In Brazil, National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved R$ 384.3 million to support the innovative project of the FS Indústria de Biocombustíveis Ltda. of raising and stocking CO 2 2from the production of corn ethanol in Lucas do Rio Verde (MT). With resources from the BNDES Mais Inovação program, FS will build […]
In China, a research team from Hefei University of Technology, Zhejiang University, and South China University of Technology has discovered that adding specially treated biochar to cement can significantly improve its ability to capture and store carbon dioxide while strengthening the material itself. Cement production is one of the world’s largest sources of CO₂ emissions. […]
In Nebraska, Green Plains Inc. announced the successful startup of its carbon capture and storage (CCS) equipment in York, Nebraska, marking a key milestone in the expansion of its carbon capture capabilities. The CCS equipment is now fully operational and is delivering significant volumes of biogenic carbon dioxide to the Tallgrass Trailblazer pipeline for permanent […]
In Texas, researchers at the University of Houston made two significant breakthroughs that could reduce the cost of capturing harmful emissions from power plants, marking a major step in addressing climate change. The first breakthrough, published in Nature Communications, introduces a membraneless electrochemical process that slashes energy requirements for amine-based carbon dioxide (CO₂) capture. The […]
In Washington, last week U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announced the termination of 24 awards issued by the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) totaling over $3.7 billion in taxpayer-funded financial assistance. DOE found that these projects failed to advance the energy needs of the American people, were not economically viable and would not […]
In Spain, BASF and Forestal de Atlántico S.A. (Forestal) have signed an early disclosure agreement (EDA) aimed at advancing the production of e-methanol (eMeOH) through carbon capture solutions. Under this strategic partnership, BASF has been selected to share its proprietary OASE® blue technology, designed for the efficient removal of CO2 from flue gases, for use […]
In California, on December 30, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued four Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class VI well permits to Carbon TerraVault JV Storage Company Sub 1, LLC (CTV), a subsidiary of California Resources Corporation (CRC). Class VI UIC wells are used to inject carbon dioxide into deep rock formations for permanent underground storage. […]
In Belgium, the European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €3 billion Swedish scheme to support carbon capture and storage aimed at reducing carbon dioxide released during the combustion or processing of biomass (‘biogenic CO2′). The measure will contribute to the achievement of Sweden’s climate targets and the EU’s strategic objectives under […]
In Texas, CapturePoint has closed on a private Section 45Q direct transfer tax credit transaction for carbon dioxide (CO2) captured at the company’s Arkalon facility near Liberal, Kansas and utilized for Carbon Dioxide Enhanced Oil Recovery (CO2-EOR) operations in the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas. The CapturePoint Arkalon CO2 capture facility has the capacity to […]
In California, Alto Ingredients, Inc. has entered into an exclusive nonbinding letter of intent and is nearing the execution of definitive agreements to develop a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project with Vault 44.01 (Vault) at Alto’s Pekin campus in Pekin, IL. The letter of intent provides that Alto will install equipment to capture carbon […]
