Obama Briefed on Carbon Capture Technology: What Was He Told?
In layman's terms: The President was told that it is technically feasible and implementation depends on whether companies/consumers are willing to bear the cost.
View ArticleClean Coal: An Oxymoron?
President Obama's advisors have released a set of recommendations for pursuing clean coal to preserve this abundant fossil fuel energy resource. Turns out the key recommendation is Carbon...
View ArticleCarbon Capture Breakthrough Announced
A breakthrough in carbon capture technology has been announced by the German chemical giant BASF. The new technology involves separating carbon dioxide from flue gas in a coal-fired pilot power plant.
View ArticleOutlook For Coal: Even Greater Use And More Pollution
Outlook For Coal: Even Greater Use And More Pollution. Everyone has heard that the use of coal for power generation should be de-emphasized in favor of greener, less -polluting sources. But what is the...
View ArticleCarbon Capture Cuts Likely in the UK
As carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology gets ready for testing in the US and Europe, large cuts in funding for demonstration plants appears likely in the UK.
View ArticleCoal for Power Generation Is Still On The Increase—What Can Be Done?
The use of coal for power generation should be de-emphasized in favor of greener, less -polluting sources. This statement has become almost a mantra among advocates for cleaner energy sources. Will the...
View ArticleTalk About CCS Technology Development With China Is Good, But Not Enough...
Carbon capture and storage technology has the potential to dramatically curtail carbon dioxide emissions from power stations and other industrial sources. While British and other western scientists are...
View ArticleCoal Called A Sustainable Fuel
Coal Called A Sustainable Fuel. Of course, the person who called coal a sustainable energy source was none other than the head of the world's largest private coal company. That would be Gregory Boyce,...
View ArticleA Poster Child for Opposition to Carbon Capture
As if the development and implementation of carbon capture did not face enough hurdles, both technical and financial, we can now add another barrier to the list. This time it is NIMBY, or the “not in...
View ArticleIs Clean Coal Really Possible?
In China, a method of using coal for power generation is being tested that requires no coal mining at all and reduces emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants by a large amount. Called...
View ArticleCoal Is On The Decline: Decreased Use of Coal Is Inevitable, With or Without...
No new coal-fired power plants broke ground in the US in 2010. Coal usage is on the decline in the USA. Natural gas will pick up the slack.
View ArticleCleanest Coal Plant in the World?
Many people believe that “clean coal” is an oxymoron. Coal is considered the dirtiest fossil fuel because of high emissions of CO2 when it is burned. Now that natural gas prices have dropped to record...
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