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CSLF News (Archives)
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May 17, 2012 Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
Research Focused on Underground Solution to Greenhouse Gas ... Gant Daily - May 17 Li’s research, with partial funding from the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory, is focused on the possibility for and potential impact of the leakage of carbon dioxide from underground sequestration sites. Building a future for carbon capture technology The Conversation - May 17 Over the last decade, carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technology has emerged as an essential pathway for countries dependent on coal for their energy supply but committed to reaching the targets for a carbon constrained global environment. UK attracts CCS funding interest from 16 bidders Reuters - May 16 At least 16 companies are interested in participating in Britain's one-billion pound competition to fund one or more carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, the government said on Wednesday, hoping to encourage competitors to link projects together. Climate Change BBC News – May 17 Local authorities across the UK should have a statutory duty to combat climate change, government advisors recommend. UN talks take first steps on 2015 climate deal Times LIVE - May 17 UN members on Thursday took their first steps in a marathon to negotiate a new global pact by 2015 that for the first time will place rich and poor under a common legal regime to tackle climate change. Climate deal milestones should be set this year: UN Reuters - May 16 Countries which agreed to sign a deal in 2015 to cut greenhouse gas emissions should set milestones this year to ensure the necessary work is done on time, the United Nations' climate chief said on Wednesday. EU sets carbon tax deadline on Chinese airlines China.org.cn - May 17 The EU on Wednesday issued a warning against 10 airlines from China and India that refused to submit their carbon emissions data as disputes continue over the new carbon taxes on planes traveling in and out of Europe.
May 16, 2012 Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
Pioneering system could slash future costs of carbon capture ...Click Green – May 16 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. Greenpeace rejects carbon capture funding ABC Online – May 16 Environment group Greenpeace says governments are wasting public money on carbon capture and storage (CCS) research. Seabed test mimics carbon dioxide release BBC News – May 16 Scientists are beginning a month-long experiment in Scottish waters to study the impact of a possible leak from an undersea carbon dioxide storage site. High-Tech Glue Is Secret to New CO2 'Flypaper' BusinessWeek – May 16 Hong-Cai Zhou, a professor of chemistry at Texas A&M University, says he is developing a better carbon trap. Zhou works on a new class of materials, called metal organic frameworks. They are porous crystalline structures that have the highest surface area of any known substance. Could solar thermal technology make CCS cost competitive? RenewEconomy – May 16 It may seem ironic, but solar thermal technology could provide a cheap and effective solution to make carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology a commercial viable option for the coal- and gas-fired generation industry. MIT: Oxygen-separation membranes could aid in CO2 reduction PennEnergy- Energy News (press release) – May 16 Now researchers at MIT are evaluating a system that efficiently eliminates nitrogen from the combustion process, delivering a pure stream of carbon dioxide after removing other combustion byproducts such as water and other gases. Callide oxyfuel enters commissioning stage. Utility Products – May 16 Australia's Callide oxyfuel project has announced the start of the oxyfiring commissioning process, marking a milestone in this key demonstration site. Climate Change Reuters – May 15 EU nations should pledge that funds from paying for airline emissions will help poor countries deal with global warming, the bloc's climate chief said on Tuesday, after finance ministers stopped short of a firm commitment. Scientists Develop Method for Measuring CO2 to Fight Global ... CleanTechnica – May 15 Should nations of the world ever see fit to sign a treaty limiting emissions of climate-warming carbon dioxide gas, scientists from the University of Utah and Harvard have developed a way to verify compliance. May 15, 2012 Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
£100m turbine plan nears end as Drax eyes CCS success Insider Media – May 15 Drax Power Station chiefs have said they are optimistic about success in the government's carbon capture and storage competition as a major £100m investment programme at its North Yorkshire site nears completion. Climate Change Reuters UK – May 15 Europe should focus on cutting carbon emissions, rather than just repeating an existing range of EU green policy targets that expire at the end of the decade, Britain's energy and climate chief said on Monday. UN climate change talks begin, opinion splits The Local.de – May 15 As UN climate chief Christiana Figueres urged all states to turn political pledges into concrete action to save the planet, observers and developing states insisted the rich world should commit to tougher reduction goals. China, India Airlines Fail to Comply With Europe's Carbon Rules Bloomberg – May 15 China and India’s airlines failed to submit carbon-dioxide emissions data for 2011, rebuffing European rules that seek to expand the region’s emissions trading system to include aviation.
