The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management announced more than $58.5 million in federal funding for 11 projects to help develop a commercially viable carbon dioxide removal industry in the United States. The funding will support pilot projects and testing facilities to demonstrate and scale carbon dioxide removal technologies that reduce CO2 pollution by removing it directly from the atmosphere.
On October 10th, Buzzi hosted an event at their cement facility in Monselice, Italy, to present their pilot project and Nuada’s innovative carbon capture plant which has been in operation since June 2024.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that it will be contracted by West Japan Carbon dioxide Storage Survey Co., Ltd., ENEOS Corporation, Electric Power Development Co., Ltd., and JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation to study the use of ships to transport liquefied CO2 as part of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) development project off western Kyushu.
GE Vernova Inc announced the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management released the official findings of the GE Vernova-led front-end engineering design (FEED) study, “Retrofittable Advanced Combined-Cycle Integration for Flexible Decarbonized Generation.”
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX), Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (Idemitsu), and Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc. (HEPCO) signed a contract with Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security for an engineering design work of CCS in the Tomakomai area, which is one of the public solicitations regarding the Request for Proposal on the "Engineering Design Work for Advanced CCS Projects" in the fiscal year 2024.
Mission Zero Technologies, the startup behind the UK’s first commercial direct air capture (DAC) plant, begin the process of deployment with the delivery and installation of its third modular system at partner Deep Sky’s carbon removal innovation and commercialization center, Deep Sky Labs, in Innisfail, Alberta, Canada.
Gov. Doug Burgum led a North Dakota delegation on the first day of a trade and investment mission to South Korea, signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the state of North Dakota and the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) to establish a partnership and promote discussions in energy technology research and development.
To fast-track the commercialization of Direct Ocean Capture (DOC) technology, Captura is advancing research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) efforts in Los Angeles and Hawaii. This expansion aims to accelerate the completion of a piloting program and ready the technology for deployment in large-scale commercial plants.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the release of a Carbon Management Strategy for public comment. The Strategy provides a comprehensive roadmap for the remainder of the decade that outlines the diverse tools and approaches DOE will use to develop and deploy carbon management solutions in line with President Biden and Vice President Harris’ climate, economic, and social priorities.
JSW Steel, Carbon Clean, and BHP are collaborating to accelerate deployment of carbon capture technology for steelmaking decarbonization, following the signing of a joint study agreement between the parties. Under this agreement, the parties will commence joint studies to explore the feasibility of Carbon Clean’s CycloneCC modular technology to capture up to 100,000 tons per year of CO2 emissions – the largest scale CycloneCC deployment to date in steelmaking.
Speaking at Wood Mackenzie’s Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Conference in Houston, Peter Findlay, research director and head of CCUS economics for Wood Mackenzie, said that despite a growing market for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), economics remain challenging, and many potential projects are at risk.
Exxon Mobil Corporation has executed the largest offshore carbon dioxide (CO2) storage lease in the U.S. with the Texas General Land Office. The over 271,000-acre site complements the onshore CO2 storage portfolio ExxonMobil is developing, and further solidifies the U.S. Gulf Coast as a carbon capture and storage (CCS) leader.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management announced $29 million for 12 research and development projects to fund two carbon management priorities—the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into environmentally responsible and economically valuable products and the development of lower-cost, highly efficient technologies to capture CO2 from industrial sources and power plants for permanent storage or conversion.
Carbon Removal Canada released a new policy report this week, “Procuring with Purpose: Canada’s Opportunity to Shape the Carbon Removal Market.” The report shows how the government can build a robust carbon removal sector in Canada.
The Danish Energy Agency is now publishing the final tender material for the CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) pool. The pool is designed with a view ensuring maximum competition for the funds in order to obtain the greatest possible CO₂ reduction at the lowest possible price.
