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Friday, June 4th, 2010
Mon, 14 May 2012 10:26:25 GMT

Carbon capture leak simulated in sea off Scotland - The Guardian


Carbon capture leak simulated in sea off Scotland
The Guardian
Several thousand kilos of CO2 will be pumped into the seabed off west Scotland from Monday to simulate what happens if a leak occurs from a carbon capture store. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a way to lower emissions from fossil fuel power plants ...

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Wed, 16 May 2012 00:11:29 GMT

Seabed test mimics carbon dioxide release - BBC News


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Seabed test mimics carbon dioxide release
BBC News
This is believed to be the first time that an impact of CO2 escape on seabed ecosystems has been investigated. "We want to study what happens if there is a leak from a carbon capture and storage (CCS) reservoir - or more likely, from a fault in a pipe ...

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Thu, 17 May 2012 20:52:44 GMT

Husky Energy opens Saskatchewan carbon-capture plant - Reuters UK


Husky Energy opens Saskatchewan carbon-capture plant
Reuters UK
* CCS facility to capture 250 tonnes/day of CO2 * Gas to be used to boost heavy oil production * Costs not disclosed CALGARY, Alberta, May 17 (Reuters) - Husky Energy Inc said on Thursday it has begun operating a carbon-capture and storage facility at ...
Government of Canada Invests in Carbon Capture and Storage TechnologyMarketWatch (press release)

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Wed, 09 May 2012 16:18:46 GMT

Whatever happened to carbon capture in the fight against climate change? - The Guardian


FuelFix (blog)

Whatever happened to carbon capture in the fight against climate change?
The Guardian
If all goes to plan, the oil refinery and gas power plant at Mongstad will have millions of tonnes of its climate-warming carbon dioxide funnelled back under the North Sea. And there are plans aplenty around the world for carbon capture and storage ...
Report: Carbon capture not growing fast enough to reduce CO2 pollutionFuelFix (blog)

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Fri, 18 May 2012 10:10:28 GMT

Carbon capture: a little less conversation, a lot more subsidy - Utility Week


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Carbon capture: a little less conversation, a lot more subsidy
Utility Week
The International Energy Agency (IEA) will next month renew its commitment to carbon capture and storage (CCS) but will warn that there are too few incentives and that deployment is needed now. The International Energy Agency (IEA) will next month ...
Energy companies eye UK's billion-pound bet on carbon captureGreenbang
Companies sign up to UK £1 billion CCS competitionEnergy Efficiency News

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Mon, 14 May 2012 11:35:41 GMT

Carbon capture leak simulated in sea off Scotland - Business Green


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Carbon capture leak simulated in sea off Scotland
Business Green
By Erin Hale, the Guardian Several thousand kilos of CO2 will be pumped into the seabed off west Scotland from Monday to simulate what happens if a leak occurs from a carbon capture store. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a way to lower emissions ...
Experiment to measure undersea CO2 impactUPI.com
Could solar thermal technology make CCS cost competitive?RenewEconomy

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Sat, 12 May 2012 01:31:30 GMT

Whatever happened to carbon capture? - BBC News


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Whatever happened to carbon capture?
BBC News
So you might well ask: "Whatever happened to carbon capture and storage (CCS)?" The International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts global energy demand increasing by at least one-third by 2035. The majority of that increase will come from burning fossil ...

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Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:28:37 GMT

TransAlta walks away from carbon-capture plant - Reuters UK


National Post

TransAlta walks away from carbon-capture plant
Reuters UK
* TransAlta, partners, cancel carbon-capture Project Pioneer * Project would have a captured 1 mln tonnes of CO2/yr * Lack of emissions market, CO2 buyers doomed project * TransAlta Q1 profit falls 56 pct; shares down 2 pct (Adds ministerial comment in ...
TransAlta Abandoning Canada Carbon-Capture ProjectBusinessWeek
Players bail on showcase carbon capture project in AlbertaMontreal Gazette
TransAlta abandons Alberta's $1.4B carbon-capture plantNational Post
CanadianBusiness.com
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Fri, 11 May 2012 00:57:55 GMT