May 14, 2012 Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
Carbon capture leak simulated in sea off Scotland The Guardian - May 14 Thousands of kilos of carbon dioxide will be injected into the seabed to simulate effects of a leak on the marine ecosystem. Carbon capture fights its corner The National - May 12 Just as the nuclear industry has had to battle its many critics, efforts to reduce global warming have been denounced by environmentalists and residents where the technology is sited. Nonetheless the Norwegians are pressing ahead. New method of carbon capture researched at Heriot-Watt University Carbon Capture Journal - May 13 Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh has been awarded funding to investigate a potential new method of carbon capture. The award of £105,056 from the Leverhume Trust will investigate the carbon capture potential of biochar, a by-product of photosynthesis. US DOE sponsored project aims to reduce CCS costs Carbon Capture Journal - May 13 Results from the project at the Department of Energy’s National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC) may ultimately lead to lower-cost carbon-capture technologies. Climate Change The Australian - May 13 AUSTRALIA'S new climate change ambassador has been chosen, in large part, because of his recent experience as high commissioner to Bangladesh, one of the nations most vulnerable to rising sea levels and devastating storms. Climate Change and Cooperation in "Chindia" International Affairs Review - May 13 China and India have positioned themselves as defenders of the global South in the international climate change arena. The climate change debate, meanwhile, is firmly centred on whose responsibility it is to clean up the mess we have made. Milk, Chicken Also Responsible For Greenhouse Gas Emissions RedOrbit - May 14 In a Sunday press release, the Scotland-based university reports that there are 360,000 metric tons of milk wasted each year in the UK, which leads to greenhouse gas emissions equal to 100,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide — creating a carbon footprint roughly equal to that as 20,000 automobiles annually, they added. UN cap-and-trade system: Good for China and India, but who else? Fox News - May 14 The United Nations-administered cap and trade system to reduce planetary greenhouse gases through investment in "green" projects in developing countries has directed most of its billions of dollars in investments to China and India, two of the world’s most notorious polluters.
May 11, 2012 Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
Carbon capture and storage The Economist – May 10 Capturing the carbon dioxide from power stations is not hard. But it is expensive. A new project in Norway aims to make it cheaper. Q&A: carbon capture and storage The Guardian – May 10 Despite each step of carbon capture and storage being well understood, the combined technology remains relatively expensive, with costs estimated between $50 and $100 a tonne of CO2. SA's Cabinet endorses carbon capture plan ESI Africa – May 11 On Friday 4th of May, South Africa’s Cabinet approved a carbon capture and storage (CSS) roadmap for the storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) in deep geological formations. Carbon capture and storage stalled in 2011 Farming UK - May 10 Global funding for carbon capture and storage technology, a tool for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, remained unchanged at US$23.5 billion in 2011 in comparison to the previous year, according to a new report from the Worldwatch Institute. Federal support for CCS needed, despite EPA regs Environmental Finance - May 10 Without the support of federal subsidies, new coal-fired power plants with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology are unlikely to be built in the US – despite new environmental regulations that seem to benefit such technology, according to a Bloomberg Government report. Climate Change SustainableBusiness.com – May 10 California regulators proposed rules this week that will allow cross-border carbon trading so that Quebec can participate in the cap-and-trade program. EU's Hedegaard Says CO2 Auctions Review Is Short-Term Fix BusinessWeek – May 10 The European Union’s planned measure to delay some carbon auctions is a short-term tool to tackle oversupply and will be followed by talks on further steps to bolster the bloc’s climate policies, the EU climate chief said.
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