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Carbon-free copper smelting technology
"Recently, carbon-free copper smelting technology, a technology with full independent intellectual property rights, has passed expert examination organized by China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNIA) in Dongying, Shandong province. It is the first time zero-carbon emissions in the copper melting process has been realized and also opens a new gate for low-carbon development of China's nonferrous metals industry."
Quest CCS Project - Shell Canada
"Shell, on behalf of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project, a joint venture among Shell Canada (60 per cent), Chevron Canada Limited (20 per cent) and Marathon Oil Sands L.P. (20 per cent) has proposed a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. The Quest CCS Project would be based at Shell’s Scotford Upgrader, located near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. Commissioned in 2003, the Upgrader turns bitumen from the Athabasca oil sands into synthetic crude oil, most of which is turned into consumer products such as gasoline."
New technologies may grab carbon right out of air
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* New approach seen to combat climate-warming carbon
* Strategy would reduce atmospheric carbon concentration
* Companies investigating "air capture" method
Ouch! Study pegs carbon capture’s staggering cost | Carbon
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) are possible, but the cost of doing so — both early on and even as the technology matures — is likely to be staggering, according to a study from Harvard University’s Belfer Centre for Science and International Affairs.
HVAC Drives Tailored To Building Automation Industry
"The Vacon 100 HVAC is the first ac drive that is purpose-built and designed to meet the stringent requirements of the energy-intensive HVAC sector," says Heikki Hiltunen, Executive Vice President, Vacon.
In HVAC applications, ac drives bring both energy-saving and controllability benefits, thus offering a huge potential reduction in CO2 emissions globally.
Power-saving technology reduces emissions from Panasonic factory
Electronics manufacturer Panasonic has developed a simulation technology that allows factories to identify energy-saving measures that can reduce CO2 emissions from manufacturing.
Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions Projected to Increase 39% by 2030
In the absence of specific policies to limit greenhouse gas emissions, the world's energy use is expected to increase by 44% between 2006 and 2030, causing a 39% increase in global carbon dioxide emissions, according to DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Global greenhouse gas emissions accelerate rise
The Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) found that global annual emissions of greenhouse gases totalled 41 billion tonnes in 2005, up from 24 billion tonnes in 1970 and 33 billion tonnes in 1990. Between 1990 and 2005, total greenhouse gas emissions amounted to 560 billion tonnes.
The EDGAR dataset shows that greenhouse gas emissions have been higher in developing countries than in industrialised countries since 2004, though developing countries emit significantly lower levels of emissions per capita than developed countries (4 tonnes, versus approximately 15 tonnes).
The “Next Big Thing” in cleantech investing could be really… well, big.
Two strong potential candidates for the Next Big Thing in cleantech venture capital are nuclear and carbon capture and storage.
I've spoken with numerous VCs recently who are looking for innovative ways to play in nuclear power. Bets have already been made by VCs in small-scale nukes, hot fusion, and technologies related to big-scale nukes. The hope is to find a low-cost solution that is practically zero carbon emissions and also provides reliable "base load" power. So in other words, the hope is for a lower-carbon replacement for coal power. The challenges are also significant, however, not least of which being time to market for any new innovations, as this interesting article illustrates.
With the recent news that the DOE will be putting $2.4B into carbon capture and storage, and its inclusion in emerging climate legislation, it's also clear that CCS will be leaned upon as a hoped-for way of making our existing coal-fired generation infrastructure less impactful on the atmosphere, while still preserving its value as low-cost baseload power. So in other words, the hope is for a lower-carbon "fix" for coal power.
Report examines biofuels’ role in low-carbon future | Energy and Fuel
A new report by Sir David King, senior scientific advisor to UBS Investment Bank, explores the challenges facing biofuels (PDF) and the role they can play in a low-carbon future.
Siemens developing CCS for combined cycle power plants
Siemens started working with Norwegian utility Statkraft earlier this year to develop a CO2 capture technology that suit the conditions and mode of operation of combined cycle plants.
Idle computing costs UK firms £300 million a year
The bad news: organisations in the UK are wasting as much as £300 million a year by keeping idle computers switched on at night, according to a report conducted by Harris Interactive® on behalf of 1E and the Alliance to Save Energy.
The good news: British organisations are much better at conserving computer energy than are their counterparts in the US.
Concerns about the environment inspire 27 percent of UK workers to power down their computers at the end of the workday, according to the report. In the US, only 10 percent cited such concerns.
If all the 17 million computer-using workers in the UK would power down at night, they could reduce the nation’s yearly carbon dioxide emissions by about 1.3 million tonnes — about as much as is produced by 245,000 cars.
Energy chiefs urge action on carbon
Chief executives from Europe's biggest energy companies have urged EU leaders to take swifter action to support low-carbon electricity, as member states tried to overcome differences on a €5bn ($6.6bn, £4.7bn) proposal to bolster energy infrastructure.
European electricity companies pledge to be carbon neutral by 2050
European electricity companies have pledged to achieve carbon-neutral power supply by 2050.
Clean energy $ not enough to protect climate
While the global economic crisis will likely reduce carbon dioxide emissions, the impact over the long term is counterproductive to battling global warming, the Global Futures 2009 report asserts. Reduced funding for low-carbon energy technologies makes it less likely the world will reach the $500 billion-per-year investment needed by 2020 to ensure carbon emissions peak no later than that year.
New site argues less carbon = more jobs | Carbon
After years of Bush administration officials warning that a cap on carbon would be bad for business, the “conventional wisdom” has done an about-face.
Will carbon capture ruin groundwater supplies? | Greenbang
Now the Amercian Water Works Association Research Foundation (AWWARF) is to undertake a project to assess the potential impact underground carbon storage has on the quality of groundwater supplies.
Is carbon storage really all good? | Greenbang
Although interesting - and certainly backing carbon capture and storage (CCS), the article failed to discuss the negative points of the technology - instead relying on climate change numbers and fuel usage to back the argument.
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