Norway aims for carbon leadership - BBC News


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Norway aims for carbon leadership
BBC News
A trumpeter sprayed bright and airy notes, a choir of local children sang, and all appeared to be rosy in the world of carbon capture and storage (CCS). Outside the heated marquee where Mr Stoltenberg and his fellow dignitaries effused, ...
SA's Cabinet endorses carbon capture planESI Africa
Norway Is Bragging That This New Carbon Capture Plant Is Its 'Moon Landing'Business Insider
Prime CandidatesEthanol Producer Magazine
Huffington Post UK (blog) -DAWN.com
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Tue, 15 May 2012 17:49:20 GMT

Pioneering system could slash future costs of carbon capture & storage - Click Green


Pioneering system could slash future costs of carbon capture & storage
Click Green
Published Tue 15 May 2012 18:39 Researchers have developed a system to produce pure carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels in power stations, which will make it easier and cheaper to tackle using carbon capture and storage technology.
Oxygen-separation membranes could aid in CO2 reductionPhys.Org

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Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:00:00 -0700

CO2 Solutions To Present Details on its Carbon Capture Program at Bio World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology ...

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Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:52:00 -0700

Research and Markets: Oxy-fuel Combustion for Power Generation and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Capture

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Woodhead Publishing Ltd's new book "Oxy-fuel Combustion for Read more

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:06:48 -0700

Carbon sequestration 'very important'

Carmen Dybwad sizes up her inquisitor and wonders aloud if he might possibly be old enough to remember Bob Stanfield, described by some historians as "the best prime minister we never had." Read more

Tue, 01 May 2012 15:30:00 -0700

North American Carbon Storage Atlas Unveiled

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA-- - The North American Carbon Storage Atlas was unveiled today at the 11th Annual Conference on Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration in Pittsburgh. The atlas identifies ... Read more

Tue, 01 May 2012 05:41:04 -0700

Linde North America to Showcase Technology That Can Capture CO2 from Power Plants, Oil ...

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S. - Linde North America will showcase its portfolio of carbon capture technology and experience at the 11th Annual Conference on Carbon Capture Utilization & Sequestration to be held at the David L. Lawrence Covention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 30-May 3, 2012. The emergence of carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) to ... Read more

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:00:00 -0700

Launch of Pioneering Carbon Capture Technology Offers Unprecedented Benefits to Greenhouse Growers and the Environment

DELTA, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - ProSelect Gas Treating Inc. officially unveiled the world's first carbon capture system for the greenhouse industry today at a launch event for the GC6 held at the SunSelect ... Read more

Wed, 02 May 2012 14:45:00 -0700

CO2 Solutions Receives Notice of Allowance for New Broad U.S. Patent

Company expands its leading patent position in the use of carbonic anhydrase for efficient carbon captureTSX-V: CSTOutstanding Shares: 79,187,836QUEBEC CITY, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - CO 2 Solutions Inc. ... Read more

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:47:01 -0700

Can this help us solve global warming? First carbon capture experiment to take place under Scottish seabed next week

From Monday, scientists will pump carbon dioxide into the sediment below Ardmucknish Bay at Benderloch., hoping to slow down climate change by capturing carbon dioxide. Read more

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:24:42 -0700

Players bail on showcase carbon capture project in Alberta

The poster child of federal and provincially funded incentives to cut industrial carbon emissions and curry favour in the international community was orphaned by its corporate proponents Thursday. Read more

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:11:15 -0700

Andrew Gunther: National Trust Releases 'What's Your Beef?' Report

A recent report from the UK's highly respected National Trust has confirmed what Animal Welfare Approved has been advocating for a long time: Feeding... Read more

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Friday, June 4th, 2010
Fri, 18 May 2012 10:10:28 GMT

