Shell Canada Limited and affiliates and Canadian Natural Resources Limited had agreed to a provision in the 2017 Athabasca Oil Sands Project transaction, where Shell will swap its remaining 10 per cent interest in the Albian mines in exchange for an additional 10 per cent interest in the Scotford upgrader and Quest Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facility.
Engine No. 1 and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. announced the formation of a partnership to build a new company to develop scalable, reliable power solutions for United States based data centers running on U.S. natural gas. The joint development, in conjunction with GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV), aims to establish the first multi gigawatt-scale co-located power plant and data center during President Trump’s second term.
The Carbon Capture Coalition has joined more than 160 companies, trade groups, labor unions, and policy organizations, calling on Congress to maintain critical bipartisan support for the federal Section 45Q tax credit and oppose any efforts to weaken its utility to American businesses. The call was made in an open letter to congressional leadership.
Nuada and MLC have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on a project aimed at demonstrating net-zero lime production at MLC’s flagship facility in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. The iniative will utilize Nuadas advanced MOF-based VPSA carbon capture system to reduce CO2 emissions by 95%. This project aligns with MLC’s commitment to adopting innovative technologies that reduce green house gas emissions, energy consumption and waste in an industry with inherent CO2 emissions deriving from the calcination of limestone.
Stockholm Exergi has been awarded support in the Swedish Energy Agency's reverse auction for BECCS. The approved support amounts to just over 20 billion SEK and will be disbursed continuously over a maximum of 15 years, starting from the commencement of geological storage. The support is an important part of the funding to enable the permanent removal of 800,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year, which is more than Stockholm's road traffic emits during the same period.
Aker Solutions and SLB Capturi have been awarded a contract for the carbon capture and storage solution at Hafslund Celsio’s waste-to-energy plant in Oslo, Norway. The contract will deliver a carbon capture plant, a liquefaction system, temporary storage, and loading facility at the waste incineration site. It also includes an intermediate CO2 storage and ship loading system at Oslo harbour.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, through its Energy Transition Fund I (CI ETF I), in partnership with Vestforbrænding, has entered into an investment agreement and a joint venture agreement to establish a joint venture aimed at jointly developing, building, and operating a carbon capture facility in Glostrup, Denmark. CI ETF I will hold a majority stake in the joint venture in the construction and operational phase.
Technip Energies has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the proposed new build Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power station with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), at Uniper’s Connah’s Quay site; the Connah’s Quay Low Carbon Power project.
Using an allometric equation, modelling biomass from size, researchers have calculated carbon stored in the tress of Nottingham thanks to high resolution aerial photography from Ashby-based Bluesky International. Height and crown size data taken from Bluesky International’s National Tree Map™ (NTM™) has enabled the team of academic experts to calculate the carbon stored within trees.
Cemex announced that the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) has selected a project for funding to develop a pioneering carbon capture, removal, and conversion test center at its cement plant in Knoxville, Tennessee. It will serve as a proving ground for innovative carbon capture technologies needed to accelerate deep decarbonization of the cement industry at scale.
Gevo closes on acquisition of Red Trail Energy, confirms plans to add SAF capacity
By Erin Voegele
February 03, 2025
Gevo Inc. on Feb. 3 completed the previously announced acquisition of North Dakota-based Red Trail Energy LLC, including its ethanol plant, CCS assets and pore space. The company also confirmed plans to produce SAF at the site.
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced that the Environmental Protection Agency has granted West Virginia the authority to oversee and administer the Class VI well program in the state, which is more commonly known as Class VI “primacy.”
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management announced $13.7 million in federal funding for four projects that will advance large-scale conversion of carbon dioxide emissions into environmentally responsible and economically valuable products.
RHI Magnesita, MCi Carbon, the Austrian Institute of Technology, and the University of Technology Sydney will receive funding for the CCUPScale project, for which Newcastle based cleantech startup MCi Carbon will receive AUD $3.29m.
Powerscape Global announced a collaborative initiative with Glenrock Energy to explore the possibility of implementing Powerscape’s gasification technology at a new ammonia production facility in Wyoming. Karl R. Moor.
Rondo Energy entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with SAMSUNG E&A. The companies will collaborate to explore delivering low-cost carbon capture and carbon removal projects in KSA, building upon Rondo’s world-class energy storage and SAMSUNG E&A’s extensive experience building mega-scale energy projects.
DOE Announces $100M for Pilot-Scale Carbon Conversion
By U.S. Department of Energy
January 20, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management announced up to $100 million in federal funding for large-scale conversion of carbon emissions captured from industrial operations and power plants into environmentally responsible and economically valuable products.
Arizona State University (ASU) and a team of its collaborators have received $11.2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to begin developing a regional Direct Air Capture Hub for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The team will prepare to build a multisite Direct Air Capture Hub located in the Four Corners area of the Southwestern United States.
Capsol Technologies has been awarded an Engineering Services Agreement for a pre-FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) study for the CapsolEoP® (end-of-pipe) carbon capture technology at a cement plant in Europe. The study is for a plant aiming to capture 600,000 tons of CO2 per annum.
Flowserve Corporation has been awarded a contract to supply Dry Gas Seals and Dry Gas Seal Systems to support a groundbreaking initiative for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.
Five projects will help establish test centers to cost-effectively research and evaluate technologies to capture and convert carbon dioxide into products from utility and industrial sources or remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Essar Energy Transition (EET) Hydrogen has signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract with ENKA for its flagship low carbon hydrogen production plant at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.
Value Maritime and its partners in the Maritime Efficient & Easy Carbon Capture (ME2CC) project announced the receipt of funding from the Maritime Masterplan 2024. The funding will contribute to the development, construction and demonstration of a first-in-kind compact, modular carbon capture system to be installed aboard the LNG vessel Samskip Kvitbjorn.
UK-based global renewable energy company, Low Carbon, has announced that it has entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Deep Sky, the Quebec-based carbon removal project developer.
California Resources Corporation (CRC) and its carbon management business, Carbon TerraVault, announced approval of the Golden State’s first carbon capture and storage project, located at CRC’s Elk Hills cryogenic gas plant in Kern County, California.
InPlanet and Isometric announced the first-ever delivery of verified Enhanced Rock Weathering carbon removal credits. This milestone advances the voluntary carbon market by introducing a new format of high-quality, permanent carbon removal credits for the rapidly expanding global marketplace.
PacificLight Power Awarded Right to Build New Hydrogen-Ready Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Plant
January 08, 2025
PacificLight Power Pte Ltd announced that it has been awarded the right to build, own, and operate a hydrogen-ready Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) facility on Jurong Island by the Energy Market Authority. Scheduled to commence operations in January 2029, this will be the largest single, and most efficient, state-of-the-art H-class, CCGT in Singapore, with capacity of at least 600MW.
California Resources Corporation and its carbon management business, Carbon TerraVault, announced receipt of final Class VI well permits from the Environmental Protection Agency for underground injection and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the 26R reservoir, located at CRC’s Elk Hills Field in Kern County, California.
Northern Lights JV announced that the second CO2 transport ship, Northern Pathfinder, has been delivered at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. in Dalian, China. The Northern Pathfinder follows the Northern Pioneer, which was delivered in November this year, and will play a crucial role in safely transporting liquefied CO2 from industrial capture sites in Europe to the Northern Lights receiving terminal in Øygarden, Norway.
MAIRE announced that NEXTCHEM, through its subsidiary Stamicarbon, has been awarded new contracts related to its proprietary NX STAMI UreaTM technology in Canada. Thanks to a carbon capture and sequestration unit, it will be the first proposed low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer plant in Canada.
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