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GE Successfully Demonstrates Scalable Direct Air Capture System
Following successful testing of its first Direct Air Capture (DAC) prototype unit for carbon dioxide removal in the lab, GE announced it is planning larger-scale demonstrations in 2024. GE Research and the GE Vernova business have been partnering closely with the U.S....
Carbon Capture Inc. to Supply Microsoft Carbon Removal Credits Based on Direct Air Capture
CarbonCapture Inc. to Supply Microsoft Carbon Removal Credits Based on Direct Air Capture Technology. CarbonCapture Inc. (CarbonCapture), a U.S. climate tech company that develops direct air capture (DAC) systems based on a groundbreaking modular open systems...
Drax Pauses £2 Billion BECCS Project
British power company Drax will pause its planned 2-billion-pound ($2.45 billion) UK investment in bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS). Awaiting government clarity on support, the company declared. The government has recently said that it will invest...
Logistics Firm Samskip Launches New Carbon Capture Solution
Global logistics firm Samskip has developed an innovative Carbon Capture and Utilisation system to minimise CO2 emissions. The system captures up to 30% of emissions produced by combustion engines, storing it in batteries that can be delivered to enterprises such as...
GE and Svante Announce Collaboration to Develop Carbon Capture Technology for Power Generation
GE Gas Power, part of GE Verona, and Svante announced on 22 March a joint development agreement (JDA) to develop and evaluate solid sorbent-based carbon capture technology for natural gas power generation applications. In addition, GE has made an equity investment in...
Researchers Develop Quantum Computing Algorithm to Improve Carbon Capture Efficiency
Researchers from the National Energy Technology Laboratory and the University of Kentucky have designed an advanced quantum computing algorithm capable of pinpointing the most effective compounds to capture carbon dioxide. Commonly used carbon capture technology...
BP Partners with PetroChina to Develop CCUS Cluster in Southern China
British supermajor BP’s Chinese arm has signed an MoU with PetroChina’s China Southern Petroleum Exploration and Development to work on CCUS projects onshore Hainan, reported Upstream. The agreement aims to advance the firms’ collaboration on international projects....
CO2 Capsol Receives First Order for Its CO2 Liquefaction Technology from German Energy Company
CO2 Capsol has signed a rental and service contract with an undisclosed German energy company to deliver a liquefaction unit that can be used with the CapsolGo® carbon capture demonstration unit. The project will be part of the existing 12-month contract for the...
Newmont to Assess Carbon Sequestration in Mine Tailings
Colorado-based mining company Newmont has partnered with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in the US to investigate the REMineD process, which entails rapidly transforming carbon into dolomite in tailings. According to Mining.Com, the project will span...
EU Sets Target for Underground CO2 Storage
The European Commission on 16 March laid out a target to enable an annual carbon capture storage capacity of 50 million tonnes by 2030. In the Commission’s Net-Zero Act revealed on 16 March, carbon capture was included as one of the key technologies for the energy...
Call for Speakers for Carbon Capture Technology Expo 2023 Now Open
We would like to invite you to the world-leading Carbon Capture Technology Expo taking place in Bremen, Germany, on 27-28 September 2023. This expo is the ultimate gathering of experts from around the world to discuss carbon capture technologies, their role in the...
CCS Project Injects Carbon Dioxide Under North Sea in World First
A consortium of energy companies and academics behind Project Greensand has achieved a world first, capturing, transporting and injecting CO2 into storage 1800 metres below the seabed of the Danish North Sea, reported Power Engineering International. The carbon...