Sentences with phrase «researching carbon capture technology»

Moreover, Wyoming is working on dealing with the carbon dioxide issue, researching carbon capture technology.

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Another piece of legislation which assigns government funding to research carbon capture and storage technology, the Energy Act, was passed in 2010.

Research published in the International Journal of Decision Support Systems investigates the pros and cons, assesses the risks associated with carbon capture and provides a new framework for assessing the necessary technology.

It would spur research into and development of important new technologies, like electric vehicles and carbon capture and storage technologies.

Chu highlighted the department's biggest new research initiative, a set of eight new Energy Innovation Hubs, each one focused on a different energy - related challenge: solar electricity; fuels produced directly from sunlight; batteries and other kinds of energy storage; carbon capture and storage; new technologies for the electrical grid; efficient buildings; extreme materials; and modeling and simulation.

Nobel laureate Steven Chu's department has funneled $ 3.4 billion in stimulus dollars to research and develop the technology known as carbon capture and storage (CCS).

This year's spending plan is focused on carbon capture and storage technologies and gas hydrate research.

The DOE is asking Congress for $ 407 million to research how to burn coal most efficiently, along with $ 241 million to demonstrate such carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies — at least $ 900 million less than DOE said it would have cost to complete FutureGen.

Strategies to meet the goal would vary by country and largely rely on advanced technology such as capturing the carbon dioxide spewed by coal - burning power plants; the Bush vision also foresees gasoline alternatives, nuclear power and an international clean technology fund to promote research into carbon - free energy sources.

Despite the ads» claims, an analysis by the Center of American Progress determined that ACCCE's companies spend relatively few dollars conducting research on carbon capture and storage, the most promising clean coal technology to reduce global warming pollution from coal - fired power plants.

The Fossil Energy Research program conducts research on nascent carbon capture and storage technology in addition to oil and gas drilling technology, including fResearch program conducts research on nascent carbon capture and storage technology in addition to oil and gas drilling technology, including fresearch on nascent carbon capture and storage technology in addition to oil and gas drilling technology, including fracking.

But every billion - dollar carbon - capture project, in the meantime, is raiding money that might otherwise go into basic research and development aimed at advancing solar technology or large - scale energy storage or other fields where breakthroughs could help lay the groundwork for a post-fossil global energy system — instead of providing a dicey Band - Aid to keep societies stuck on the coal rung of the heat ladder a while longer.

I've talked to scientists who justify carbon capture and storage research as a way to buy time before we develop truly green energy technology.

Mindful of the important role of a range of alternative energy technologies, we recognize, in particular, the need for research, development, and large - scale demonstration of and cooperation on carbon capture and storage.

1) Energy conservation and energy efficiency 2) Renewable energy 3) Cleaner uses of coal, and carbon capture and storage 4) Sustainable transportation, including electric vehicles 5) Modernization of the electrical grid 6) Joint research and development of clean energy technologies 7) Clean air 8) Clean water 9) Natural resource conservation, e.g. protection of wetlands and nature reserves 10) Combating climate change and promoting low - carbon economic growth

Second, if divestment were to reduce the financial resources of coal, oil, and gas companies (which it would NOT do), this would only reduce research and development at those same companies of: carbon capture and storage technologies; other key technological breakthroughs; and renewable sources of energy (the fossil fuel companies are carrying out much of the R&D on renewables).

But without a substantial boost in basic research and development and large - scale demonstration projects related to technologies like mass energy storage, capturing and storing carbon dioxide, grid management and a new generation of nuclear plants, it's hard to see timely progress.

This working paper examines the first five years of U.S. - China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC) Advanced Coal Technology Consortium, a collaborative effort by the United States and China to accelerate development on carbon capture and storage and other advanced coal technologies.

All of our options for keeping warming below 2C above pre-industrial temperatures now involve capturing carbon dioxide and storing it underground — a technology that doesn't yet exist on a large scale, according to new research.

Moreover, investment in research to develop new binding materials as well as technologies for carbon capture and storage / use (CCS / U) is indispensable.

For the cement industry, this means research, development, and piloting of carbon capture technologies in cement plants.

The research shows that, to meet the 2C target, no new carbon - emitting power stations can be built anywhere in the world unless they are later closed down or retrofitted with carbon capture and storage technology.

Subtitle B: Disposition of Allowances -(Sec. 321) Amends the CAA to set forth provisions governing the disposition of emission allowances, including specifying allocations: (1) for supplemental emissions reductions from reduced deforestation; (2) for the benefit of electricity, natural gas, and / or home heating oil and propane consumers; (3) for auction, with proceeds for the benefit of low income consumers and worker investment; (4) to energy - intensive, trade - exposed industries; (5) for the deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technology; (6) to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy; (7) to be distributed to Energy Innovation Hubs and advanced energy research; (8) to invest in the development and deployment of clean vehicles; (9) to domestic petroleum refineries and small business refiners; (10) for domestic and international adaptation; (11) for domestic wildlife and natural resource adaptation; and (12) for international clean technology deployment.

On top of this we are a global leader in carbon capture and sequestration, collaborating in research and development into revolutionary ways to make this technology more affordable and commercially viable.

With a long history of operational, technical, and research experience in the technologies comprising carbon capture and storage, ExxonMobil is taking a lead in developing approaches that could help reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.

Most importantly, it is part of a broader effort to advance pivotal CCS technology to encourage new carbon capture research and projects around the globe.

Over the last decade, ExxonMobil's patented Controlled Freeze Zone technology has researched freezing out and then melting carbon dioxide in a single - step process that eliminates the use of solvents for carbon capture.

Rapid development and adoption of carbon capture technology will require close collaboration between leading research universities like MIT and the fossil fuel industry.

For a reality check we spoke to Howard Herzog, senior research engineer with the MIT Energy Initiative, and asked where he's actually seen carbon capture technology working in a big way?

Then there's the hundreds of millions of dollars ExxonMobil has spent both to research and develop carbon capture and sequestration technologies as well as to investigate the promise of producing advanced biofuels, particularly from algae.

Last month, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry signed an agreement with Saudi Arabian officials to research «carbon capture» technology for fossil fuels, the Department of... read more January 29, 2018 by Aaron Cole

If carbon capture technologies are seen as more broadly applicable and more important for the fight against climate change, it is more likely that these technologies will get greater research funding.

The report's tab for government spending on fossil fuels includes $ 2.3 billion to promote research and development of technology to capture and store the carbon dioxide emissions that are released when coal is burned.

To remove and reuse the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the modern world's energy appetite, experts are stressing the continued research and development of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) systems, as well as a renewed focus on carbon recycling technologies.

The $ 750 million fund is earmarked to further research in carbon capture and storage technology.

For now the technology of capturing and storing carbon emissions is unproven, expensive and still in the research stage.

Our research indicates that its capacity for carbon dioxide capture is greater than current technology, and the process is shaping up to be both more affordable and durable as well.»

«In 2002, we became the first research group to disclose discovery of the technology, and we have now positioned it as a viable means for carbon dioxide capture.