Evero confirmed that its two BECCS (Bio Energy with Carbon Capture and Storage) projects have both passed the “deliverability assessment” in the UK Government’s Hynet Track 1 expansion process. This lays the foundation for the delivery of two world class, large volume Greenhouse Gas Removals facilities operational by 2030.
Rushnu, a carbon capture and green chemical production company based at Daybreak Labs in Livermore, CA, has signed two pilot host agreements with Silicon Valley Clean Water and the City of Livermore. Rushnu's CarbonCatalyze™ Technology is one of the first to integrate carbon capture with green chemical production. It captures CO₂ from biogas and converts it into chemicals used for water treatment, significantly reducing the carbon footprint of both plants.
Colorado School of Mines and Carbon TerraVault Holdings, LLC announced the award of $8.9 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE) project in California.
The UK government announced it has reached commercial agreement with industry, and funding to launch carbon capture in the UK. Major funding for 2 carbon capture sites will inject growth into the industrial heartlands of the North West and North East of England – directly creating 4,000 jobs and supporting 50,000 jobs in the long-term while powering up the rest of the country.
Milestone Carbon announced that its Class VI CO2 injection well permit application for a carbon hub in the Delaware Basin of West Texas has been deemed administratively complete by the Environmental Protection Agency. Additionally, a Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification Plan, which is required for permanent geologic storage of CO2, has been filed for the same hub with the EPA.
Carbon Capture & Commercialization Inc. (CC&C) announced the successful patent approval of its revolutionary Direct Air Carbon Capture (DACC) technology, granted in an unprecedented six weeks through the U.S. Patent Office’s Track One application process. This achievement not only validates the strength of CC&C’s innovation but also positions the company to expedite commercialization and address the urgent global need for effective carbon removal solutions.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor International Corporation (MCO-I) has announced the successful delivery of a state-of-the-art CO2 product compressor package for ExxonMobil’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) expansion project in LaBarge, Wyoming.
Capsol Technologies has been awarded a feasibility study for the CapsolEoP® (End-of-Pipe) carbon capture technology at a cement plant in Germany. The study is for a plant aiming to capture 400,000 tons of CO2 per annum.
Heidelberg Materials has started a feasibility study for a decarbonisation project at its Rezzato Mazzano cement plant in the province of Brescia, which could become the first plant in Italy to produce carbon captured net-zero cement and concrete.
Woodside has completed the acquisition of 100% of OCI Clean Ammonia Holding B.V., which holds its lower carbon ammonia project in Texas (Project), from OCI N.V. (together with its affiliates, OCI). The completion follows Woodside’s announcement on 5 August 2024 that it had entered into an agreement to acquire OCI’s 1.1 Mtpa Clean Ammonia Project.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) issued a Notice of Intent to fund up to $1.3 billion to catalyze investments in transformative carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies.
TotalEnergies and its partners, Equinor and Shell, announced the completion of the CO2 receiving and storage facilities of Northern Lights Joint-Venture in Norway. The facilities consist in a terminal that will receive CO2 cargos, a 100 km subsea pipeline for CO2 transportation to the offshore storage location, and subsea injection facilities for safe and permanent CO2 storage in a reservoir 2,600 meters below the seabed.
The U.S. Department of Energy announced an award of $4.2 million to Project Tundra. This is the first installment of up to $350 million to Project Tundra. These funds will be distributed through the fully-paid-for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects Program, which supports the development of community-informed integrated carbon capture, transport, and storage projects.
Technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply its latest carbon capture and storage-ready scrubber systems for three container ships owned by German operator Leonhardt & Blumberg. A CCS-Ready solution will assure Leonhardt & Blumberg that it has continued regulatory compliance for SOx emissions today and opens the door to a smooth CCS system adoption in the future.
Votorantim Cimentos will develop CO2 capture technologies in its cement plants and Enagás will study solutions for its transport, liquefaction, storage and loading onto vessels at its regasification terminals, located in the area of influence of Votorantim Cimentos' plants.
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