News tagged with carbon capture
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Computer model used to pinpoint prime materials for efficient carbon capture
When power plants begin capturing their carbon emissions to reduce greenhouse gases – and to most in the electric power industry, it's a question of when, not if – it will be an expensive undertaking.
May 27, 2012 |
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Solar-powered process could decrease carbon dioxide to pre-industrial levels in 10 years
(PhysOrg.com) -- By using the sun's visible light and heat to power an electrolysis cell that captures and converts carbon dioxide from the air, a new technique could impressively clean the atmosphere and ...
Jul 22, 2010 |
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Low-carbon technologies 'no quick-fix', say researchers
Could replacing coal-fired electricity plants with generators fueled by natural gas bring global warming to a halt in this century? What about rapid construction of massive numbers of solar or wind farms, ...
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Summit Group announces bid to build carbon capture and storage plant in Scotland
(PhysOrg.com) -- For several years the government of the United Kingdom has been trying to build a low-carbon coal fired power plant by means of competitions between companies seeking the £1 billion reward that would ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Researchers develop informatics tools for identifying effective carbon capture technologies
Approximately 75 percent of electricity used in the United States is produced by coal-burning power plants that spew carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere and contribute to global warming. To reduce thi ...
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Australia hopes for carbon capturing 'sponges'
Australian scientists said Monday they are working to develop "molecular sponges" that they hope will soak up carbon gases and help in the fight to contain greenhouse gas pollution.
Sep 13, 2010 |
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Carbon storage project combines innovation and outreach
Geologists are hoping to learn a great deal about geologic carbon sequestration from injecting 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into sandstone 7,000 feet beneath Decatur, Ill. And they're hoping the public learns a ...
Feb 20, 2012 |
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Oscillating layers of molecules on liquid's surface influence carbon capture
Two tiny molecular layers in a liquid that traps carbon dioxide constantly swap places, influencing how much of the greenhouse gas is absorbed, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, ...
Nov 22, 2010 |
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Test for carbon capture leaks developed
Scientists have developed the first ever fail-safe test to check for carbon dioxide (CO2) leaks from carbon capture and storage sites deep underground.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2011 |
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Carbon capture has a sparkling future
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research shows that for millions of years carbon dioxide has been stored safely and naturally in underground water in gas fields saturated with the greenhouse gas. The findings - published ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Carbon capture and storage: Carbon dioxide pressure dissipates in underground reservoirs
The debate surrounding carbon capture and storage intensifies as scientists from the Earth Sciences Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) examine the capacity for storing carbon dioxide underground, ...
Mar 22, 2011 |
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China-US collaboration on clean energy research
Chinese and US scientists will be collaborating on research into clean energy with millions of dollars in backing by the two nations, a US national laboratory announced on Wednesday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 09, 2010 |
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Carbon capture and storage -- new research shows tough road ahead to realize potential
Government plans to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies to reduce carbon emissions received a cautious welcome today. A new report concluded that most of the uncertainties facing these technologies can – ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Stanford scientist discusses the challenges and opportunities of carbon sequestration
When the Environmental Protection Agency issued its first comprehensive report on major greenhouse gas emitters last month, power plants topped the list, accounting for more than 70 percent of industrial carbon dioxide (CO2) ...
Feb 18, 2012 |
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Carbon capture and storage technologies could provide a new green industry for the UK: research
The UK has the capacity to develop new green industries for capturing harmful carbon dioxide emissions from industry and storing them deep underground, but more investment is needed to further develop the relevant technologies ...
Dec 07, 2010 |
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