All Environmental articles – Page 7
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NewsScientist finds US CO2 emissions have dropped to unprecedented levels
As the demand for transportation fuels has plummeted in the last month due to the coronavirus pandemic, a Northern Arizona University (NAU) scientist says the dramatic decrease in local air pollution and CO2 levels above cities is significant, measurable and could be historic, depending on how long commuters and other ...
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Soap made from captured CO2
An Alberta, Canada-based company has developed a technology which can turn captured carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) into environmentally friendly soap.
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Report: Policy design to finance US CCUS projects
A new report from Columbia University’s Centre on Global Energy Policy has predicted which policy configurations would incentivise widespread deployment of carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) in the US electric generation industry.
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DNV GL approves carbon capture technology
Quality assurance and risk management company DNV GL has approved technology for a full-scale demonstration project in Norway to remove carbon emissions at a cement plant.
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Biomethane for a negative carbon footprint
The European Biogas Association (EBA) has presented a paper highlighting how biogas and biomethane industries avoid emissions and are already contributing to achieving climate-neutrality by 2050.
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Wyoming CCS project receives funding
Plans for a commercial-scale geological carbon storage complex near Gillette, Wyoming, has received a $15.2m award for the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory.
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$131m for CCUS technologies
The US Department of Energy’s Office and Fossil Energy has today announced up to $131m for carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) research and development (R D) projects.
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Queensland researchers investigate CCS potential
According to research by the University of Queensland, carbon capture and storage (CCS) could be a good solution for a low carbon future in the Australian state.
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Air Products promotes sustainability
In recognition of Earth Day yesterday, Air Products has said it is working to solve the world’s urgent energy and environmental needs through large-scale gasification, carbon capture, and hydrogen for mobility and energy transition.
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Messer Americas promotes environmental stewardship
Aligned with the 50 th anniversary of Earth Day yesterday, Messer Americas has recommitted itself to promoting environmental stewardship.
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Study: Scaling up biomethane and hydrogen for decarbonisation
A new study has been published to show the required investments needed to scale-up biomethane and hydrogen to assist the transition towards the lowest cost climate neutral system by 2050.
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North West one step closer to achieving net zero goals
HyNet, the North West’s hydrogen and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCS) project, has received Government funding to map out the region’s journey to becoming the UK’s first net zero carbon industrial sector by 2040.
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IRENA: Renewable energy to meet climate goals
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has released a Global Renewables Outlook which looks at advancing the renewables-based energy transformation as an opportunity to meet industrial climate goals.
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Monitoring an important greenhouse gas
Scientists at Wageningen University Research in the Netherlands have employed Vaisala carbon dioxide sensors in their research greenhouses for over a decade. Carbon dioxide is an extremely important measurement parameter in plant science, not just because plants need carbon dioxide to grow, but also because environmental emissions contribute ...
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Australia to join G20 panel
Australia has been invited to take part in a special G20 group appointed to help ensure a stable and sustainable energy market throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
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Scotland’s decarbonisation ambitions get cash boost from UK Gov
Two Scottish decarbonisation projects have been boosted by UK Government funding to further their work on CO2 reduction.
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Webinar: All you need to know about CO2 storage
The Global CCS Institute will tomorrow host a webinar under the title: CCS Talks: All you need to know about CO 2 storage.
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CQC and Total partner to advance CCUS technologies
Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) has entered into a multi-year partnership with Total S.A. to develop quantum algorithms and quantum computing solutions for advanced carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies.
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Covid-19 and climate change – the defining challenges of our generation
There are many actions in place around the world right now to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. The idea is to flatten the curve of the infection rate and limit the impact of the potentially fatal Covid-19 illness that it causes. As with Covid-19, we also need to ...
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Agreements finalised for carbon capture facility
Agreements have today been finalised for a large-scale carbon capture facility to be integrated at a natural gas power plant.
