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Germany: A new federal "CCS-law", out for consultation now

The law, which was postponed just before the federal election last year, following strong public opposition in areas earmarked for storage facilities, are intended to facilitate demonstration and application of technology for capture, transport and safe storage of carbon dioxide. The bill was presented for consultation this Monday, and the deadline for consultation is 30 August.

28.07.2010


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Statoil anbefaler elektrifisering av Snøhvit framfor CO2 fangst

Statoil anbefaler elektrifisering framfor CO2-fangst for å fjerne utslippene på Snøhvit-anlegget utenfor Hammerfest. Løsningen forutsetter at kraftlinjen fra Ofoten til Balsfjord blir bygget og at det er tilgjengelig utslippsfri strømproduksjon i regionen. ZERO forventer nå at utredningen følges opp med krav fra Klima- og forurensingsdirektoratet om å gjennomføre tiltakene, slik at klimagassutslipp på omtrent million tonn blir kuttet.

16.07.2010


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UK: preparations for CCS on a gas-fired power station

SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc) has decided to prepare Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project at its gas-fired power station at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. The project would demonstrate post-combustion capture of carbon dioxide emissions relating to the electricity output of the equivalent of 400MW of capacity. It would involve using an existing gas turbine, an existing steam turbine, an existing electricity network connection and land adjacent to the power station already owned by SSE.

12.07.2010


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Status report emphasizes the importance of CCS

The Global CCS Institute recently released the "Status of CCS Projects Interim Report 2010" which shows that by April, active collaboration between government and industry has led to 80 large-scale integrated projects at various stages of the asset lifecycle, an increase of 13 projects since 2009

06.07.2010


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Kårstø må renses

Dagens Næringsliv (2.7.2010) skriver om mulighetene for å redusere utslippene fra gasskraftverket og gassterminalen på Kårstø. ZERO mener at regjeringen må komme videre i arbeidet for å fjerne de store punktkildene i Norge, og mener det er viktig at man går videre med arbeidet på Kårstø gjennom å gå inn for en integrasjonsløsning.

02.07.2010


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