Tag: CCS
BHP teams up with China to work on iron and steel carbon capture
North America has led the way in carbon capture, storage development By Barbara Lewis BRUSSELS, June 6 (Reuters) – BHP Billiton on Monday announced a $7.4 million donation to Peking University to develop technology to capture carbon emissions from the iron and steel industries. Analysts said the funding marked a shift, as North America has […]
Interest in carbon capture piqued at Paris climate conference
With 1,000 coal plants under construction world-wide, carbon capture highly valued REGINA _ Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has returned home after attending the international climate conference in Paris, where he promoted carbon capture and storage technology. Speaking to reporters at the Regina airport on Thursday evening, Wall said the world was happy to listen about the […]
Shell’s embrace of carbon capture reflects need to remain competitive: CEO
Shell carbon capture at Fort Saskatchewan upgrader FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta- Ben van Beurden would be the first to admit carbon capture and storage is not the most alluring technology to look at. But the CEO of European energy giant Royal Dutch Shell Plc wants CCS _ unsexy though may be in the public’s eye, to come […]
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 […]
US most aggressive in coal phase out plans: E3G report
Japan finishes last in coal phase out report According to the environmental group E3G, despite having the largest coal fleet of all G7 members, the United States tops the rankings countries leading a clear move away from coal. The E3G report says existing coal capacity in the US is at 288GW, more than twice the size of the […]
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