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NER300 results published for April
11.05.2012The European Investment Bank (EIB) published its April sales results for EU CO2 allowances under the NER300 initiative on 9 May. 20,500,000 EU allowances were sold during the...read more
Chair of the new CCS Cost Reduction Task Force announced
11.05.2012The UK Energy Minister Charles Hendry announced on 1 May that Dr Jeff Chapman will take the role as Chair of the recently established CO2 Capture and Storage Cost Reduction Task...read more
California’s hydrogen energy project with CO2 capture moving ahead
09.05.2012One of the world’s first hydrogen powered plants with CO2 capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) moves forward as the owner files an amended application of the plant to the...read more
Europe’s largest test centre for CO2 capture opens in Mongstad
08.05.2012On 7 May, the Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg opened the Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM) in Western Norway. The test centre, which is the largest of its kind in Europe,...read more
South African government approves CO2 capture plan
08.05.2012A South African roadmap for CO2 capture and storage was endorsed by the country’s government on 4 May. The plan includes capturing CO2 from industrial sources and storing it in...read more
Bellona starts working on CCS Roadmap for Ukraine
08.05.2012The Bellona Foundation has started work with its Ukrainian partners to develop a CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) roadmap for Ukraine. With the aim of showcasing CCS feasibility and...read more
What to learn from the Rotterdam CCS Cluster Project?
03.05.2012The Rotterdam Climate Initiative (RCI) recently released a case study on lessons learnt from the Rotterdam CCS Cluster Project. 18 companies have cooperated to provide...read more
Updated CCS regulatory matrix released by WRI
03.05.2012The World Resources Institute (WRI) launched an updated version of their regulatory comparison matrix for CCS on 12 April. The matrix compares CCS regulations, standards and best...read more
CO2 storage atlas unveiled for North America
03.05.2012The North American Carbon Storage Atlas was unveiled at the 11th Annual Conference on Carbon Capture Utilisation and Sequestration in Pittsburgh, Canada, on 1 May. The atlas...read more
Global CCS Institute to facilitate European knowledge sharing on CCS
03.05.2012The Global CCS Institute (GCCSI) has been awarded a tender to provide secretariat and knowledge dissemination for the European Commission’s CCS Demonstration Project Network. The...read more
The Netherlands to adopt tax on coal for electricity
30.04.2012After the collapse of the right wing government last week, on 26 April the Dutch parliament voted for a tax on coal for electricity. This measure would be part of a broader...read more
A tool for simulating the number of NER300 projects published
30.04.2012The number of projects that can be funded by the NER300 can now be estimated thanks to a handy tool available on the NER300.com website. By inserting your own...read more
UK earmarks £60 million for CCS in developing countries
27.04.2012The UK government announced during the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) in London this week that they will invest £60 million (€73 million) in the construction of new CCS plants in...read more
More investments in CCS necessary, says IEA
27.04.2012The International Energy Agency (IEA) told a group of energy ministers who gathered in London this week that not enough money is being invested in the development and deployment...read more
UK Energy Research Council delivers a CCS report
24.04.2012As the culmination of a two-year research project, the UK Energy Research Council (UKERC) released a report on CO2 capture and storage (CCS) on 19 April. The project, entitled...read more
New CCS facility for students at Imperial College London
24.04.2012A four-storey CO2 capture pilot plant was opened at Imperial College’s campus in central London on 18 April. The facility is the most sophisticated of its kind in an academic...read more
California’s Energy Futures publishes CCS report
19.04.2012The California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) on 12 April released a report on renewable energy and CO2 capture, as part of the California’s Energy Futures (CEF)...read more
UK subsurface marine monitoring project for CO2 leakage developed by ETI
19.04.2012The UK Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has launched a request for proposals on marine and shallow subsurface monitoring systems for CO2 stores in the UK. The announcement,...read more
SaskPower to construct C$60 million CO2 capture test facility
19.04.2012SaskPower announced on 20 March that they are joining with Hitachi to construct a carbon dioxide capture test facility at their existing power station in Shand in the Canadian...read more
EIB publishes NER300 sales for March
13.04.2012The European Investment Bank (EIB) on 12 April published its sales report for CO2 allowances sold under the NER300 initiative in March 2012. 21,600,000 European Union Allowances...read more