Carbon capture: a little less conversation, a lot more subsidy - Utility Week


Utility Week

Carbon capture: a little less conversation, a lot more subsidy
Utility Week
The International Energy Agency (IEA) will next month renew its commitment to carbon capture and storage (CCS) but will warn that there are too few incentives and that deployment is needed now. The International Energy Agency (IEA) will next month ...
Energy companies eye UK's billion-pound bet on carbon captureGreenbang
UK attracts CCS funding interest from 16 biddersReuters UK
Companies sign up to UK £1 billion CCS competitionEnergy Efficiency News
Yorkshire Post -Business Green
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Wed, 09 May 2012 16:18:46 GMT

Whatever happened to carbon capture in the fight against climate change? - The Guardian


Environmental Finance

Whatever happened to carbon capture in the fight against climate change?
The Guardian
And there are plans aplenty around the world for carbon capture and storage (CCS). They carry racy names such as Goldeneye and Gorgon, promise to even suck greenhouse gases out of the air one day, and are laced with the delicious irony of having been ...
Carbon capture and storage stalled in 2011Farming UK
Federal support for CCS needed, despite EPA regsEnvironmental Finance
Carbon capture and storage stalledFierce Energy
Gasworld.com -FuelFix (blog)
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Mon, 14 May 2012 10:26:25 GMT

Carbon capture leak simulated in sea off Scotland - The Guardian


Carbon capture leak simulated in sea off Scotland
The Guardian
Several thousand kilos of CO2 will be pumped into the seabed off west Scotland from Monday to simulate what happens if a leak occurs from a carbon capture store. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a way to lower emissions from fossil fuel power plants ...

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Sat, 12 May 2012 01:31:30 GMT

Whatever happened to carbon capture? - BBC News


BBC News

Whatever happened to carbon capture?
BBC News
So you might well ask: "Whatever happened to carbon capture and storage (CCS)?" The International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts global energy demand increasing by at least one-third by 2035. The majority of that increase will come from burning fossil ...
Carbon Capture and Storage Growth Stalled in 2011CleanTechnica

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Wed, 16 May 2012 00:11:29 GMT

Seabed test mimics carbon dioxide release - BBC News


BBC News

Seabed test mimics carbon dioxide release
BBC News
"We want to study what happens if there is a leak from a carbon capture and storage (CCS) reservoir - or more likely, from a fault in a pipe or at the injection site," said Henrik Stahl from the Scottish Marine Institute in Oban, who is in charge of ...

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Thu, 17 May 2012 20:52:44 GMT

Husky Energy opens Saskatchewan carbon-capture plant - Reuters UK


Husky Energy opens Saskatchewan carbon-capture plant
Reuters UK
* CCS facility to capture 250 tonnes/day of CO2 * Gas to be used to boost heavy oil production * Costs not disclosed CALGARY, Alberta, May 17 (Reuters) - Husky Energy Inc said on Thursday it has begun operating a carbon-capture and storage facility at ...
Government of Canada Invests in Carbon Capture and Storage TechnologyMarketWatch (press release)

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Wed, 16 May 2012 10:41:01 GMT

Carbon-capture technology installations stall - ZDNet (blog)


Carbon-capture technology installations stall
ZDNet (blog)
There was a time when carbon capture and storage technology received a lot of airplay, because it offered a way of diverting and storing carbon emissions before they had a chance to do damage on the atmosphere. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) systems ...
Building a future for carbon capture technologyThe Conversation

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Tue, 15 May 2012 23:53:04 GMT

Greenpeace rejects carbon capture funding - ABC Online


Greenpeace rejects carbon capture funding
ABC Online
By Gus Goswell Environment group Greenpeace says governments are wasting public money on carbon capture and storage (CCS) research. Carbon capture and storage is the process through which emissions from power stations would be captured and then stored ...
£100m turbine plan nears end as Drax eyes CCS successInsider Media

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Tue, 08 May 2012 18:15:24 GMT

Norway opens carbon-capture test facility - Nature.com (blog)


