Carbon Capture & Sequestration: In The News

Duke's chief executive described two new coal plants underway as "..might well be the last two we build until we have a clearer picture on CCS"

bilateral agreement signed.

Chinese power giant Huaneng will launch its second pilot carbon capture project in Shanghai at the end of this year, but high costs are holding back further progress.

The project, located to the west and south west of Eneabba, consists of a 400-450 megawatt coal fired power station, a 360mw gas fired power station and includes plans to phase in up to 2.9 million tonnes per annum of carbon capture and sequestration as a separate project when feasible.

Greenpeace USA volunteers learned Wednesday they can’t legally plant a protest billboard in a field set for spring planting or a future power plant. City officials, backed by law enforcement officers, forced members of Greenpeace, an international environmental activist group, to end the construction effort for a high-profile protest at the planned FutureGen site west of the city along Illinois 121 at Coles County Road 900 North.

Tokyo, May 22, 2009 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Southern Company, a major U.S. electric utility, will jointly demonstrate a plant to test technology enabling recovery of between 100,000 and 150,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year from flue-gas emissions from a coal-fired power generation plant.

US DOE issues notice of intent for new CCS solicitations

Wyoming state energy officials released database a database designed to faciliate CO2 pipeline investment and collaboration Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute, eori.gg.uwyo.edu Wyoming Pipeline Authority, www.wyopipeline.com

Article Discusses CCS in the US Policy Context--and China

"Poland expects initially to host two large-scale demonstration facilities for CCS, sponsored by the commission. A pilot installation is under development in Belchatow, paid for in part with a 180 million euro ($245 million) subsidy from the E.U.'s 5 billion recovery action plan, with further E.U. fund applications for 1 billion euros pending." The government also proposes improved efficiency in generation, transmission, distribution and consumption, based on a system of "white certificates" that will reward energy savers. In addition, the ministry wants to encourage efficient co-generation technology, especially in smaller facilities with a capacity of less than 1 megawatt.

Article discusses the decision to cancel the BP Carson Project.

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects - TREN/C3 – EEPR – CCS All projects are expected to join the network of CCS demonstration projects which will be set up by the European Commission and share experience and non-proprietary knowledge obtained through the demonstration through this network. The large-scale, fossil fuel-powered plants, projects to be funded are expected to be the first in Europe equipped with CCS elements with CO2 capture overing at least 250 MW of installed capacity. Work should include the completion of a detailed engineering study (FEED study), as well as the construction/installation of the CCS equipment and CO2 infrastructure. It can also include a test phase of the CCS technologies at smaller scale pilot installations, as well as CO2 test injections in potential storage sites within an integrated project to build the large scale demonstration plant. The concept could either cover a newly built plant or the retrofitting of an existing plant with CCS.

Article reviews progress towards drilling an injection well for CCS in Kentucky

The US Department of Energy announced the request for proposals for a portion of the US stimulus funding which was allocated for CCS

U.S. House renewable energy standard Might include CCS

Ships could be short-term solution to CO2 transport

Changes to CCS provision include: A specified allowance allocation for CCS of 2% in years 2014-2017 and 5% after 2018.

This article discusses Australia's approach to liability (reverts to government after 15 years) as a reason not to move forward with the technology.

Article outlines plan in NJ for ocean floor CO2 Storage

A 2007 Washington law sets strict limits on carbon emissions from coal plants and requires that utilities show how any future coal plant would capture or "sequester" carbon emissions by permanently injecting them deep underground, thus preventing them from entering the atmosphere... this article describes a proposed plant that was cancelled because a CCS plan could not be developed at that site.