January 23rd, 2013
Summit Power Group, LLC (“Summit”) and Petrofac Ltd (“Petrofac”) have confirmed that the United Kingdom’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (“DECC”) has officially notified them on Friday November 2nd that DECC has selected the joint Summit-Petrofac project known as Captain: The Clean Energy Project (“Captain CEP”) to move forward to the next stage of DECC’s carbon capture and storage (“CCS”) competition for power plants that will capture and geologically sequester their carbon dioxide emissions. DECC made a public announcement to the same effect in London on 30th October.
December 12th, 2012
On Wednesday December 5, 2012, the U.S. Department of Energy released a study conducted by NERA Economic Consulting on the potential macroeconomic impacts of LNG exports from the United States. This study is a part of DOE's effort to inform policy decisions on LNG exports and will be included in the 15 pending export applications currently under consideration by DOE. Please join us for a panel discussion of natural gas market experts on the contents, conclusions and implications of this important study.
December 5th, 2012
As part of the "Global Workshop on Clean Energy Development", funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Energy Association will hold a public briefing on the status of clean energy development in the participating countries. The briefing will include presentations about each country's energy sector and clean energy development plans. Topics will include:
- Snapshot of the country’s energy sector
- Renewable energy programs
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Incentives and policies
November 7th, 2012
George J. Koperna, Jr., Vice President, Vello Kuuskraa, President, David Riestenberg, Project Manager with Advanced Resources International, Inc.; Richard Rhudy, Technical Executive, Robert Trautz, Senior Project Manager with Electric Power Research Institute; Dr. Jerry Hill, Senior Technical Advisor with Southern States Energy Board; and Dr. Richard Esposito, Principal Research Geologist with Southern Company
September 26th, 2012
Quest is one of the largest carbon capture and storage projects in North America, and the first CCS project on oil sands. Bill Spence, Manager of Strategic Issues for Shell Upstream International, described the Quest project and also:
October 2nd, 2012
GE and its customer Houweling’s Tomatoes, a leading North American greenhouse grower, recently unveiled the first combined heat and power (CHP) greenhouse project in America that captures carbon dioxide (CO2) for use in plant fertilization. Using two of GE’s 4.36-megawatt (MW), ecomagination-qualified Jenbacher J624 two-staged turbocharged natural gas engines and a GE-designed CO2 fertilization system, the plant provides heat, power and CO2 to Houweling’s 125-acre tomato greenhouse in Camarillo, California.
December 17th, 2009
As part of its commitment to increasing the understanding of energy issues domestically and internationally, USEA has hosted a series of Technology and Policy Briefings focused upon Carbon Capture & Storage and Clean Energy Systems. These briefings have attracted a diverse audience from industry, government, and academia, and have highlighted developments in the CCS/CES arena related to specific projects, research and development, regulation, funding, and state and local actions.
December 2009
December 2nd, 2011
As part of its commitment to increasing the understanding of energy issues domestically and internationally, USEA has hosted a series of Technology and Policy Briefings focused upon Carbon Capture & Storage and Clean Energy Systems. These briefings have attracted a diverse audience from industry, government, and academia, and have highlighted developments in the CCS/CES arena related to specific projects, research and development, regulation, funding, and state and local actions.
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