Independent Online

Norway opens carbon-capture test facility
Nature.com (blog)
After years of repeated delays and cost over-runs, the Norwegian government yesterday finally opened the world's largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) test facility, where the climate-change mitigation technology will be trialled.
'Carbon-capture technology is a key'Independent Online

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Fri, 11 May 2012 00:57:55 GMT

Norway aims for carbon leadership - BBC News


Spiegel Online

Norway aims for carbon leadership
BBC News
A trumpeter sprayed bright and airy notes, a choir of local children sang, and all appeared to be rosy in the world of carbon capture and storage (CCS). Outside the heated marquee where Mr Stoltenberg and his fellow dignitaries effused, ...
Carbon capture and storageThe Economist
'Norway's Moon Landing' Massive Carbon-Capture Facility Spawns Skepticism and HopeSpiegel Online
Carbon capture fights its cornerThe National
Huffington Post UK (blog) -Ethanol Producer Magazine -ESI Africa
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Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:06:48 -0700

Carbon sequestration 'very important'

Carmen Dybwad sizes up her inquisitor and wonders aloud if he might possibly be old enough to remember Bob Stanfield, described by some historians as "the best prime minister we never had." Read more

Wed, 16 May 2012 03:33:14 -0700

Carbon-capture technology installations stall

Although 75 major carbon capture and storage projects are under way, there are only 8 operational sites — the same number as two years ago. Read more

Tue, 01 May 2012 08:38:55 -0700

Carbon storage capacity: there's plenty, but fracking may be wrecking some

Recent changes in the Earth's climate are primarily being driven by the burning of fossil fuels—that is, taking carbon from deep in the Earth, and dumping it into the atmosphere at breakneck speed. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just sort of… put it back? That’s roughly the idea behind carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). Carbon dioxide is captured from the effluent of a large generator ... Read more

Tue, 01 May 2012 05:41:04 -0700

Linde North America to Showcase Technology That Can Capture CO2 from Power Plants, Oil ...

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S. - Linde North America will showcase its portfolio of carbon capture technology and experience at the 11th Annual Conference on Carbon Capture Utilization & Sequestration to be held at the David L. Lawrence Covention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 30-May 3, 2012. The emergence of carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) to ... Read more

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:52:00 -0700

Research and Markets: Oxy-fuel Combustion for Power Generation and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Capture

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Woodhead Publishing Ltd's new book "Oxy-fuel Combustion for Read more

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:51:00 -0700

Algae.Tec Announces Commencement of Australian Advanced Biofuels Facility Commissioning

PERTH, Australia, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Algae.Tec (ASX:AEB, FWB:GZA:GR, OTCQX:ALGXY), an advanced algae to biofuels company with a high-yield enclosed algae growth and harvesting system today ... Read more

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:24:42 -0700

Players bail on showcase carbon capture project in Alberta

The poster child of federal and provincially funded incentives to cut industrial carbon emissions and curry favour in the international community was orphaned by its corporate proponents Thursday. Read more

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:50:00 -0700

Phoenix Oil to Demonstrate New Hydrogen Production System to the SABIC Group of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Toronto, Ontario CANADA, April 20, 2012 /FSC/ - Phoenix Canada Oil Company Limited (PCO - TSX Venture, PHXCF - OTCBB Grey)has arranged with SABIC Technology, the North American research unit of Saudi Basic ... Read more

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:16:34 -0700

Tri-state Lawmakers Upset With EPA Restrictions on Coal Industry

Kentucky and Indiana rely heavily on coal but some fear the EPA's latest restrictions will drive up coal prices and eliminate thousands of Tristate jobs. Kentucky Representative Brett Guthrie and Indiana Representative Larry Bucshon want the public's involvement in limiting what they call the EPA's "over-stepping" reign. Read more

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:37:34 -0700

Another Week of GW News, April 22, 2012 [A Few Things Ill Considered]

Logging the Onset of The Bottleneck Years This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor . Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week's Global Warming news roundup Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... Read more

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