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8th CO2GeoNet Open Forum on CO2 storage pilot projects held in Venice
19.04.2013Researchers from all over Europe met in Venice on 9-11 April 2013 to present a scientific perspective on the way forward for the geological storage of CO2 in Europe and to discuss...read more
Bellona Europa organises a hearing on CCS in the European Parliament
05.04.2013Bellona Europa will host a hearing on the future of CO2 capture and storage (CCS) at the forthcoming plenary session of the European Parliament on 16 April. This open hearing,...read more
European Commission launches second call for CCS projects’ proposals
05.04.2013The European Commission launched the second call for proposals under the NER300 programme on 3 April. The NER300 is funded from the sale of 300 million allowances from the New...read more
Skyonic to build a CO2 capture and mineralisation installation
05.04.2013Skyonic, a Texas-based developer of CO2 capture technology, has been awarded around €7 million in funding from BP, ConocoPhilips and other investors to fund its first commercial...read more
CO2GeoNet organizes an Open Forum on CO2 storage
05.04.2013The CO2GeoNet Open Forum, a knowledge sharing workshop organized through CGS Europe, an FP7 Pan-European Coordination Action on the geological storage of CO2 will take place...read more
Rice University researchers experiment with waste heat to capture CO2
05.04.2013Researchers from the Department of Chemical and Bio molecular Engineering of Rice University have developed an experimental method to aid the CO2 capture process with the use of...read more
Tauron Poland Energy to set off a pilot CO2 capture installation
28.03.2013Tauron, the first energy company in Poland to conduct research on CO2 capture from flue gases, will open a mobile pilot CO2 capture installation in the Laziska power plant in...read more
EU launches broad discussion on energy and climate policy goals for 2030
28.03.2013The European Commission published today, Wednesday 27 March, the Green paper entitled “A 2030 framework for energy and climate policies”. This is a long awaited discussion on...read more
CCS Leadership Coalition welcomes the CCS Communication
28.03.2013Restarting the CCS Agenda in Europe The CCS Leadership Coalition is a group of companies, scientists, researchers and environmental NGOs committed to put the CCS higher up...read more
European Parliament to prepare a report on the future of CCS
28.03.2013The European Parliament’s coordinators for environmental policy agreed on 21 March to a proposal from Chris Davies, MEP, that the future of CO2 capture and storage (CCS) in the EU...read more
Preferred bidders in €1.2bn worth CCS competition announced by DECC
21.03.2013The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced the two preferred bidders under its €1.2 billion worth CCS (CO2 Capture and Storage) competition today, 20 March....read more
Key role of CCS recognized in European Parliament’s Energy Roadmap 2050 resolution
15.03.2013‘’The policy objectives set out in the European Parliament’s resolution are exactly what the EU needs in order to move forward with demonstration and deployment of CCS. All the...read more
25 GW of power generation fitted with CCS needed by 2025, according to Shell
15.03.2013The Shell New Lens Scenarios released on 28 February demonstrate the impact of a delay in CO2 capture and storage (CCS) deployment, even in a scenario with an energy system...read more
Emissions reductions critically dependent on CCS deployment, the UK cement industry confirms
15.03.2013The British Mineral Products Association (MPA), representing UK cement producers, published its greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction strategy by 2050 on 9 March, highlighting the need...read more
CO2Solutions to cooperate with Statoil on CO2 capture technology
15.03.2013CO2Solutions signed an agreement on 12 March to provide the Norwegian-based energy company with data on CO2 capture technology from the preliminary phase of the Alberta tar sands...read more
Breakthrough discovery of a CO2 capture and separation material
13.03.2013Chemists of the University of South Florida (USF) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have discovered a ground-breaking material for CO2 capture and...read more
NER300 second call to be launched in April, European Commission announced
13.03.2013The European Commission will launch the second call for proposals to fund CO2 capture and storage (CCS) and innovative renewable energy sources (RES) projects under the NER300...read more
Global CCS Institute establishes office in Beijing
07.03.2013Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (GCCSI), founded by the Australian Government, opened an office in Beijing on 1 March. This move highlights China’s potential key...read more
CCS Leadership Coalition urges the Commission to release CCS communication
07.03.2013On 5 March CCS Leadership Coalition sent a letter to President Barroso and Commissioners calling for a prompt release of CCS communication. CCS Communication has also been...read more
DNV KEMA launches a CCS knowledge management service
01.03.2013As reported on the DNV KEMA website, CO2MPETENCY, the new service launched on 19 February, will support: · Learning in CO2 management projects:...read more
