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Could solar thermal technology make CCS cost competitive?

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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...


Pioneering system could slash future costs of carbon capture & storage

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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...


A glance beyond renewables

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Renewables might be the answer to our long-term energy needs, but we need to find a way to reduce CO2 emissions while we are on the way to that long-term goal...


Carbon capture leak simulated in sea off Scotland

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Several thousand kilos of CO2 will be pumped into the seabed off west Scotland from Monday to simulate what happens if a leak occurs from a carbon capture...


Carbon capture leak simulated in sea off Scotland

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Several thousand kilos of CO2 will be pumped into the seabed off west Scotland from Monday to simulate what happens if a leak occurs from a carbon capture...


Can this help us solve global warming? First carbon capture experiment to take place under Scottish seabed next week

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The world's first carbon capture and storage experiment is to take place under the Argyll seabed next week. From Monday, scientists will pump carbon dioxide...


Heriot-Watt researchers investigate a new carbon capture method

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Professor Raffaella Ocone from Heriot-Watt University is leading an international team which has been awarded funding to investigate a potential new method of...


Siemens and Masdar Institute successfully complete first research collaboration project on carbon capture and storage

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Siemens and Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable...


Mantra Energy Alternatives Granted Patent for Carbon Capture and Recycling Process

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Mantra Venture Group Ltd. today announced that its Mantra Energy Alternatives Ltd. subsidiary has been granted a patent for its Electroreduction of Carbon...


Adding “Utilization” to Carbon Capture and Storage

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President Obama has made clear that the United States’ energy security and economic competitiveness depend on our ability to develop every source of American...


Chemist Delivers Cleaner Air With Novel Carbon-Capture Technique

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University chemist Hong-Cai "Joe" Zhou to describe his research in simple terms, and more often than not, he'll draw on a favorite analogy from childhood:...


Why CCS has to work

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There is a great deal of controversy about capture and storage of CO2 emissions.  Some people worry about the permanence of storage, or whether seepages...


Industry researchers look to ARPA-E for carbon capture, grid advances

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One year into a new partnership with the Department of Energy, the Charlotte, N.C.-based utility Duke Energy Corp. and the industry-funded Electric Power...


Carbon capture could reduce South West emissions by half

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Curtin University and CSIRO will use drilling samples to map underground formations and determine their suitability for carbon sequestration. The Department of...


Carbon capture could reduce South West emissions by half

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Curtin University and CSIRO will use drilling samples to map underground formations and determine their suitability for carbon sequestration. The Department of...


Company starts patent program

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ThermoEnergy Corp. has begun a formal intellectual property development and incentive program to strengthen its patent positions, as the company prepares to...


Pulses of carbon dioxide emissions from intracrustal faults following climatic warming

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Carbon capture and geological storage represents a potential means of managing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Understanding the role of faults, as either...


Startup offers game-changing energy solutions that reduce CO2 emissions

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The University of Minnesota has launched a startup that will provide renewable energy more economically than existing alternatives while reducing harmful...


Linde North America to showcase technology that can capture CO2 from power plants, oil refineries and industrial processes

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Linde North America will showcase its portfolio of carbon capture technology and experience at the 11th Annual Conference on Carbon Capture Utilization &...


Masdar makes advanced clean technologies available to interns for research

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Masdar Institute of Science and Technology announced on Wednesday that it would be offering a research project on amine-based solvents for post-combustion...


Oakbio aims to make plastic from plant's pollution

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At a sprawling cement plant near Cupertino, researchers are trying a kind of eco-friendly alchemy, turning carbon dioxide into biodegradable plastic. The...


Clean Combustion Energy Technologies Expected to get Boost from Proposed EPA Carbon Regulations

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According to ThermoEnergy Corporation, new EPA air emissions standards announced last week will likely result in the closure of coal plants and the elimination...


U.S. Department of Energy official touts carbon capture to boost oil production

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The climate change debate isn't likely to end anytime soon. Chuck McConnell, assistant secretary for fossil energy at the U.S. 


California’s Energy Future CCS report published

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The California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) has released a new publication as part of California's Energy Future (CEF) project. The CEF project was...


'The Technology Does Exist'

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The Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory's Office of Coal and Power Research and Development says clean coal technology will be a viable...