Brussels Workshop on Enhanced Membranes to Reduce CO2 Capture Cost An industrial workshop is to be hosted by the EU-funded project, NANOMEMC2, in Brussels on 11th April to show how advances in enhanced membrane technology can boost carbon capture viability by reducing the costs and energy penalty associated with CO2 capture... Varied CO2 Injection Rates can Boost CO2 Storage Effectiveness Varying the rate at which carbon dioxide is injected into geological storage sites can enhance not just their efficiency but also their ability to store the greenhouse gas securely, according to a new study from the University of Edinburgh... Drax BECCS Pilot Project Underway The first BECCS pilot project of its kind in the world at Drax Power Station in the UK has started capturing carbon dioxide... C-Capture Raises £3.5m In Funding Round Led by BP, Drax and IP Group C-Capture is currently conducting a demonstration project at Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire, which will remove carbon dioxide from emissions produced by generating electricity from sustainable biomass. EU Invests €9.3 Million in Developing CO2 Transport Infrastructure EU Member States voted on a Commission proposal to invest almost €800 million in key European energy infrastructure projects with major cross-border benefits... ACT Acorn Study: UK can Support European Decarbonisation Results from an international joint research project show how the UK can support decarbonisation of some of Europe’s carbon-intensive regions from the early 2020s through the phased roll-out of a low-cost, low-risk North Sea CO2 transport and storage infrastructure... Parliamentary Committee on Carbon Capture Meets in Teesside The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee has held a hearing at Tees Valley's Wilton Centre business and science park as part of its inquiry into the use of carbon capture, utilisation and storage in the UK... Equinor Wins Permit for Subsea Carbon Storage Project The government of Norway has awarded state-owned oil firm Equinor a permit for its "Northern Lights" CO2 storage project on the Norwegian Continental Shelf... Aker Solutions Awarded Northern Lights Contract Aker Solutions has secured its first contract on Northern Lights, a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project initiated by Equinor with partners Shell and Total... Coca-Cola Uses Captured Carbon Dioxide to Make Bottled Water Sparkle Sparkling water is a cool, refreshing way to get your fizz fix. Now there's a sparkling water you can buy that's doing something to help fight atmospheric CO2.. All News