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European Commission launches the first call of the Innovation Fund
3rd July 2020
The Global CCS Institute welcomes the launch of the first call of the European Commission’s EU ETS Innovation Fund. In supporting EU’s transition to climate neutral economy, the Fund aims to support the demonstration of...
Topic(s): European Green Deal
Global CCS Institute partners with OGCI and Pale Blue Dot Energy to launch world first catalogue of CO2 storage resource for CCUS
1st July 2020
We are pleased to announce the launch of the CO2 Storage Resource Catalogue, the first independent worldwide evaluation of geologic CO2 storage resource assessments. The database has been developed in partnership with The Oil and Gas...
Topic(s): CO2 Storage
World’s first at scale hydrogen production facilities with CCS announced in the UK
1st July 2020
Equinor has today announced it will lead a project to develop one of the UK’s – and the world’s – first at-scale facilities to produce hydrogen from natural gas in combination with carbon capture and...
Drax and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group announce new BECCS pilot
24th June 2020
A new bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) pilot facility will be installed within Drax’s CCUS Incubation Area in the autumn. The pilot facility will enable Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to demonstrate its BECCS technology...
Topic(s): BECCS
Australian Labor Leader signals bipartisan support for CCS
24th June 2020
Australian Labor leader Anthony Albanese MP today spoke of his party's support for the Australian Government's Technology Investment Roadmap, and within it, the use of CCS to address rising emissions and tackle climate change. Speaking...
Topic(s): Australia
Inaugural meeting of the Southeast Asia CCUS Working Group
17th June 2020
For Southeast Asia, with its power generation fuel mix and rapidly growing natural gas production, carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) has a unique and critical role to play in reducing the rapidly increasing carbon...
Topic(s): CCS Policy, CCUS, Southeast Asia
CCS pipeline grows by 10 large-scale facilities globally
8th June 2020
On June 8, the Global CCS Institute added 10 carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities to our global database co2re.co, bringing the total number of CCS facilities in various stages of development to 59 with a capture capacity...
METI (Japan), NEDO and JCCS release report detailing results and challenges of Tomakomai Project
3rd June 2020
In November 2019, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and Japan CCS Co., Ltd. (JCCS) achieved the goal of successfully injecting 300,000 tonnes in total of carbon dioxide (CO2)...
Topic(s): CCS Project, Japan
Alberta Carbon Trunk Line now fully operational
2nd June 2020
The number of large-scale CCS facilities in operation has increased to 21 with today's announcement that the Alberta Carbon Trunk Line (ACTL) system is now fully operational. The ACTL system captures industrial emissions and delivers...
Topic(s): ACTL, Canada, CCS Facilities, CCUS
U.S. Treasury releases proposed 45Q rule
30th May 2020
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released proposed regulations for the implementation of the 45Q tax credits. A first part was released earlier this year. Read the proposed regulation. Read a Global CCS Institute...
Topic(s): 45Q
The European Commission puts forward major recovery plan
28th May 2020
The European Commission has put forward its proposal for a major recovery plan, "Next Generation EU". Among other instruments supporting the plan, the InvestEU investment program is to be upgraded, and a new Strategic Investment...
Topic(s): European Green Deal
Virtual Member Meeting in the US underscores continued CCS growth
23rd May 2020
On Wednesday, May 19th, the Global CCS Institute hosted a virtual North America Members meeting to stay connected with our membership during this time when in-person gatherings are not possible. The convening provided all of the participants the opportunity to stay up to speed on CCS...