Emissions abatement, CCS - Page 1

‘Global CO2 emissions will peak by 2030’ – IEA report
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 by The International Energy Agency has released a new edition of its annual flagship publication ‘World Energy Outlook’. Its most significant finding is that based on current policy...

Aker awarded two contracts for CO2 capture studies
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 by Aker Carbon Capture has been awarded contracts for a feasibility study to implement carbon capture at a biomass combined heat and power facility in Germany, and a pre-FEED study for...

Milestone reached in direct air capture process
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 by The Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg - ZSW) has achieved a ‘milestone’ stage in...

The path to global warming at 1.5 °C is still open – barely
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 by The International Energy Agency has released a new edition of its Net Zero Roadmap, which shows that the road to driving down greenhouse gas emissions from the world’s energy sector...

Ghana launches $550 bn net-zero plan
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 by Ghana has launched a USD 550 bn Energy Transition and Investment Plan aimed at achieving net-zero emissions, and expecting to create 400 000 jobs by 2060.

GE Vernova and partners to undertake CCUS value chain study in Indonesia
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 by GE Vernova Gas Power, Korea’s CARBONCO, a company specialising in decarbonization solutions, BP Berau, the Operator of Tangguh gas fields, PLN Nusantara Power, a subsidiary of...

Aker and Aramco to explore CCUS solutions in Saudi Arabia
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 by Aramco and Norway-based Aker Carbon Capture have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore partnership opportunities for deploying carbon capture, utilisation and storage...

Malaysia to undertake CCS installations at scale on coal plants
Tuesday, July 04, 2023 by Toshiba Energy Systems and TNB Power Generation Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Berhad, a national utility company in Malaysia, have agreed to further collaborate on CO2...

‘Greater transparency no substitute for real delivery’ – CCC report
Tuesday, July 04, 2023 by The UK government has published its Carbon Budget Delivery Plan (CBDP), and, in response to last year’s High Court ruling, it provides much greater transparency on its Net Zero...

RWE’s BECCUS CO₂ removal project ‘to play crucial role’
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 by RWE believes that its Beccus project will play a crucial role in achieving a climate-neutral energy system in The Netherlands through emission reduction and carbon removal.

Norway’s CCS projects face geological risks – IEEFA report
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 by Unforeseen variances encountered in the operation of two Norwegian gas projects, Sleipner and Snøhvit, that store carbon dioxide under the seabed call into question the...

GE Vernova and Northern Lights sign CCS MoU
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 by GE Vernova’s Gas Power business and Norwegian infrastructure specialist Northern Lights JV DA have signed a memorandum of understanding intended to accelerate the development...

Three RWE carbon capture projects in the UK
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 by RWE has announced plans to progress three new carbon capture projects in the UK, part of its strategy of developing decarbonisation solutions for its fleet of conventional...

Five carbon capture units for Ørsted bioenergy plants
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 by Aker Carbon Capture has been awarded a large-scale carbon capture project by Ørsted for its Kalundborg Hub in Denmark. Aker will deliver five Just Catch units, additional equipment...

EPA ‘to propose strongest emission limits yet’
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 by The Biden Administration is widely expected to propose stringent requirements on utilities to reduce carbon emissions from fossil-fired power plants, according to various...

Carbon intensity falls to all-time low
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 by Ember’s fourth annual Global Electricity Review reports that the carbon intensity of global electricity generation fell to a record low of 436 gCO2/kWh in 2022, the lowest ever...

UK confirms commitment to large-scale Power BECCS
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by The UK government on 30 March confirmed its commitment to supporting the deployment of large-scale BECCS (Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage) for power projects by 2030....

EIA projects reduction in US energy-related CO2 emissions
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 by US energy-related CO2 emissions will by 2030 fall by 25% to 38% below what they were in 2005, according to projections from the US Energy Information Administration’s report...

Solid sorbent carbon capture for power generation
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 by GE Gas Power, part of GE Vernova, and CCS specialist Svante have entered into a joint development agreement to develop and evaluate solid sorbent-based carbon capture technology...