The Government's 'Heseltine report' into the regeneration of Teesside concludes that CCS could reap windfall gains. "This is a rare instance when existing industries can harness a new technology and ensure that Britain becomes a European and world leader," it said.
Also, the Government of Canada is looking for projects to receive a portion of $25 million in funding, to be spread over 5 areas, which includes CCS. under a new program designed to accelerate commercialisation of greenhouse gas reduction technologies.
Imperial College London is working with Australia's CSIRO to fund research and development of clean fossil fuels. The latest collaboration will focus on further developing CCS to help meet ambitious climate change targets.
Also this week, the lab of Rice chemist Andrew Barron led a project to map how changes in porous carbon materials and the conditions in which they're synthesised affect carbon capture. They discovered aspects that could save money for industry while improving its products.
Energy providers have officially partnered with a division of the University of North Dakota to develop updated carbon capture technology aimed at reducing coal-fired power plant emissions. The ultimate goal of the project is to reduce the level of carbon dioxide released as a byproduct of burning coal.
Finally, the World Coal Association has recently published a series of country-specific factsheets titled “Coal in key economies†looking at the countries that recognised a role for high efficiency low emissions coal in their Nationally Determined Contributions.
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