Political will fading for carbon capture and storage
Carbon capture and storage appears to lose its shine, at least to politicians.
Carbon capture and storage appears to lose its shine, at least to politicians.
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Norway’s Sargas plans to build a new biomass-fired power plant with carbon capture and storage technology in Malta. The CCS plant would make the Mediterranean islands nation the first country in the world operating on carbon-negative energy as it combines CCS technology with the incineration of waste from olive harvesting.
The UK’s total energy supply from renewable sources is expected to double to over 30% between 2020 and 2030 if the government reaches its climate and renewable energy policy targets, according to the National Grid.
South Africa’s first carbon capture and storage projects aim for 2016 test injection, says the South African Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a competitive abatement tool for power sector emissions when compared to other low-carbon technologies, according to a new study by the Global CCS Institute.
Five areas on the Norwegian Shelf have been nominated as suitable for exploration for CO2 storage reservoirs.
Energy ministers from Norway and the UK signed a joint agreement to co-operate further on renewables, oil and gas and the CCS use to ensure energy security and manage emissions,
Marketforce and the ASI’s 3rd Annual Conference – Demonstrating CCS technology: overcoming the barriers to commercialisation.
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