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Roadmap for CCS Demonstration and Deployment in China – A Possible Game Changer
Roadmap for CCS Demonstration and Deployment in China – A Possible Game Changer

15th December 2015

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released a new publication titled Roadmap for the Demonstration and Deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in the People's Republic of China. Tony Wood leads the Grattan Institute’s...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, Economics, Engineering and project delivery, use and storage (CCUS)

Have Reports of the Death of CCS in the UK Been Greatly Exaggerated?
Have Reports of the Death of CCS in the UK Been Greatly Exaggerated?

15th December 2015

The following Insight is an article by Alan James, Sam Gomersmall and Steve Murphy of Pale Blue Dot. It is republished here with permission. The original version can be viewed at Pale Blue Dot. Yesterday's...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, Economics, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)

Why CCS is essential for a low-carbon future
Why CCS is essential for a low-carbon future

15th November 2015

The following Insight is an excerpt from an article by Lorraine Mitchelmore, President and Country Chair, Shell Canada Limited. Under Lorraine’s leadership Shell Canada has deployed the Quest Project, which will reduce carbon dioxide (CO2)...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, Economics, Engineering and project delivery, law and regulation, Policy, Public engagement, use and storage (CCUS)

Carbon Capture and Storage key to slowing emissions growth
Carbon Capture and Storage key to slowing emissions growth

15th November 2015

The Global CCS Institute has published its annual major report on the latest developments in carbon capture and storage (CCS). The Global Status of CCS: 2015 presents the most comprehensive overview of large-scale CCS projects...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, Economics, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)

Saudi Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources reflects on the recent CSLF meeting in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources reflects on the recent CSLF meeting in Saudi Arabia

15th November 2015

The sixth Ministerial Conference of the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 1–5 November 2015. The CSLF is a high-level meeting of national governments with an interest in driving development...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, Economics, Public engagement, use and storage (CCUS)

Carbon storage pathway for CO2-Enhanced Oil Recovery
Carbon storage pathway for CO2-Enhanced Oil Recovery

15th November 2015

The Global CCS Institute has published its annual major report on the latest developments in carbon capture and storage (CCS). The Global Status of CCS: 2015 highlights new operational projects, policy and international climate discussions,...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, Economics, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)

CCS at a crossroads
CCS at a crossroads

15th September 2015

The following Insight is an excerpt from an article by Howard Herzog, Senior Research Engineer in the MIT Energy Initiative. Howard is a leading figure in the carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry, driving greenhouse...

Topic(s): Capacity development, Carbon capture, Economics, law and regulation, Policy, Public engagement, use and storage (CCUS)

CarbonNet storage site selection and certification
CarbonNet storage site selection and certification

15th September 2015

The CarbonNet project is investigating the potential of geological formations in south eastern Australia to store significant volumes of carbon dioxide (CO2), which could form the basis of a multi-user carbon capture and storage (CCS)...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, Economics, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)

Levelised Costs of Electricity with CCS
Levelised Costs of Electricity with CCS

15th July 2015

The Global CCS Institute has recently released analysis of low emissions technologies compared on the basis of emissions reduction potential and levelised cost of electricity (LCOE). Coal with carbon capture and storage (CCS) falls in...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, Economics, use and storage (CCUS)

International partnerships help innovate Callide Oxyfuel Project
International partnerships help innovate Callide Oxyfuel Project

15th July 2015

The Callide Oxyfuel Project in central Queensland, Australia ran in demonstration phase from June 2012 to March 2015. The project has produced valuable data on oxyfuel combustion processes and technology for retrofitting to coal-fired power...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, Economics, Engineering and project delivery, use and storage (CCUS)

Risky business: failure to deploy advanced coal technologies puts climate change goals at risk
Risky business: failure to deploy advanced coal technologies puts climate change goals at risk

15th July 2015

This interesting perspective on advanced coal technologies' role in meeting the climate challenge was written by Janet Gellici, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the National Coal Council (NCC). It was first published on...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, Economics, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)

National coal council recommends policy action to speed CCS deployment
National coal council recommends policy action to speed CCS deployment

15th July 2015

The Institute’s Pamela Tomski, Senior Adviser – Policy and Regulation, was a Lead Author of “Fossil Forward – Revitalizing CCS: Bringing Scale and Speed to CCS Deployment”, a study released in January 2015 by the...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, Economics, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)

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