carbon capture
UBC research on capturing carbon from mining secures federal funding
NRC has awarded $2 million for testing of techniques at the Gahcho Kue diamond mine in the Northwest Territories.
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SaskPower carbon capture facility to fall short of annual target: CEO
Annual goal is 800,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide; captured 626,000 last year.
Efforts to suck carbon from air must be ramped up: US report
A new US report says to plant more trees and manage forests better, conserve soils, and capture carbon.
Nine Canadian teams among semi-finalists in Carbon XPrize competition
$20 million prize is funded by the industry group Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance and US company NRG.
Energy Dept. offers $2B loan to carbon storage project
Plant will use petroleum coke to make methanol.
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SaskPower CO2 capture plant hits 800,000 tonnes in one year
Facility has eliminated emissions equal to taking 200,000 cars off the road in the last 12 months.
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Quest for a million: Shell’s CCS reaches a milestone
The $1.35 billion CO2 capture and storage project transforms carbon emissions into near-liquid that’s pumped into porous rock formations.
Clinton’s climate plan a better approach, Trudeau should take note: Wall
Presidential candidate’s plan supports carbon capture, but does not include a carbon tax.
Shell says Quest project has captured a million tonnes of CO2
Project captures about a third of the emissions from Shell’s Scotford Upgrader in Alberta.
Ont. Minister not concerned about low demand in cap and trade auction
Only 35% of the available carbon pollution credits were sold in California and Quebec’s latest joint auction.
Captured CO2 to supply Quebec greenhouse project
CO2 Solutions technology will deliver carbon dioxide from a pulp mill to grow vegetables.
Global innovators vie for $20M carbon capture prizes
Cooking oil, graphene among prize entry ideas aimed at power plants.
Natural Resources minister says carbon capture important Canada
Jim Carr tours SaskPower’s Boundary Dam 3 project in Estevan, Sask.
Exxon, FuelCell to study carbon capture
Companies are working to develop technology that uses carbonate fuel cells to generate power while capturing CO2.
Sask. NDP says carbon capture plant sputtering
But government says it’s on track to capture 800,000 tonnes of CO2 this year.
