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IEA Release CCS Roadmap

*The Article below was originally published on EnergyGlobal.com. Link to original post here.

Searching for methods to capture CO2 economically

Reprinted from MIT Technology Review

By: Kevin Bullis

The wind and solar get all the attention, but one key way to reduce emissions is to find a cheaper way to sequester carbon.
 

World's first standard for CCS introduced

Bonnie Rose, president of Standards for the CSA Group, speaks at a news conference
announcing the world's first bi-national carbon capture and storage standard for the
geological storage of carbon dioxide. Photograph by: Bryan Schlosser, Leader Post

 

Saskatchewan's crowning achievement

 

 

* Malcolm Wilson, CEO of the Petroleum Technology Research Centre referenced below, is on the Carbon Tech Alliance Advisory Board. He is also featured in some of our lecture videos and interviews, here.

 

Reprinted from the Regina Leader Post 

Site Exploration Course from Wyoming Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Institute

 

The Wyoming Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Institute is one of the 7 regional centers that, like the Carbon Tech Alliance, have as their mission to support and promote education about CCS. We are sharing the information below on their behalf.

 

Shell to Build CCS Project for Canadian Oil Sands Operation

 

Royal Dutch Shell announced it will build a $1.36 billion carbon capture and storage project to cut carbon dioxide emissions up to 35 percent at its 255,000-barrel-per-day oil sands upgrader in Canada.

New DOE Best Practices Manual Features Top Strategies for Carbon Storage

Reposted from the US Department of Energy Fossil Energy Site

Written by Jenny Hakun

North America on Top of Carbon Capture and Storage

Reposted from triplepundit.com. Click here to view the original posting.

Does Increasing CO2-Enhanced Oil Recovery Create Jobs?

*Note: The article below addresses some of the topics that will be discussed at our upcoming Spring Symposium

Reprinted from Pew Climate

 

Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects On Track to Meet 2016 Goal, DOE Says

Reposted from Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report


By Ari Natter

SaskPower, Hitachi to develop carbon capture test facility

Reprinted from http://www.saskpower.com/news_publications/?hdr_link=news_pubs

SASKATOON, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire

Why Focus on Existing Power Plants?

Why focus on existing power plants? Because that's where the emissions are.

Have You Seen This?

Missed our "Fundamentals of CCS" Workshop last summer? Visit our video page for links to the full lectures by all of the presenters.

Education and Exposure is Key to Understanding CCS

A study in Canada shows that public awareness of CCS is higher in Alberta and Saskatchewan due to investment in education and exposure to local capture and storage programs.

From the NRDC: "A new international NGO voice on CCS"

Information from the NRDC about a new international NGO network that will spread awareness of the topic of Carbon Capture & Storage from a scientific and non-ideological standpoint.

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