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Norwegian Government proposes state contribution for funding of CCS exploration well
11th April 2019
As part of the Norwegian full-scale carbon capture and storage-project (CCS),the Norwegian Government will propose to the Parliament that the Norwegian state contributes with funds for an exploration well for CO2-storage on the Norwegian Continental...
Carbon Lunches: A Carbon Capture 101 Briefing Series kicks off in Washington, DC
9th April 2019
On Thursday, March 28 the Global CCS Institute, in partnership with the Carbon Utilization Research Council (CURC) and the Carbon Capture Coalition, hosted the first of many Carbon Lunches: A Carbon Capture 101 Briefing Series...
Institute holds 8th Annual DC Forum on CCS – New Perspectives for a Decarbonized Economy
7th April 2019
The Global CCS Institute hosted its 8th annual DC Forum on CCS in Washington, DC on March 18, 2019. In a sense, the day was a microcosm of the current state of CCS in the...
For First Time, IEA Quantifies Coal’s Dominant Role in Global Temperature Increase
6th April 2019
Coal combustion was responsible for more than 0.3 degrees C of the 1-degree C surge in global average annual surface temperatures above pre-industrial levels—and that makes coal the single largest source of the global temperature...
We can’t rely solely on renewable energy yet, but there’s another way companies can fight climate change
6th April 2019
For years, debate has raged on about how businesses can help in the fight against climate change. While renewable energy innovations are important for reducing future emissions, energy leaders and experts have not yet figured...
Introducing Bright Energy
5th April 2019
Bright Energy is a startup company near Denver, Colorado, USA working a novel carbon capture system which they think can achieve $15/tonne for a coal-fired power plant (Figure 1)—with >95% capture of the flue gas...
Institute provides submission to inform Australia’s National Hydrogen Strategy
4th April 2019
The Institute recently provided a submission to the COAG Energy Council Hydrogen Working Group to inform the development of Australia’s National Hydrogen Strategy. The Working Group, established by the COAG Energy Council, seeks to support...
Institute participates to the TEC and CTCN meetings in Copenhagen
2nd April 2019
Last week, the representatives of the Institute attended the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) meetings in Copenhagen. These are the two bodies of the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism, where the...
The important role of CCS made clear in IEA Global Energy & CO2 Status Report
27th March 2019
The recently released IEA 2018 Global Energy & CO2 Status Report has once reinforced the important role of carbon capture and storage technologies in decarbonising the energy system, and meeting climate goals. The annual report provides a snapshot...
News from Huadian Jiangsu Jurong CO2 capture demonstration project
26th March 2019
China Huadian Corporation has installed a CO2 capture pilot plant at the Jurong coal fired power plant in Jiangsu Province in early 2019. The pilot plant will capture 10,000 tonnes of CO2 annually from the...
News from Guohua Jinjie CCS full chain demonstration project
25th March 2019
Guohua Jinjie Energy, a subsidy of China Energy Investment Corporation, officially announced an investment of RMB 151.47 million for the 150,000 tonnes per annum full chain CCS plant retrofitting to Guohua Jinjie coal fired subcritical...
UK Clean Growth and Energy Minister Claire Perry announces new UK CCUS Advisory Group
22nd March 2019
Source: Business Green Leading players from across the UK's carbon intensive energy, oil, and steel industries have joined together to form a new government-backed advisory group, in a bid to accelerate the development of carbon...