Equinor, alongside project partners, has announced financial close after taking a Final Investment Decision (FID) to progress to execution phase on two of the UK’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in Teesside, the Northern Endurance Partnership and Net Zero Teesside Power.
Nuada and Carbfix have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on delivering integrated carbon capture and storage (CCS) solutions aimed at reducing emissions in key sectors, including cement, lime, steel, waste-to-energy, and bio-energy.
INEOS and its partners, Harbour Energy, and Nordsøfonden have announced the Final Investment Decision to safely and permanently store carbon dioxide from Danish emitters in a depleted oil field in the Danish North Sea. ‘Greensand Future’ will become the EU’s first operational CO2 storage facility intended to mitigate climate change.
Capsol Technologies ASA has been awarded a feasibility study for the CapsolEoP® (end-of-pipe) carbon capture solution by a global energy company at one of its oil refineries. The study is for a plant in Northern Europe aiming to capture 800,000 tons of CO2 per annum.
Renewable energy leader Drax is offering young people an exciting opportunity to develop the skills necessary to drive forward the carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies of the future, including its groundbreaking Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) project at Drax Power Station.
Vantaa Energy recently announced that its project has taken a step forward, with the commencement of environmental impact assessment, zoning, permitting, commercial negotiations and partner procurement phases. Petrofac delivered concept engineering for the project in 2023, engaging with seven potential storage service providers, onshore and offshore, to help Vantaa Energy identify the optimum solution.
Saipem has been awarded an offshore EPCI contract by BP Berau Ltd. The EPCI contract is part of an integrated project known as Tangguh UCC Project comprising of Ubadari field development, enhanced gas recovery through carbon capture, utilization and storage (EGR/CCUS) and onshore compression, operated by BP Berau Ltd and located in Papua Barat Province, Indonesia.
Value Group announced that it has secured Energietransitiefonds Rotterdam (‘ETF-R’) as an investor. The fund’s investment will drive the further development of the Value Hub for CO₂ offloading and processing in Rotterdam. The technology captures CO₂, stores it, and allows it to be effectively reused or stored elsewhere.
bp, on behalf of the Tangguh production sharing contract partners, announced a final investment decision on the $7 billion Tangguh Ubadari, CCUS, Compression project (UCC), which has the potential to unlock around 3 trillion cubic feet of additional gas resources in Indonesia to help meet growing energy demand in Asia.
The two companies have signed a collaboration agreement to promote carbon footprint reduction projects through the development of a CO2 capture, transmission and storage logistics chain.
Summit Carbon Solutions announced the submission of its permit application to the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. This filing reflects extensive engagement with South Dakotans to create a pipeline route shaped by direct stakeholder feedback, supporting agriculture and advancing energy innovation.
Deep Sky, the Canadian carbon removal project developer, has sold carbon removal credits to its founding buyers including Royal Bank of Canada and Microsoft. In return, Deep Sky intends to facilitate the removal of 10,000 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere over a 10-year period via Deep Sky Labs, the world’s first carbon removal innovation and commercialization center.
Denmark INEOS and Royal Wagenborg have signed a landmark agreement on the delivery of CO₂ transportation. This multi-year agreement, a significant step towards advancing carbon capture and storage (CCS) within the European Union, will see Royal Wagenborg supply a newly built CO₂ carrier dedicated to Project Greensand, led by INEOS with its partners Harbour Energy and Nordsøfonden.
Babcock & Wilcox Awarded Contract to Evaluate Carbon Capture System for Sweden Waste-to-Energy Plant
Babcock & Wilcox announced that it has been awarded a contract to conduct a full-scale feasibility study of its SolveBright™ carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technology to be integrated into Mälarenergi AB’s waste-to-energy plant in Västerås, Sweden.
ABB has launched a new white paper, detailing the challenges the global cement industry must tackle to decarbonize operations in line with global emissions reduction targets and the vital role technology will play in the success of this endeavor.
Alto Ingredients, Inc. announced it entered into a CO2 Transportation and Sequestration Agreement with Vault 44.01 to provide transportation, injection and sequestration into the Mt. Simon sandstone formation in Illinois of CO2 produced at Alto Ingredients’ Pekin campus.
ADNOC and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) announced the signing of a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Microsoft on a range of artificial intelligence (AI) and low-carbon initiatives in the UAE and globally aimed at decarbonizing the energy system of today and enabling a sustainable energy system for the future.
BASF and Exterra have entered into a memorandum of understanding to explore opportunities to deploy a commercial scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Quebec, Canada, using a combination of BASF’s OASE® gas treatment technology and Exterra’s Reactive Oxide to Carbonate System as part of its integrated carbon storage services.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the formation of the Tribal Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Working Group, administered by DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management. Tribes play a critical role in helping the U.S. meet its energy security and climate obligations while working to develop their vast energy, critical minerals and materials, and carbon management potential.
LanzaTech Global, Inc. announced plans to develop a commercial-scale Carbon Capture and Utilization (“CCU”) facility at Herøya Industrial Park in Porsgrunn, Norway. The plant will produce ethanol and is expected to begin operations in 2028. Eramet will supply furnace gas as feedstock to the facility from the Porsgrunn Manganese Alloys smelter but will not participate in its financing.
Utah State University’s Bingham Research Center has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for a $480,000 project. The grant is part of a larger project called the Uinta-Piceance Basin Carbon Management and Community Engagement Partnership, which is led by the University of Utah.
South Dakota voters on Nov. 5 rejected a law signed earlier this year that pertains to the development of CO2 pipelines within the state. Summit Carbon Solutions confirmed it still plans to file a permit application with the state later this month.
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Air Liquide and Cementir launched a joint decarbonization project, named ACCSION. Located in Aalborg, Denmark, ACCSION will be one of the first full onshore Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) value chains in Europe. Air Liquide and Cementir Holding Group’s project ACCSION has been selected by the European Commission to receive 220 million euros in project support under the European Union (EU) Innovation Fund.
Altera Infrastructure announced that the STARFISH project, a part of Altera Infrastructure’s broader Stella Maris CCS initiative, has been awarded up to EUR 225 million in grant funding by the European Union (EU) Innovation Fund.
Senator John Hoeven announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded more than $48.6 million in support of Project Tundra, a carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) effort led by Minnkota Power Cooperative. The funding is being awarded to the DCC East Project in Grand Forks.
Holcim has been selected for a new grant from the European Union (EU) Innovation Fund for its breakthrough carbon capture and storage project in Martres-Tolosane, France. This grant for the CarboClearTech project brings the number of Holcim’s large-scale EU-supported carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects to seven, advancing the European Green Deal.
Embarking on a Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) project is a significant step towards environmental stewardship and regulatory compliance.
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