Carbon Capture & Sequestration: In The News

Article reviews NGO views on government spending for CCS.

CCS was high on the agenda for the World Energy Council-sponsored fossil energy workshop in Nigeria.

Includes performanc standards of 200 MW and 70 percent capture.

Can we meet future demand in the US without new coal or nuclear?

The 149-page report contains detailed and technical information about the state's geology. It can be viewed at http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/, choose "Carbon Sequestration" under "Hot Topics," then click on "Geologic Carbon Sequestration Opportunities in Pennsylvania."

Masdar has plans to capture 6.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide at four sites across Abu Dhabi and sell them to ADNOC for injection into ageing onshore oil wells.

Article reviews Wyoming's CCS laws as well as summarizing active and planned CCS projects.

China Daily story on MEM meeting, includes mention of Podesta's proposal to jointly fund CCS demos in China

Article describes new capture approach to make soild carbon while capturing CO2 from Natural Gas

This OpEd (by Thomas Homer-Dixon and S. Julio Friedmann) aregues for UCG instead of CCS

China and Britain will join hands to promote carbon capture and fight global climate change, the UK energy secretary said today at Peking University in Beijing.

Scottish Government CCS potential report

An underground injection control permit for geologic carbon dioxide storage was issued to the Appalachian Power Company’s Mountaineer Plant located in New Haven. Permit issued by West Virginia DEP. Article also mentions House Bill 2860 provides legal and regulatory framework for the permitting of carbon dioxide sequestration operations, including: the monitoring of the carbon dioxide sequestration sites; providing notice of the carbon dioxide sequestration operation to other surface owners; providing notice in the event of an excursion of the sequestered carbon dioxide; and, terminating a project and post-closure care of a carbon dioxide sequestration facility.

Iowa state funding algae capture demonstration at ethanol plant.

Instead of storing the CO2 underground, add it to water plus biocatalyst and yield menthanol fuel. Santa Barbara-based Carbon Sciences has patented the process.

WRI summary of the Waxman-Markey Discussion Draft CCS Provisions

Article includes discussion of the Waxman-Markey hearings as well as mention of the WRI CCS Guidelines

.....The World Resources Institute argued yesterday that any U.S. energy and climate policy has to put special emphasis on making clean coal a reality, because none of the other energy alternatives come close to matching coal’s leading role in the U.S. energy mix.