Four final rules deliver on the Biden-Harris Administration’s day-one commitment to lead on climate action and to protect all communities from pollution.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management announced two projects selected to receive a total of $23.2 million to evaluate the potential of oil and gas production and geologic storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) from unconventional reservoirs through a combined process that uses captured CO2 emissions to recover residual oil—called CO2 enhanced oil recovery.
Technip Energies has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by Viridor for the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project at one of the United Kingdom’s largest Energy-from-Waste facilities in Runcorn, United Kingdom.
On 11 April, the Research Council of Norway announced an investment of 180 MNOK in a new research centre on carbon capture, transport and storage (CCS) in Norway. gigaCCS is a Centre for Environment-Friendly Energy Research (FME) that will advance Norway’s expertise in CCS, as well as support the global implementation of CCS at a gigatonne scale.
enfinium announced it is progressing plans to invest around £200 million in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at the Parc Adfer energy from waste facility in Deeside, North Wales, providing vital carbon removals and boosting the green economy.
Wood has been selected as a contractor by Net Zero Teesside Power and Northern Endurance Partnership for integrated project management services.
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. has entered into a share subscription agreement with Bison Low Carbon Ventures Inc. and has made a CAD 5 million investment. Bison is a company engaged in the carbon dioxide capture and storage business and also counts Marubeni Corporation among its shareholders. Mizuho Bank has made this investment through our Transition Equity Investment Facility.
Heidelberg Materials North America announces a new Front End Engineering Design contract as it continues working to select the carbon capture technology and contractor for providing the CO2 separation solution for its Edmonton, Alberta, Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Project.
Australian clean technology developer MCi Carbon held a foundation ceremony on April 10 for its carbon capture and utilization plant ‘Myrtle’, currently under construction at Orica’s Kooragang Island site. The plant is aimed at scaling up the development and demonstration of an engineering process called mineral carbonation, which transforms captured CO2 emissions into building products and other valuable materials.
Amarinth announced its achievement as one of the first organisations to secure the Fit for Hydrogen and Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage certification. The Fit For Hydrogen and Carbon Capture, Usage, and Storage certification, modelled on the established Fit For Nuclear standard, assesses a company's readiness to supply the expanding sectors of hydrogen production and carbon capture.
UCLA’s research team is once again at the NCCC to expand on its initial product testing. In addition to the concrete masonry units (CMU) that were successfully demonstrated in 2021, two more use cases – segmental retaining wall (SRW) and concrete manhole (CM) products – will be demonstrated.
Subsea specialist Sulmara has helped Bayou Bend CCS LLC unearth data from an uncrewed surface vessel during a high-resolution geophysical survey at the Bayou Bend carbon capture and storage project.
FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCEL) and ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company (EMTEC) have updated and extended a joint development agreement (JDA) governing the companies’ development of unique technology that captures CO2 emissions directly from industrial sources while producing electricity and hydrogen simultaneously. As a result, access to the technology could be accelerated for commercial customers.
Rolls-Royce, ASCO Carbon Dioxide Ltd and Landmark Power Holdings Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at developing scalable solutions for clean power generation with carbon capture from mtu gas reciprocating engines. n the picture a 20 cylinder version of mtu Series 4000 gas genset.
ION Clean Energy announced that it has raised $45 million from Chevron New Energies, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., who is leading the round, and Carbon Direct Capital. The capital raised will continue to fund ION’s organizational growth and commercial deployment of its ICE-31 liquid amine carbon capture technology for hard-to-abate emissions.
Amber Grid, the Lithuanian gas transmission system operator, commissioned by the Ministry of Energy, has carried out an assessment analysis of green technologies for CO2 (biogenic carbon dioxide) capture and use in Lithuania.
Viridor has moved a step closer to making the UK’s first negative emissions project a reality, by agreeing a statement of principles with the UK Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. The project will deliver a world-leading Carbon Capture and Storage project at its Runcorn Energy Recovery Facility.
United States Steel Corporation and CarbonFree announced the signing of a definitive agreement to capture carbon emissions generated from U. S. Steel’s Gary Works Blast Furnaces in a first-of-its-kind project. The project will use CarbonFree’s SkyCycle™ technology to capture and mineralize up to 50,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year.
PETRONAS recently signed a Joint Study Agreement with JERA Co., Inc, to evaluate the feasibility of the entire carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain including separation and capture of carbon dioxide emitted by JERA in Japan, cross-border transportation, and CO2 storage in Malaysia. This agreement will strengthen the collaboration and contribute towards building a global network for cross-border CO2 transport and storage.
Canadian Natural, on behalf of the Pathways Alliance, begins regulatory applications to the Alberta Energy Regulator; seeking approvals for Pathways CO2 transportation network and storage hub project.
Deep Sky and Avnos have joined forces to deploy Hybrid Direct Air Capture (HDAC) technology in Canada. As part of its partnership with Deep Sky, Avnos will build and install a Hybrid DAC Air Handling Unit (AHU) at Deep Sky Labs in Canada, with the capacity to remove 450 tons of CO2 per year.
Aker Carbon Capture announced an agreement with SLB to combine their respective carbon capture businesses to support accelerated industrial decarbonization at scale.
CarbonCapture announced the appointment of Neil Chatterjee to its Board of Directors. Mr. Chatterjee is a former Commissioner and Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and has deep ties in Washington and across the industry,
Climeworks and the LEGO Group entered a 9-year agreement to permanently remove CO₂ from the air. The USD 2.4M agreement means carbon removal will become part of the broad portfolio of initiatives the LEGO Group is putting in place to accelerate towards net zero. KIRKBI also signed a USD 405,000 long-term agreement to secure Climeworks’ high-quality carbon removal services.
Aker Carbon Capture and CO280 Solutions, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the development of large-scale Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) projects beginning in the US and Canada pulp and paper industry that will deliver permanent, verifiable, affordable carbon removals.
Tenaska officially announced the Longleaf CCS Hub, a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project planned for Mobile County. The facility will provide an innovative business solution to assist manufacturers, power plants, industrial processors and other industries in South Alabama in meeting emissions regulations and climate mandates.
Celanese Corporation announced that the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) has certified its Low Carbon CCU (carbon capture and utilization) Methanol under the ISCC Carbon Footprint Certification (CFC) system. The newly certified Low Carbon CCU Methanol demonstrates a greater than 70% reduction in carbon footprint relative to a global average benchmark for fossil-based methanol production.
enfinium announced a significant step in its mission to decarbonize the UK’s unrecyclable waste by signing an agreement with global green technology company Hitachi Zosen Inova to install the UK’s first carbon capture pilot plant at an energy from waste facility.
JX Nippon announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding that provides a framework for evaluating the export of carbon dioxide from Japan to Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS) projects in Australia and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Talos Energy Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary, Talos Low Carbon Solutions LLC, to TotalEnergies E&P USA, Inc. for a purchase price of $125 million plus customary reimbursements, adjustments and retention of cash, combined totaling approximately $148 million.
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