carbon capture and storage technology on an... >>more

ČEZ proposes new source for CCS finance
Projects / Policy, Nov  27  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The ČEZ Group is proposing that the Czech Republic use part of its emission credits, assigned according to the Kyoto Protocol, to design and build a CO2 capture... >>more

DECARBit project to investigate cheaper capture technologies
Projects / Policy, Nov  27  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- New EU-funded research on pre-combustion carbon capture technologies for gas and coal fired power plants is about to begin. >>more

Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC) starts CCS project
Projects / Policy, Nov  27  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada and the Alberta Energy Research Institute (AERI) have begun the PTAC CCS Project. >>more

UK scientists help China’s CCS efforts
Projects / Policy, Nov  27  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The British Geological Survey (BGS) attended the launch of the Near Zero Emissions Coal (NZEC) Phase 1 study in Beijing. >>more

Texas legislator explores incentives for ’clean coal’ plants
Capture, Nov  21  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Texas House of Representatives member Phil King is considering offering incentives for companies to build coal power stations in Texas with carbon capture, according... >>more

Carbon capture under $20 per ton?- Sargas
Capture, Nov  21  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A new carbon capture technology has been developed for coal fired plants which could reduce the cost to $20 per ton according to a Reuters article (see link below). >>more

Utah $88m carbon storage feasibility project
Capture, Nov  21  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The state of Utah, USA, has launched a $88m, ten year, research project to test the feasibility of storing carbon dioxide underground, according to an article in... >>more

Mitsubishi's carbon capture technology
Feature Articles, Nov  20  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) of Yokohoma, Japan, is perfecting post combustion carbon capture, with a number of pilot, demonstration and commercial scale... >>more

NRG / Powergen’s 125MW CCS demonstration plant in Texas
Capture, Nov  04  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- US power station operator NRG Energy and technology company Powerspan have announced plans to develop a "commercial scale" carbon capture and sequestration facility... >>more

CCS not commercially feasible until 2017 - Las Vegas testimony
Capture, Nov  04  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- According to an article in Las Vegas Sun (see link below), representatives from power companies Sierra Pacific Resources, LS Power Associates and Sithe Global Power,... >>more

Xcel Energy IGCC plant delayed - Denver Post
Capture, Nov  02  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Denver Post has reported that Xcel Energy is delaying a decision on building a IGCC power plant for at least two years. >>more

Australia and China partner for PCC plant
Capture, Nov  01  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Australia and China have signed a partnership agreement that will pave the way for the installation of a post combustion capture (PCC) plant in Beijing next year. >>more

AEP, SemGreen agree CO2 delivery deal
Capture, Nov  01  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- American Electric Power and SemGreen have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the delivery and use of carbon dioxide captured by a planned commercial-scale... >>more

US carbon capture association formed
Projects / Policy, Nov  01  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Fortune 500 and leading energy, power system, paper/packaging/forestry, pipeline, financial & management consulting companies join to form the North American Carbon... >>more

Conference report - 2nd International Symposium, Paris
Feature Articles, Nov  01  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Policy makers and industry leaders discuss CCS risks, technology and research and pilot project developments. >>more

Michigan carbon storage project postponed
Storage, Oct  28  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A project by Michigan University to store carbon dioxide 2600 feet underground has been postponed due to objections of a local landowner, according to reports in... >>more

UCL launches CCS legal initiative
Projects / Policy, Oct  24  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- UCL has launched an initiative to provide a one-stop shop for information about legal developments in carbon capture and storage (CCS). >>more

DOE awards first three large-scale sequestration projects
Projects / Policy, Oct  24  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- U.S Deputy Secretary of Energy Clay Sell announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the first three large-scale carbon sequestration projects in the... >>more

RWE npower to develop first CCS pilot at a UK coal power station
Capture, Oct  24  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- RWE npower will design and build the first CO2 capture pilot plant at a UK coal power station. The first phase could be fully operational by 2010 and will be located... >>more

EPA to develop regulations for geologic sequestration of CO2
Projects / Policy, Oct  24  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- EPA is to develop regulations to establish a clear path for geologic sequestration. >>more

