Tag: CO2
Carbon Engineering turns CO2, water into a synthetic mixture of gasoline and diesel
Carbon Engineering claims their technology is best option for large scale commercialization of technology Last week, the Carbon Engineering team demonstrated “Air to Fuels” by directly synthesizing a mixture of gasoline and diesel using only CO2 captured from the air and hydrogen split from water with clean electricity, according to a press release. The last […]
Cenovus pays off $940 million debt with Weyburn enhanced oil recovery sale
Acquisition includes a 62.1% interest in Weyburn(14,600 boe/d) and 200 boe/d of production from other assets Cenovus Energy Inc. agreed to sell its majority interest in the Weyburn carbon-dioxide enhanced oil recovery operation in Saskatchewan for cash proceeds of $940 million to Whitecap Resources, according to a press release. “We’re pleased with the progress we’ve […]
Mild hybrids quick fix for carmakers squeezed by CO2 cuts
Mild hybrids add electric power to gasoline engines, without costly redesign Automakers looking to cut carbon emissions are turning to mild hybrids, which add some electric power to existing gasoline-powered engines without a costly redesign and cut CO2 emissions. Stricter government regulations as well as dieselgate, VW’s test-cheating scandal, have been a major drivers for […]
Exxon, BP support carbon tax plan by elder Republican statesmen
Carbon tax plan calls for $40/tonne of CO2 produced Global oil companies including Exxon Mobil and BP Plc are throwing their support behind a carbon tax plan put together by a group of Republican statesmen, according to an advertisement in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. The carbon tax plan calls for a $40 tax […]
Crack it! Energy from a fossil fuel without carbon dioxide
Hydrogen (H2) and carbon (C), can be separated in a process called ‘methane cracking’ The production of energy from natural gas without generating carbon dioxide emissions could fast become a reality, thanks to a novel technology developed by researchers of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology […]
Canadian innovators seeking sustainable energy solutions and $20 million prize
9 Canadian teams move forward in competition to discover sustainable energy solutions By Eric Beynon TORONTO, Ont. / Troy Media/ – Critical steps are being taken by world leaders to address climate change – and politicians aren’t the only ones taking huge strides in the search for sustainable energy solutions. The annual global climate change […]
Paris Agreement emissions goal likely to be missed
“Judging the pace of transition from old to new is among the big difficulties facing companies as they survey this emerging energy landscape” Wood Mackenzie’s latest analysis and preliminary outlook on energy demand shows the emissions goal implied by the current version of the Paris Agreement is likely to be missed. The Paris Agreement comes […]
Paris climate accord ratified, to start next month: UN
Paris climate accord receives backing from EU nations, passes threshold By Alister Doyle OSLO, Oct 5 (Reuters) – A global agreement to combat climate change by shifting the world economy away from fossil fuels will take force next month after passing a threshold for ratification on Wednesday with support from European nations. Support for the […]
Norway to research carbon capture from industrial plants
Norway looks for carbon capture from trash, ammonia and cement By Alister Doyle OSLO, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Norway will research carbon capture methods from industrial plants including a trash incinerator in Oslo as part of plans to slow global warming, the government said on Friday. It said it would invest 360 million Norwegian crowns ($45 million) […]
Norway says could achieve full carbon capture and storage by 2022
Carbon capture system would see CO2 from industry injected into empty North Sea oil reserve OSLO, July 4 (Reuters) – By 2022, Norway could realise every step in the development of a technology many see as critical to reducing global carbon emissions, carbon capture and storage (CCS), it said on Monday. Oslo said it could capture […]
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