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FutureGen-project back on track

Publish date: September 25, 2005

The 10 year one billion USD project to build a full-scale coal-fired zero emission power plant is one step closer to realisation.

Coal utilities have recently formed a coalition to match the federal funding. This will put the important FutureGen project back on track. If successful, this program will pave the way for a responsible way to utilise vast coal deposits in USA. It may lead to reduced dependency of oil imports and perhaps also make zero-emission technologies available to countries such as India, China and Australia.

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The role of CCS in Germany’s climate toolbox: Bellona Deutschland’s statement in the Association Hearing

After years of inaction, Germany is working on its Carbon Management Strategy to resolve how CCS can play a role in climate action in industry. At the end of February, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action published first key points and a proposal to amend the law Kohlenstoffdioxid Speicherungsgesetz (KSpG). Bellona Deutschland, who was actively involved in the previous stakeholder dialogue submitted a statement in the association hearing.

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Bellona’s new working paper analyzes Russia’s big LNG ambitions the Arctic

In the midst of a global discussion on whether natural gas should be used as a transitional fuel and whether emissions from its extraction, production, transport and use are significantly less than those from other fossil fuels, Russia has developed ambitious plans to increase its own production of liquified natural gas (LNG) in the Arctic – a region with 75% of proven gas reserves in Russia – to raise its share in the international gas trade.