UKCCSC News 1 December 2010

‘Billions’ is the word-of-the-week:

1) UK Government Dept of Energy and Climate Change “DECC opens door for CCS gas plants” businessGreen (8 Nov)

[UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change] “Chris Huhne confirms gas-fired plants can apply for access to £9bn carbon capture and storage fund”

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2) “EU opens chequebook for CCS and renewables” businessGreen (Nov 9)

“The EU yesterday opened the first tranche of a €4bn (£3.4bn) green infrastructure fund, inviting applications from innovative carbon capture and storage (CCS) and renewable energy projects.”

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The criteria for selection are here:

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3) Public perception rules, OK?

“Town's fuming forces Dutch gov't to halt Shell's CO2 storage project” Edmonton Journal (5 Nov)

“The Dutch government said Thursday it will not allow oil giant Shell to store millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide in a depleted gas reservoir under a small town, upholding the fears of townspeople.”

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4) Those who learn the lessons of history…

“Public gets first glimpse into Shell’s Quest carbon capture project” Fort Saskatchewan Record (4 Nov)

“The $1.35 billion Quest Carbon Capture and Storage Project threw open the doors on the program to remove one million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from Shell's Scotford refinery and route it two kilometres into the ground below at an injection site northwest of Abee…”

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5) “Dutch aid for carbon-capture project approved” Europolitics (27 Oct)

“The European Commission has authorised the Netherlands to provide a €150 million aid package to a joint venture between E.ON and GDF Suez for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration project … in the Rotterdam port”

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6) Storage in basalt has geologists (like me) puzzling over issues such as permeability, but it rolls on…

“First Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Basalt Begins in USA” Clean Technica (26 Oct)

“…the Wallula pilot will start injecting 1,000 tons of CO_2 into a 4,000-foot well at Wallula, Washington, by January. … Battelle will monitor it for a year and a half.”

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7) Is this the first of many?

“Alberta gov't moves to assume carbon-capture liability” Vancouver Sun (2 Nov)

“Energy Minister Ron Liepert said the liability role needed to be picked up by a long-term organization such as the government.”

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“Finnish companies drop carbon capture and storage project” Energy Efficiency News (5 Nov)

“…Fortum has been collaborating with Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) on the Finncap CCS project at their jointly owned Meri-Pori power plant.”

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9) “Aker Clean Carbon wins Porto Tolle CCS contract from Enel” (the Italian energy provider) Energy Business Review (21 Oct)

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11) This issues’ featured holiday destination is Trondheim, Norway. The 6th Trondheim Conference on CCS will be held on 14 -16 June 2011.

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