Reliable Measurements Mean New Opportunities for Carbon Capture
By Justin Walsh
November 15, 2023
According to the National Climate Assessment (NCA), human activities release over 30 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere annually. These emissions contribute to the greenhouse effect that is causing temperatures and sea levels to rise as well as a surge in increasingly severe weather events across the globe.
There’s a NEU Path to Carbon Neutral Concrete
By Drew Burns
November 15, 2023
The concrete industry is working to reduce its carbon footprint, but despite the amount of work already accomplished, there is still much to do. In a significant step to help meet carbon reduction goals, the American Concrete Institute (ACI) has established a uniquely positioned center, NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete.
Occidental announced that a wholly owned subsidiary has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire all the outstanding equity of Carbon Engineering Ltd. for a total cash consideration of approximately $1.1 billion,
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded an LSU-led consortium a $4.9 million project to support the first phase of the Pelican Gulf Coast Carbon Removal project.
GreenFire Energy Inc. is a member of the California DAC Hub consortium and will provide its GreenFire’s GreenLoop™ technology.
Capturing CO2 Emissions with Plastic Waste
By Paul E. Savas, Wala A. Algozeeb, Ph.D., and Professor James M. Tour
November 15, 2023
How a simple modification to chemical recycling can make plastic waste capture carbon dioxide
Is the market ready to acknowledge and invest in proven impact? Perspectives on biochar carbon removal
Though the Inflation Reduction Act was passed through the budget reconciliation process, this landmark law contains broadly supported carbon management priorities drawn from bipartisan legislation introduced earlier this year by Congress.
Heidelberg Materials announced that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has delivered and installed a compact CO2 pilot capture system “CO2MPACTTM” at its cement plant in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Wintershall Dea has been awarded a new licence by the North Sea Transition Authority to store CO2 under the seabed. The Camelot licence’s annual storage potential is up to 6 million tonnes.
On completion of the North Sea Transition Authority’s first competitive Carbon Storage license round, Perenco UK and partner Carbon Catalyst Ltd announced that they have been awarded a license to progress the Poseidon CCS project.
As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy announced up to $1.2 billion to advance the development of two commercial-scale direct air capture facilities in Texas and Louisiana.
U.S. DOE announces intent to launch carbon management initiative
By U.S. Department of Energy
November 15, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management announced ts intent to launch a “Responsible Carbon Management Initiative.”
Southeast DAC Hub Team wins DOE funding, with Calcite to design a facility to capture 50,000 tons per year of CO2 from air in Mobile County, Alabama.
Battelle and leading clean technology developers Climeworks and Heirloom have received Notification of Selection from the U.S. Department of Energy for a proposal for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs program.
The Shepherd CCS Project set forth by SK Energy, SK Earthon, Samsung Engineering, Samsung Heavy Industries, Lotte Chemical, Petronas, and now joined by Korea National Oil Corporation, Hanwha Corporation, Air Liquide Korea, and Shell Gas & Power.
IPT Well Solutions announced its partnership with Carbon America in drilling one of the first Carbon Storage wells in Colorado. The well was drilled to 5150 feet, where CO2 will be permanently injected into the Lyons and Lakota formations.
Stanlow Terminals has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Eni UK to explore the development of CO2 collection, shipping, and storage at the Stanlow Terminal location and then delivering the received CO2 into Eni UK’s developing infrastructure.
Carbon TerraVault Holdings announced that the California Direct Air Capture Hub has been selected to receive $11.8M in funding from the U.S. DOE under its Regional DAC Hubs Initiative.
First-of-its-kind study quantifies health impact of the co-benefits of reducing other air pollutants with carbon capture technologies
The new facility is purposed to develop fuel production and combustion technologies, aiming for increased use of hydrogen, biomass and ammonia.
Santos and its Bayu-Undan joint venture partners have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Timor-Leste’s national oil company TIMOR GAP to explore partnership opportunities for the proposed Bayu-Undan CCS project offshore Timor-Leste.
enfinium has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Eni UK to support the development of carbon capture and storage at its Parc Adfer facility in North Wales.
Minnkota received approval of a $150 million loan to help advance its Project Tundra carbon capture initiative at the Milton R. Young Station.
ANA has become the first airline in the world to sign a purchase agreement with 1PointFive for carbon dioxide removal credits enabled by Direct Air Capture.
Occidental and ADNOC announced that they will evaluate investment opportunities in Direct Air Capture facilities and CO2 sequestration hubs in the United States and the United Arab Emirates.
The Global CCS Institute welcomes the UK government’s decision to fund two additional CCUS cluster projects. The UK government has selected Acorn CCS and Viking CCS under the Track-2 cluster sequencing process.
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