Carbon sequestration

05/06/2008 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $65.6 million to support the California Energy Commission's West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (WESTCARB) research:

"California is a leader in the fight against global warming, and this money will help us in reaching our climate change goals. It also underscores the need for continued funding to research new technologies. Over a short period of time-just four years-this carbon capture and storage project has the potential to remove one million tons of carbon dioxide from our atmosphere. These are the kinds of innovative technologies that we need to win the battle against greenhouse gas emissions."    » read more »

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Calling the state’s effort to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for carbon capture and sequestration “groundbreaking,” Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal today signed House Bill 89 and 90 (HEA 18 and 25) in a formal signing in the Capitol Rotunda.

“We have surveyed through both the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, as well as other sources, and it is clear that these two pieces of legislation are the most comprehensive, most thorough pieces passed by any legislature in the country,” Freudenthal said.    » read more »

CHEYENNE, Wyo.- Marking Wyoming’s groundbreaking effort as the first state to establish a regulatory framework for carbon capture and sequestration, Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal is expected to take action on House Bill 89 and 90 (HEA 18 and 25) in a formal signing at noon on Tuesday, March 4, 2008, in the Capitol Rotunda.

Earlier this year, Freudenthal told the Joint Judiciary Interim Committee that the Wyoming Legislature had an opportunity to lead the nation in regulating long-term carbon capture and sequestration.    » read more »

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The Wyoming Legislature has an opportunity to lead the nation in regulating long-term carbon capture and sequestration, Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal told the Joint Judiciary Interim Committee today.

The committee is considering legislation that would give the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality the authority to regulate the long-term storage of carbon dioxide. The ability to store that CO2 safely over the long term could be critical    » read more »

Kerry Chairs Hearing on New Technologies to Aid in Fight Against Global Climate Change

11/07/2007 -- WASHINGTON D.C. – Senator John Kerry, chair of the Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Innovation today held a hearing on carbon sequestration, and introduced a bill to help develop a new generation of this most promising environmentally friendly technology.    » read more »

11-Sep-2007, CHICAGO, Ill. -- The nuclear power industry is riding the green wave back into public favor with its promise of a low-carbon solution to our growing energy needs. But even as the industry struggles to dictate what role nuclear can realistically play, it is bound by a global energy landscape—from solar to carbon sequestration—that is still predominantly shaped by the marketplace.    » read more »

Sensors Promise Quick, Cost Effective Way of Finding Sites

August 7, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC — Researchers at the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) have launched a major breakthrough in carbon storage efforts with SEQURE(TM), the only commercially available technology that can search vast areas for abandoned oil and gas reservoirs that could be used to permanently store carbon dioxide.    » read more »

Carbon Sequestration Registry allows cataloguing of forest management practices

August 03, 2007 -- PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. – Speaking today to foresters, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced that Georgia is the first southern state to implement a public registry for landowners who use approved forest management practices on their land. The Carbon Sequestration Registry, managed by the Georgia Forestry Commission, can be found at www.gacarbon.org .    » read more »

Field Test Pairs Geologic Sequestration and Enhanced Oil Recovery

May 15 , 2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC - The Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium (MGSC), one of seven regional partnerships created by the Department of Energy in 2002 to advance carbon sequestration technologies, is conducting its first enhanced oil recovery field test in the Loudon Field in Illinois. Teaming geologic sequestration with enhanced oil recovery could significantly boost oil production while employing one of the most promising strategies for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.    » read more »

Marks Tenth Year of Carbon Sequestration Program

May 10, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC - The 2007 Carbon Sequestration Technology Roadmap and Program Plan was released today by the U.S. Department of Energy's Carbon Sequestration Program. The roadmap contains details about technology development in carbon capture and storage, an overview of major accomplishments from the program's first 10 years, and the plan that will guide the program in 2007 and beyond.    » read more »

Cologne, Germany, May 4, 2007-- With more than 2,400 participants, among them 46 delegations from developing countries, 220 exhibitors and a record number of more 1000 carbon emissions reduction projects proposed by project developers from developing countries and discussed with investors from industrialized countries, CARBON EXPO 2007, confirmed its role as the main global platform for business and policy development of the carbon market.    » read more »

Researchers Study Potential Impact of CO2 Storage on Groundwater Resources

May 1, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have begun a coordinated research effort to evaluate how the storage of CO2, a greenhouse gas, might affect the nation's valuable groundwater resources.    » read more »

Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership Prepares for Test of Geologic Carbon Sequestration in Appalachian Basin

April 24, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC - The Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP) has completed an 8,000-foot well at FirstEnergy's R. E. Burger Plant near Shadyside, Ohio, in preparation for a geologic sequestration field test. Sponsored by the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory, the field test will determine the feasibility of storing CO2 in deep saline formations in the Appalachian Basin.    » read more »