Feds Pump Cash Into Carbon Storage
Ucilia Wang: August 24, 2009
The government is providing $27.6 million to figure out if carbon capture and storage could prove a feasible way to reduce emissions from coal-fired power plants.
The government is providing $27.6 million to figure out if carbon capture and storage could prove a feasible way to reduce emissions from coal-fired power plants.
Novomer got $14 million more to further demonstrate how CO2 can be used by the chemical industry. Do the costs work?
The popular federal program represents a costly way to reduce emissions, says a UC Davis economist. Would you pay $500 per ton?
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Ford says that it can cut the energy and carbon associated with paint by phasing out water for industrial chemicals. What?
Steve Koonin, the chief scientist at the Department of Energy, says carbon capture, nuclear and biofuels should happen now. Electric cars should wait for the future.
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The software maker is letting competitors know about its patent for how its carbon accounting software works. Carbon accounting is a growing business, with giants like SAP, Microsoft and CA moving in fast.
Forget cap-and-trade being the main driver for enterprise carbon management software. Right now it's public opinion that's driving the industry's growth, according to a joint Groom Energy Solutions and Greentech Media report.