DOE Launches $125 Million ARPA-E Solicitation
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Carbon Capture Frees Up Little Coal in 2 Degree Scenario, Study Finds
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 1/9/2015 Even if carbon capture and storage technology is deployed by 2025, the United States would need to burn less than 10 percent of its known coal reserves if the world is to stay below the globally agreed upon two degree limit… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You […]
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Petroleum Institute: Industry Should Lead on Clean Energy Innovation
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 1/9/2015 With fossil fuels set to remain a major factor in power generation for the foreseeable future, industry is best equipped to answer the call for lower emissions through innovation, not government mandate, American Petroleum… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Geochemical Reactions Found to Hinder CO2 Flow in Some Reservoirs
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 1/9/2015 The presence of silicate-rich rock in reservoirs to be used for carbon dioxide storage could hinder the flow of the substance, lowering the efficiency of the process and perhaps increasing the risk of leakage, according to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Decatur Project Reaches Milestone With 1 Million Tons of CO2 Injected
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 1/9/2015 The Illinois Basin-Decatur Project, led by the Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium and the Department of Energy’s Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships, has officially stored 1 million metric tons of carbon… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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EPA’s Use of Kemper to Demonstrate CCS Viability Comes Under Criticism
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 1/9/2015 As the Environmental Protection Agency pushes back the finalization of new carbon emissions standards for new, modified and existing coal-fired power plants, the EPA is facing increased criticism over its use of the Kemper… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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EPA to Delay Finalization of Carbon Regulations Until Mid-Summer
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 1/9/2015 Proposed carbon emissions standards for new, modified and existing coal-fired power plants will now not be finalized until mid-summer, the Environmental Protection Agency announced this week. The EPA was under a statutory deadline… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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White Rose CCS Project Making Progress Towards Construction
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 1/9/2015 The White Rose CCS project in the United Kingdom, which is currently undergoing a two year Front End Engineering and Design study, took significant steps forward late last month with the acceptance of the project’s Development… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Technology Key to Meeting Energy, Environment Goals, DOE Sec. Says
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 1/9/2015 Before the United States can adequately address energy and environment needs through policy, the technology to do so must be developed and proven, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz said during an event hosted this week by the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Scotland Energy Could be Carbon Free by 2030, WWF Study Says
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 1/9/2015 Scotland’s energy system could feasibly be fueled almost entirely by renewable energy by 2030, according to a study published this week commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund. The report argues against a reliance on… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Wrap Up
GHG Monitor 1/9/2015 IN CONGRESS Sen. Barbra Boxer (D-Calif.) announced this week that she will not seek re-election in 2016. In a video posted by the senator to her PAC for a Change website, she gave… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]