Tampa Electric defers use of IGCC beyond 2013
Capture, Oct  24  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Tampa Electric of Florida no longer plans to meet its 2013 need for baseload generation through the use of integrated gasification combined-cycle technology (IGCC). >>more

Gassco carbon transport study
Storage, Oct  24  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Gassco is pursuing two carbon dioxide projects funded by the Ministry of Petroleum and Industry (MPE) relating to future transport of CO2 from plants in western Norway. >>more

Praxair and Foster Wheeler form alliance
Capture, Oct  24  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Praxair and Foster Wheeler have signed a multi-year agreement to pursue demonstration projects that will incorporate clean coal technologies and integrated oxy-coal... >>more

RWE Power, BASF and Linde co-operate on CCS research
Capture, Oct  24  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- RWE Power, BASF and The Linde Group have teamed up on the development of new processes for CO2 capture from combustion gases in coal-fired power plants. >>more

German government boost to carbon capture
Projects / Policy, Oct  16  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The German government (on Sept 19) approved a package of measures for further research and development in carbon capture, including the construction of pilot plants. >>more

World Coal Institute new CCS report
Storage, Oct  16  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The World Coal Institute has published a 12 page brochure on carbon capture, in association with the IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme. >>more

Gorgon LNG with CCS project go-ahead
Storage, Oct  15  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Chevron's Gorgon LNG project in Barrow Island, off Western Australia, has been given the go ahead by the Australian government. >>more

Need carbon capture in South Africa - Anglo American exec
Storage, Sep  28  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The next carbon capture and storage demonstration plant could be built in South Africa, said Roger Wicks, head of energy with Anglo American plc, addressing the... >>more

We don’t believe you’ll do CCS - Seattle plant
Capture, Sep  28  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Three US environmental organisations - the Washington Environmental Council, the Sierra Club's Cascade chapter, and NW Energy Coalition - say they do not believe... >>more

New Basalt / IGCC injection carbon capture plant for Seattle
Capture, Sep  28  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A new IGCC / basalt injection is being planned for Wallula Gap, South East Washington State, injecting the liquid carbon dioxide into Basalt, according to an article... >>more

GreatPoint Energy raises $100 million for clean technology
Capture, Sep  28  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- GreatPoint Energy will use the funds to construct and operate a large scale demonstration facility leading to the building and commercial operation of natural gas... >>more

$5m Australia CCS project
Capture, Sep  27  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Government of New South Wales, Australia, has given its go-ahead to a AUS$5m (USD $4.37m) pilot carbon capture project, according to news reports on Australian... >>more

Santos seeks $275m for carbon storage
Storage, Sep  27  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Australian oil and gas company Santos is asking for up to AUS$275m (USD $240m) government assistance for a carbon storage project in Moomba, Cooper Basin, North... >>more

Clean coal needs US$44/ton price - conference
Storage, Sep  27  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The carbon price would need to be AUS $50 (USD $44) per ton to make clean coal, including carbon capture and storage, viable, said Harry Schapp, policy advisor to... >>more

Australian ZeroGen project moves to second phase
Projects / Policy, Sep  13  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- ZeroGen, Australia's clean coal power demonstration project, has completed the first stage of its test drilling program. >>more

DNV to qualify Aker Kvaerner’s carbon capture technology
Capture, Sep  13  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Aker Kvaerner has awarded DNV a contract to qualify the carbon capture technology which will be used in its 'JustCatch' Bio Demo plant. >>more

Offshore Aberdeen conference report
Feature Articles, Sep  12  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Demonstration projects are going ahead but proving full scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) from a coal fired power station is essential; Enhanced Oil Recovery... >>more

Don?t get too excited about EOR - Shell exec
Storage, Sep  10  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Speaking at Offshore Europe exhibition in Aberdeen on September 4, Malcolm Brinded, executive director exploration with Shell, warned that people might be overestimating... >>more

Japanese carbon capture project
Storage, Aug  30  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Japanese Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE), in Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture, has been conducting carbon storage experimentation... >>more

Praxair Oxy-coal demonstration project proposed for New York
Capture, Aug  28  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The project will assess the application of Praxair's oxy-coal technology to the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities's (BPU) proposed Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB)... >>more

