News items from Carbon Capture & Sequestration: In The News

The FINANCIAL -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Australia, through its Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, have signed a trust fund agreement to support the capture and storage of rising levels of carbon emissions in Asia.

The FINANCIAL -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Australia, through its Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, have signed a trust fund agreement to support the capture and storage of rising levels of carbon emissions in Asia.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 27, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Odyssey Oil & Energy, Inc. (OTCBB:OOGI) reports that the Algae Bio-fuels / Carbon Capture pilot plant at the Boschoek smelter is running and has successfully completed a variety of tests. The Algae is growing rapidly and being harvested on a regular basis thereby meeting the goals of carbon capture and creating lipids to be converted into bio-fuel.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 27, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Odyssey Oil & Energy, Inc. (OTCBB:OOGI) reports that the Algae Bio-fuels / Carbon Capture pilot plant at the Boschoek smelter is running and has successfully completed a variety of tests. The Algae is growing rapidly and being harvested on a regular basis thereby meeting the goals of carbon capture and creating lipids to be converted into bio-fuel.

Doosan Babcock Energy switched on its OxyFuel combustion burner, Britain's largest demonstration project for carbon capture and storage (CCS), on Friday.

Doosan Babcock Energy switched on its OxyFuel combustion burner, Britain's largest demonstration project for carbon capture and storage (CCS), on Friday.

The proposed project at Wandoan, 400km west of Brisbane, would produce 400 megawatts of power and be capable of capturing 90 per cent of the carbon dioxide in the fuel stream for future storage.

If the development phase moves forward this year, the plant is expected to be ready for commercial operation in late 2015 or early 2016.

The proposed project at Wandoan, 400km west of Brisbane, would produce 400 megawatts of power and be capable of capturing 90 per cent of the carbon dioxide in the fuel stream for future storage.

If the development phase moves forward this year, the plant is expected to be ready for commercial operation in late 2015 or early 2016.

video on FutureGen

video on FutureGen

Recognizing the great potential in India-U.S. science and technology collaboration, the two sides have concluded a Science and Technology Endowment Agreement, and signed a Technology Safeguards Agreement that will permit the launch of civil or non-commercial satellites containing U.S. components on Indian space launch vehicles. Both sides welcomed India’s participation in the FutureGen Project for the construction of the first commercial scale fully integrated carbon capture and sequestration project and India’s participation in the Integrated Ocean Development Project, an international endeavour for enhancing the understanding of Earth and Ocean dynamics and addressing the challenges of climate change.

Recognizing the great potential in India-U.S. science and technology collaboration, the two sides have concluded a Science and Technology Endowment Agreement, and signed a Technology Safeguards Agreement that will permit the launch of civil or non-commercial satellites containing U.S. components on Indian space launch vehicles. Both sides welcomed India’s participation in the FutureGen Project for the construction of the first commercial scale fully integrated carbon capture and sequestration project and India’s participation in the Integrated Ocean Development Project, an international endeavour for enhancing the understanding of Earth and Ocean dynamics and addressing the challenges of climate change.

A new 'north-east passage' for shipping around Russia's Arctic coast and across the North Pole will be opened within a decade as global warming causes the ice cap to melt, Norway's foreign minister has predicted.

Article includes discussion of CCS.

A new 'north-east passage' for shipping around Russia's Arctic coast and across the North Pole will be opened within a decade as global warming causes the ice cap to melt, Norway's foreign minister has predicted.

Article includes discussion of CCS.

Secretary Chu announced a new U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center at Tsinghua today. This is a new bilateral R&D effort to accelerate key climate mitigation technologies. CCS is one of the research tracks.

Secretary Chu announced a new U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center at Tsinghua today. This is a new bilateral R&D effort to accelerate key climate mitigation technologies. CCS is one of the research tracks.

Dave Robert's from Grist interviews WRI CCS expert Sarah Forbes.

Dave Robert's from Grist interviews WRI CCS expert Sarah Forbes.