Every year, large-scale power generation produces hundreds of thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur oxides SOx and nitrogen oxides NOx ? presenting environmental and health risks to Canadians. The challenge was to find alternative energy sources that could be harnessed to reduce these emissions and provide additional, flexible...
Every year, large-scale power generation produces hundreds of thousands of tones of carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur oxides SOx and nitrogen oxides NOx - presenting environmental and health risks to Canadians. With small hydro sources, the challenge is to develop an affordable alternative to the expensive turbines and control systems used...
The state of Oregon adopted into law a CO2 standard for new energy facilities. The legislation authorizes the states. Energy Facility Sitting Council to set CO2 standards for base load natural gas plants, non-base load power plants all fuels, and non-generating energy facilities all fuels. Thus far, three new power...
Increased energy demands and fear of global warming due to the emission of greenhouse gases call for development of new efficient power generation systems with low or no carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. In this thesis, two different gas turbine power generation systems, which are designed with these issues in mind,...
Tokyo, July 3, 2008 - JCN Newswire - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. MHI and E.ON Energie AG will jointly test technology for recovering carbon dioxide (CO2) from flue-gas emissions from a coal-fired power generation plant in Germany. The CO2 recovery test plant to be added to E.ON Energie's existing plant...
BARBERTON, Ohio -- Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. (B&W PGG), a major operating unit of The Babcock & Wilcox Company, broke ground June 30, 2008, on a new $11.8 million, 7,500-square-foot facility for the study of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technology at its Research Center in Barberton. ...
Carbon capture and storage CCS has thepotential to reduce one-third of the total global emissions of carbondioxide from stationary sources, according to a new report by The BostonConsulting Group BCG. The report, titled "Carbon Capture and Storage: ASolution to the Problem of Carbon Emissions," is being released today. The report...
Attention: Environment Editors Today at the opening of the World Wind Energy Conference in Kingston, Ontario, New World Generation Inc. released field data on a new wind turbine technology that will make wind power more economically viable and commercially attractive. And today is 20 years to the day after climatologist...
The high price of oil has caused those responsible for energy generation to think increasingly about coal as a fuel source, mainly because our nation's coal reserves are much more abundant than our supplies of petroleum. However, fears of the byproducts of burning coal, most notably the emission of carbon...
ROKKASHO, Japan AFP — In a sprawling greenhouse with shiny silver ducts running through, stacks of cardboard boxes feature prints of a flower alongside the distinctive red Toyota logo. In an experiment aimed at putting to use some of the carbon dioxide blamed for global warming, the giant...
BERLIN AFP — The German lower house of parliament approved on Friday the first parts of a raft of measures aimed at reducing the country's carbon dioxide emissions by 36 percent by 2020. The Bundestag passed a law aimed at increasing the amount of power generated by renewable...
Skyrocketing gas prices, looming legislationon carbon dioxide emissions, unprecedented demand for renewable energy--powerful changes portend interesting times for the power business. Complicating the landscape for companies like PPL Corporation, an energy and utility holding company based in Allentown, Pa., are regulations that capprices in some markets--making the power-price squeeze invisible...
A team at the Leibniz Institute of Catalysis in Rostock, Germany, has succeeded in the controlled extraction of hydrogen from formic acid - without the need for high-temperature reforming usually involved in other hydrogen-generation systems. This hydrogen can be introduced directly into fuel cells. The process generates on-demand hydrogen...
Skyrocketing gas prices, looming legislation on carbon dioxide emissions, unprecedented demand for renewable energy-powerful changes portend interesting times for the power business. Complicating the landscape for companies like PPL Corporation, an energy and utility holding company based in Alientown, Pa., are regulations that cap prices in some markets -making the...
Simulation of Short-Term Effects of $35 Cost Per Metric Ton of CO2 Indicates Up To Ten Percent Cut in Emissions Possible PITTSBURGH, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- As recent judicial, political and industry developments appear to continue to move the United States toward a mandatory price for carbon...
The state-owned oil producer Dubai Petroleum Establishment DPE has launched a study into carbon dioxide (CO2) capture with an international oil company IOC. DPE, which produces less than 100,000 b/d of crude oil, has hired an IOC to study the feasibility of capturing CO2 from existing...
WASHINGTON, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Energy DOE has released a ground-breaking report concluding that using wind power to generate 20 percent of the nation's electricity is achievable -- without any new technological breakthroughs. The DOE's report "20% Wind Energy by 2030" stated that by...
ENERGY RESOURCE-23 May 2008-Energy Dept. Report Gives Wind Power High MarksC2008 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com A report from the U.S. Department of Energy concludes that using wind power to generate 20 percent of the nation's electricity is achievable, without any new technological breakthroughs. The DOE's report, "20%...
LONDON -- Supplying over 31 per cent of electricity demand, nuclear energy plays a key role in the EU's generation structure, and emerges as a comprehensive and cost-effective generating option. In fact, it has the potential to reduce carbon dioxide emission, to meet the ever-increasing demand for electricity and to...
Solar Electric Installations Planned for Retail Locations in California, Oregon and Texas SEATTLE -- Recreational Equipment, Inc. REI, a national retail cooperative providing quality outdoor gear and clothing, today announced plans to retrofit more than 10 percent of its stores with solar electric technology in 2008. Aligned with...