Cool Energy and Great Artesian feasibility study
Capture, Aug  24  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Great Artesian Oil And Gas will conduct a feasibility study on the construction of a CryoCell gas processing plant for its Cooper Basin gas fields in South Australia. >>more

DOE readies first big U.S. projects in CO2 capture and storage
Projects / Policy, Aug  24  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The U.S. Department of Energy is preparing to commission America's first large-scale demonstrations of CO2 capture and deep geologic storage. >>more

Australian CO2CRC Otway Project approved
Storage, Aug  23  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Environmental Protection Authority in Victoria has approved an extensive trial project to capture and store up to 100,000 tonnes of CO2 in the Otway Basin. >>more

Must-use-CCS law to be tested - Seattle
Projects / Policy, Aug  22  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- According to an article in the Seattle Times, a new law (signed in May 2007) is about to be tested in Washington State, USA, which demands that new power plants... >>more

SPE plans carbon sequestration committee
Capture, Aug  22  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Society of Petroleum Engineers plans a committee to address issues about carbon sequestration, according to an editorial by society president Abdul-Jaleel Al-Khalifa... >>more

New technology locates potential carbon sequestration sites
Storage, Aug  14  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Researchers at the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) have developed a new sensor system called SEQURE that can locate abandoned... >>more

Carnegie Mellon study of carbon capture costs
Capture, Aug  13  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A new study has been published by Carnegie Mellon University, looking at the total cost of carbon capture electricity generation, taking into account variables such... >>more

Plastic membranes for carbon capture?
Capture, Aug  13  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A polypropylene membrane carbon dioxide separation system has been developed by the University of Melbourne, Australia, which could be used in power plants, according... >>more

BP and Powerspan develop ammonia CCS technology
Capture, Aug  13  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- BP Alternative Energy and Powerspan Corporation have announced plans to work together developing a new ammonia based carbon capture technology for power plants. >>more

Petrobras and Brazil university - new carbon storage research centre
Storage, Aug  08  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Pontifical Catholic University of Brazil, and Brazil oil company Petrobras, have teamed up to create the Energy and Carbon Storage Research Centre in Porto Alegra,... >>more

US Federal CCS research funding ’woefully inadequate’ - Wyoming governor
Projects / Policy, Aug  08  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Dave Freudenthal, democratic governor of the state of Wyoming (which produces more coal than any other state in the US), has criticised the US federal government's... >>more

CCS on 90% rich country oil plants by 2050? - Shell
Capture, Aug  07  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- In an article written for Kenyan newspaper The Standard, Jeroen van der Veer, CEO of Shell, says that Shell is currently working with models that assume that carbon... >>more

Monitoring in Australia CO2 sequestration project
Storage, Aug  07  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Co-operative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC) has provided an update on how it is monitoring carbon storage sequestration in Nirranda,... >>more

£1.1m carbon capture research centre - University of Nottingham
Capture, July  30  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Nottingham University, UK, has announced plans to set up a £1.1m centre for carbon capture and storage research, due to open in October 2007. >>more

Seminole wants carbon capture project in Florida
Capture, July  26  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Seminole Electric Cooperative of Tampa, Florida,is looking for someone to build a demonstration project to bury its carbon dioxide emissions. Bids to build the project... >>more

Carbon capture after year 2020 - report
Capture, July  24  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A new report by London market analysts Business Insights on clean coal technologies estimates that carbon capture technology will enter the market "beyond 2020". >>more

MRCSP plans demonstration project in Michigan
Storage, July  23  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The US Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP) held a public meeting on July 18 about a planned carbon storage demonstration project, in Charlton... >>more

Australian Coal Association commits AUS $400m to clean coal
Capture, July  20  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Members of the Australian Coal Association in New South Wales, Australia, have committed to make 'up to' AUS $400m (USD $351m) available over the next ten years,... >>more

Alstom and Statoil test ammonia carbon capture
Capture, July  20  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Alstom has signed a contract with Statoil to test Alstom's chilled ammonia carbon capture process on a refinery power plant burning natural gas in Norway. >>more

