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Low-cost carbon-capture project sparks interest

Source: 
Nature

The Shidongkou No. 2 Power Plant outside Shanghai, China, has hosted a parade of foreign visitors in recent months, from academics and industry officials to US energy secretary Steven Chu. All have had one question on their minds: have Chinese engineers turned a corner on carbon-capture technology?

That question occupies a small but significant place in a package of clean-energy research initiatives expected to be announced this week as Chinese President Hu Jintao meets US President Barack Obama in Washington DC from 19 January.