Clearing the Air: Is Direct Air Capture a Savior, Distraction, or a Trojan Horse?  

Credit to Author: Stan Kaplan| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:42:41 +0000

Direct air capture (DAC) holds promise to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, potentially becoming a crucial tool in the battle against climate change. Amidst heated debates over its feasibility, […]

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2. The Climeworks Orca Solid DAC pilot plant in Iceland. The plant receives thermal energy from a nearby geothermal facility. Source: Climeworks

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Proposed European Carbon Dioxide Pipelines & Terminals Would Endanger Tens Of Millions

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2024 01:15:44 +0000

In 2020, a bucolic part of western Mississippi, the tiny village of Satartia, experienced a terrifying disaster. About 300 people … [continued]

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CCS Redux: Global Spend On Carbon Capture Since 1970 Would Have Avoided More CO2 If Spent on Wind & Solar

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2024 21:45:42 +0000

Carbon capture and sequestration in all of its various ineffective, inefficient and expensive forms is having another run up the … [continued]

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New Direct Air Carbon Capture System Captures Water, Too

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:00:04 +0000

The US Navy has expressed interest in a new energy-efficient, water-saving carbon capture system with a potential electrofuels angle.

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CCS Redux: No, Magnesite Isn’t The Magic CO2 Sequestration Solution Either

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2024 21:22:10 +0000

Carbon capture and sequestration in all of its various ineffective, inefficient and expensive forms is having another run up the … [continued]

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CCS Redux: Soil Carbon Capture — Great Loamy Hope Or Bandaid?

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:21:16 +0000

Carbon capture and sequestration in all of its various ineffective, inefficient and expensive forms is having another run up the … [continued]

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CCS Redux: Carbon Capture Is Expensive Because Physics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:04:20 +0000

Carbon capture and sequestration in all of its various ineffective, inefficient and expensive forms is having another run up the … [continued]

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Hydrogen Production Project Moves Forward at Wyoming Coal Plant

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:08:28 +0000

Wyoming officials will help fund a hydrogen generation project that will have coal as its energy source, using carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) along with a chemical looping technology. Babcock […]

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OPG, Capital Power to Explore Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in Alberta

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 18:29:55 +0000

The Darlington New Nuclear Project site in Clarington, Ontario. Courtesy: CNW Group/Ontario Power Generation Inc.

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and North American power producer Capital Power Corp. will jointly examine the feasibility of developing small modular reactors (SMRs) in Alberta, including possible ownership and operating […]

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Nanofibers Pulled From Captured Carbon, With A Green Hydrogen Bonus

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:05:19 +0000

Captured carbon can yield carbon nanofibers and green hydrogen, too, which could be a better solution than simply pushing it underground.

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