Basin Electric looks for carbon capture partners
Capture, July  20  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Basin Electric Power Co-operative of North Dakota is looking for carbon capture technology providers, who are interested in partnering with it in a carbon capture... >>more

Dominion application for ’carbon capture compatible’ power station in Virginia
Capture, July  17  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- US energy company Dominion has applied for permission to build a 'carbon capture compatible' 585 megawatt power station in South West Virginia, USA, at a cost of... >>more

EU launches pioneer underground storage facility in Germany
Storage, July  17  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs participated in the official launch of a test CO2 storage facility in Ketzin, Germany. The pilot installation is the first... >>more

Best site identified for carbon dioxide geosequestration
Storage, July  17  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A new study has identified an area south of Lake Clifton as having the best potential for future carbon dioxide geosequestration in the South West of Australia. >>more

Spanish power companies form CO2 Association
Capture, July  16  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A group of Spanish power companies, research centres and engineering companies have formed a new association to research and implement carbon capture technologies. >>more

CO2 for EOR not commercially viable - Statoil
Capture, July  03  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Statoil has issued an announcement saying that it would be "not profitable" to set up a system to capture carbon dioxide from a gas power station, pump it underground... >>more

Masdar launches feasibility study for CCS in Abu Dhabi
Projects / Policy, July  03  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Masdar, an initiative by the Abu Dhabi Government to promote advanced energy and sustainability, has launched a feasibility study for CCS for enhanced oil recovery... >>more

Carbon capture in North Sea now legal - OSPAR
Projects / Policy, July  03  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- At this year's commission meeting of OSPAR Commission, European government representatives agreed that carbon dioxide storage in rock under the North Sea should... >>more

Washington Group provides engineering for FutureGen
Capture, July  03  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Boise, Idaho engineering company Washington Group has been contracted to provide architectural, design and engineering support services for FutureGen initiative,... >>more

NETL study investigates deep coal seam storage
Storage, June  28  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Deep coal seams that are not commercially viable for coal production could be used for permanent underground storage of CO2, according to two studies published in... >>more

Pilot storage facility opens in Germany
Storage, June  28  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs helped to launch a test CO2 storage facility in Ketzin, Germany, on 13 June 2007. The installation is expected to provide... >>more

DNV invites oil and gas industry to develop standards on CO2 capture, transmission and storage
Projects / Policy, June  26  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is inviting international industry leaders and key stakeholders to join three significant Joint Industry Projects which aim to provide a... >>more

Hydro joins new CO2 project at Mongstad
Capture, June  26  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Hydro has entered into an agreement to participate in the development of a test centre - "European CO2 Test Centre Mongstad" - for the capture of CO2 at Mongstad,... >>more

Alstom signs contract with E.ON
Capture, June  26  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Alstom has signed a joint development contract with E.ON, one of world's largest power and gas providers, to launch a 5MW CO2 capture demonstration plant at Karlshamn... >>more

New Saudi University -invest in carbon capture research
Projects / Policy, June  20  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Saudi Arabia has announced plans to set up a new graduate research university "King Abdullah University of Science and Technology" (KAUST) which will invest money... >>more

Peterhead plant gets planning approval
Projects / Policy, June  19  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The Scottish Executive (government of Scotland) has given planning approval to build a power station in Peterhead with carbon capture. >>more

Santos carbon storage demonstration proposal
Storage, June  19  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Australian oil and gas company Santos has announced that it has submitted a proposal to Australian Federal Government for 'partial funding' of a demonstration project... >>more

Entergy buys 150kt carbon credits from Anardarko’s CCS
Storage, June  08  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Entergy Corporation, an electricity company serving Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, has purchased 150 kilotons of carbon dioxide emission reduction credits... >>more

Reliant Holdings opens Colorado CO2 recovery plant
Capture, June  08  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Reliant Holdings Ltd of Odessa, Texas, has opened a plant in Windsor, Colorado, to capture and liquify 300 tons a day of carbon dioxide, from processes fermenting... >>more

Market not mandate for CCS - Eurelectric
Capture, June  08  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- EU electricity industry lobby group Eurelectric has released a policy paper "Carbon Capture and Storage in a European Energy Policy", stating its view that it is... >>more

