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US announces funding of clean coal and CCS
As part of its FutureGen project, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced new plans for the demonstration of commercial-scale integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) and other clean coal power plants incorporating carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
UK business group warns of delays to energy projects
UK business group the CBI is warning that changing the country’s planning system could lead to further delays to energy projects.
US FutureGen 2.0 carbon storage project thrown into doubt
The US Department of Energy’s FutureGen 2.0 clean coal and CO2 storage project in Illinois has been thrown into doubt as the town Mattoon that had planned to house the storage site no longer wants it.
EPA outlines rules for greenhouse gas regulation
The US Environmental Protection Agency issued a statement on Friday attempting to clarify how its proposed regulation of greenhouse gas emissions will operate.
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US launches underground CO2 storage effort worth $21.3 million
Earlier this week, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu launched 15 projects worth $21.3 million to develop CO2 storage in geological formations.
GDF Suez takes over International Power in £1.4 billion deal
French energy company GDF Suez has announced plans to take over the UK’s International Power in a deal worth £1.4 billion that will create the world’s largest independent power generator.
E.ON presses ahead with Kingsnorth carbon capture project
German energy company E.ON is pressing ahead with its Kingsnorth project, after making it through to the last two in the UK Govenment’s competition build one of the world’s first industrial-scale demonstration carbon capture and storage plants earlier this year.
UK energy market needs certainty on planning, says CBI
The UK energy sector needs certainty on Government planning policy to unlock £150 billion in low-carbon investment, warns business group the CBI.
Clean coal captures $1 billion in US funding
A clean coal and CO2 storage project in Illinois, FutureGen 2.0, has captured $1 billion in US Recovery Act funding.
Watered-down US energy bill fails to win support
US Senator Harry Reid has given up hope of passing a watered-down energy bill before the summer recess after failing to garner enough Republican support.