Innovation Key to Southern Co ‘All of the Above’ Strategy, COO Says
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Budget & Policy
Study Finds High Materials Burden from CCS Compared to Renewables
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/17/2014 When looking beyond the simple measure of greenhouse gas emissions to the total environmental impacts of the implementation of low carbon technology, carbon capture and storage falls behind other low carbon technologies such as wind and solar power generation, a life cycle study published this week in the Proceedings […]
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International
Huaneng Group Official: China Making Progress to CCS Deployment
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/17/2014 AUSTIN, Texas – Through the adoption of new polices, support of carbon capture and storage projects and a commitment to global cooperation, China continues to make progress toward the deployment of CCS technology, Xu Shishen, Chief Engineer with the China Huaneng Group Clean Energy Research Institute, said during a […]
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Budget & Policy
State Regulators Share Concerns over EPA Carbon Regs
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/17/2014 As stakeholders continue to develop their comments for the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed carbon emissions standards for existing coal-fired power plants, concerns over certain factors of the proposed standards continue to mount and were expressed by a panel of state regulators at an event hosted by Resources for the […]
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International
Experts Share Ethical Concerns of CCS Deployment in Developing Countries
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/17/2014 AUSTIN, Texas – Unique considerations exist when exploring the potential deployment of carbon capture and storage in the world’s developing nations, according to a panel of global experts participating in a discussion at the International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Technologies, held here last week. Because of the global nature […]
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Budget & Policy
Public will Play Crucial Role in CCS Deployment, Researcher Says
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/17/2014 AUSTIN, Texas—While much work goes into the physical site characterization of a planned carbon capture and storage project, social site characterization is often not given the attention it needs, Emma ter Mors, senior researcher at Leiden University in the Netherland, said during a plenary address at the International Conference […]
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Budget & Policy
State Deptartment Official: Global Climate Agreement Needed
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/17/2014 While progress in battling climate change outside of a global climate agreement has been substantial, the importance of such an agreement and the need for that agreement to be well structured should not be underestimated, Special Envoy for Climate Change with the Unites States Department of State Todd Stern […]
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Budget & Policy
NET Power to Launch Natural-Gas Zero Emission Demonstration
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/17/2014 A new technology which can produce low-cost electricity from natural gas-fired plants with no atmospheric emissions, according to its North Carolina-based developers, NET Power and affiliate 8 Rivers Capital, will be demonstrated in a 50MWt natural gas plant located in Texas. The $140 million plant will be funded with […]
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Budget & Policy
EOR Misunderstood, Ill-Defined in Regulatory Regime, Oil Exec Says
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/17/2014 AUSTIN, Texas—The logistics of using carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recovery are often misunderstood, which can cause trouble for those involved in the practice when it comes to policy development, Greg Schnacke, Executive Director of Governmental Affairs for Denbury Resources, Inc said during the International Conference on Greenhouse Gas […]
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Budget & Policy
CCS on Gas Plants Necessary to Meet 2 Degree Scenario, IEA Official Says
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/17/2014 AUSTIN, Texas – While the use of carbon capture and storage technology has widely been considered a means to reduce carbon emissions in the coal industry, its eventual transition into natural gas energy production is essential, Juho Lipponen, head of the CCS Unit at the International Energy Agency, said […]
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Budget & Policy
‘Slurry’ Absorption for CO2 Capture Shows Promise Researchers Find
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/17/2014 A new hybrid form of absorption discovered by a team of researchers from California, Switzerland and China may address issues present with two promising but flawed methods of capturing carbon, according to a paper published by the team this week. Currently, liquid absorption is the leading method used for […]