US tax credits for CCS
Projects / Policy, June  08  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The US Department of Energy and Treasury Department have released new instructions for applying for tax credits for carbon capture and storage. >>more

Plans for Great Falls CCS coal plant move along
Capture, June  08  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Plans for a new power plant in Great Falls, Montana, are moving along gradually, according to press reports in the Great Falls Tribune. >>more

Carbon price must be Eur 30-40 for CCS - International power
Capture, June  05  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The price to emit carbon needs to rise to Eur 30-40 (USD 40-54) per tonne in order to make carbon capture and storage work, according to Phil Cox, CEO of UK power... >>more

EC preparing ’communication’ on CCS legal and regulatory aspects
Feature Articles, June  05  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The European Commission is currently preparing a "Communication" on legal and regulatory aspects of carbon capture and storage, according to an article by the European... >>more

Clean coal / CCS second most attractive career opportunities - students
Capture, June  05  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- In a survey of attitudes to working in the energy industry conducted by UK power company Doosan Babcock, 39 per cent of Imperial College students surveyed said they... >>more

Queensland US$8.3m to assess carbon storage capacity
Projects / Policy, June  04  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The government of Queensland, Australia, has set up a Aust $10m (USD $8.3m) fund to assess the state's capacity for storing carbon dioxide underground, looking in... >>more

GE and BP alliance on power plant technology
Capture, May  25  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- GE and BP have announced an alliance to work together on technology for hydrogen power plants, combining their expertise in coal gasification, reforming technology,... >>more

BP scraps Peterhead carbon capture project
Capture, May  24  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- BP has scrapped its planned carbon capture project in Peterhead, Scotland, just days after announcing plans to operate it jointly with Rio Tinto in their new joint... >>more

ScottishPower studies carbon capture on existing power stations
Capture, May  24  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- ScottishPower has started a feasibility study to convert its two largest power stations, Longannet and Cockenzie, Scotland, into clean coal technology. >>more

Total and carbon capture technology
Feature Articles, May  24  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Total is planning a carbon capture and storage system at a power station in Lacq, South West France. The system is planned to start up in 2008, after two years of... >>more

"Huff and Puff" test in Illinois
Storage, May  24  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- A "Huff and Puff" test has been completed in Illinois, to inject carbon dioxide into a well which was previously producing, and see how much the production rate... >>more

BP and Rio Tinto launch new company ?Hydrogen Energy?
Feature Articles, May  18  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- BP and Rio Tinto have announed the formation of a jointly owned company called Hydrogen Energy, which will focus on hydrogren-fuelled power generation internationally,... >>more

Australia to Exxon - no approval unless you investigate carbon capture
Storage, May  08  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Victoria State government has told ExxonMobil that it will need to provide information on the viability of capturing and storing carbon dioxide emitted from a gas... >>more

Abu Dhabi moves ahead with carbon storage plan
Feature Articles, May  07  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The government of Abu Dhabi is moving ahead with its plan to develop a national carbon capture and storage system, with a request for proposals to conduct a feasibility... >>more

UK competition for first CCS plant
Projects / Policy, May  07  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The UK government announced a competition to build the first full scale carbon capture and storage demonstration plant in its 2007 budget (March 2007). >>more

Australia carbon storage project finds site
Storage, May  07  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Land has been secured for Australia's first carbon dioxide storage project, according to an article in the Melbourne Herald Sun. >>more

Alcoa develops bauxite residue capture technology
Capture, May  04  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Alcoa plans to use the technology, which involves mixing bauxite residue with CO2, to treat all of the residue from its Kwinana refinery, lock up 70,000 tonnes of... >>more

IEA to hold expert meeting on financing CCS projects
Projects / Policy, May  04  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The IEA Clean Coal Centre and the IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme with sponsorship from Rio Tinto and the World Coal Institute will be holding an Expert Meeting... >>more

US research - underground CO2 on groundwater
Storage, May  03  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The US Department of Energy (DOE) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have started a research effort to find out how underground storage of CO2 might... >>more

FutureGen Project ’to next stage’
Capture, May  02  2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The $1.1bn FutureGen project, to build the world's first coal fuelled power stations with near zero emissions, has moved onto the "next stage", the project team says. >>more

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