CCS Can’t Be Seen as Only to Allow for Fossil Fuel Use, NGOs Say
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Budget & Policy
Berkeley Researchers: Western U.S. can be Carbon Negative with Bio-CCS
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 2/13/2015 The deployment of bioenergy carbon capture and storage could offset emissions from gas and coal burning electric plants, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of California-Berkeley, the results… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Costs of Boundary Dam Could Outweigh Benefits, New Study Says
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 2/13/2015 SaskPower’s decision to retrofit Unit 3 of its Boundary Dam power station with carbon capture and storage was ill-advised and will cost the utility more than it’s worth, according to a new paper released this week… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Utility Exec: Changes Must be Made to EPA Carbon Regs to be Effective
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 2/13/2015 The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed carbon emissions standards for existing coal fired power plants is flawed and ineffective as drafted, but can be fixed by making changes to the glide path of reduction,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Lawmakers Question Disparity between Fossil, Renewable Funding
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 2/13/2015 Although funding for the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy received a slight boost in the Department’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget request, House and Senate lawmakers questioned the proposed funding level… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Lawmakers Question Feasibility of CCS Following FutureGen Decision
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 2/13/2015 With proposed Environmental Protection Agency regulations largely mandating the use of carbon capture and storage for all new-build coal-fired power plants due to be finalize mid-summer, last week’s decision by the Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Mechanical Completion of Quest CCS Project Expected in Coming Weeks
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 2/13/2015 Work at Shell’s Quest carbon capture and storage project in Alberta is nearing mechanical completion, and the project is on schedule to begin CO2 injection in the second quarter of this year, Tim Wiwchar, Quest Project… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Falling Oil Prices Not Greatest Challenge CCS Faces, Expert Says
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 2/13/2015 While some have suggested that today’s low oil prices could hurt the development of carbon capture and storage technology by reducing interest in enhanced oil recovery, an energy expert said last week that CCS faces… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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EPA Carbon Regs Pose No Threat to Grid Reliability, New Study Shows
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 2/13/2015 Risks to the reliability of the electric grid due to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed carbon emissions reductions standards for existing coal-fired power plants were exaggerated in a November report by… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Construction Begins on CO2 Solutions Pilot Project
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 2/13/2015 Off-site construction on CO2 Solutions’ Husky Energy pilot project has begun and is on schedule to be installed at Husky’s Pikes Peak South, Saskatchewan, heavy oil site in May, CO2 Solutions announced last week.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Researchers Develop Microcapsule Based CO2 Capture Method
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 2/13/2015 Carbon can be efficiently captured from flue gas using microcapsules consisting of a sodium carbonate solution encased in a highly permeable polymer shell, researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Harvard University… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Wrap Up
GHG Monitor 2/13/2015 ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT France announced late last week that it will withdraw export credit insurance for coal-fired power plants without carbon capture and storage abroad. The announcement comes ahead of the 21st Conference of the Parties… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]