Tag: Carbon Capture
Carbon XPrize: Oilfield-based technology could revolutionize carbon capture
CleanCarbon Energy uses bacteria to fix CO2 in depleted oil reservoirs, turns it into cheap syngas The Carbon XPrize is on! Thirty-eight teams from seven countries are vying for the $20 million prize, awarded for the most innovative breakthrough technology that converts CO2 into commercial products. Calgary’s CleanCarbon Energy thinks it has a good chance of […]
Exxon Mobil, FuelCell Energy, pursue new carbon capture tech for power plants
In 2015, Exxon Mobil captured 6.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide for sequestration, the GHG equivalent of 1 million cars IRVING, Texas- Exxon Mobil Corporation and FuelCell Energy, Inc. today announced an agreement to pursue novel technology in power plant carbon dioxide capture through a new application of carbonate fuel cells, which could substantially reduce costs and […]
Canadian CCS system back online after lengthy overhaul
$1.5B Canadian CCS system offline for two months REGINA _A carbon-capture facility in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan is coming back online and officials say it will be fully operational, even if it’s not operating full time. SaskPower CEO Mike Marsh says many components have been replaced at the $1.5-billion facility at the Boundary Dam power […]
Canadian carbon capture facility working at 40 per cent capacity
Canadian carbon capture facility at coal-fired dam in Saskatchewan REGINA – Energy Minister Bill Boyd admits the much-touted Canadian carbon capture facility near Estevan, Saskatchewan isn’t going as well as planned. The goal was to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions from the coal-fired Boundary Dam power plant near Estevan by one million tonnes annually. But the facility is only operating at […]
Canadian carbon capture plant takes carbon from the atmosphere
Canadian carbon capture plant turns gas into fuel SQUAMISH, B.C. – The mountain air in Squamish, B.C., Canada could soon be even fresher with the launch of a groundbreaking carbon capture operation. The pilot project will suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, not from an industrial plant like other such operations, with the goal of turning the gas […]
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