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North Sea Carbon Storage Could Help Climate Change

Mila Luleva — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 12:46:58 +0000

An official report released on Friday indicated the great potential of the Norwegian Sea to store up to 100 times the country’s annual emissions of greenhouse gases. Locations such as Sleipner field in the North Sea would have the largest benefit, considering the high quantities of natural gas found there. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) […]

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Scotland Poised for Economic Boom with CO2 Storage and Enhanced Oil Recovery

Leigh Hutchens — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 06:12:24 +0000

Scotland is on the cusp of ensuring the country has energy resources and a strong economic base for decades to come. Researchers have discovered that combining carbon storage and enhanced recovery techniques may generate considerable economic gross. Scotland would then have the resources to create hundreds, if not thousands, of jobs, leading to national economic […]

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Mine Waste Holds Potential To CO2 Storage

Mila Luleva — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:30:32 +0000

Mine waste has unexplored greenhouse gas trapping potential with a great economic value. According to Michael Hitch, a mining engineer and geologist at University of British Columbia, if mining companies recognize the potential, they could be able to offset CO2 emissions, and even start selling carbon emissions credits. Although the process of mining results in […]

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CO2-Capturing Molecule Discovered by Accident

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:45:55 +0000

Accidental discoveries have always been the most groundbreaking discoveries in the entire history of science, because magnificent things were found without us thinking of them, not taking the usual way to see things, and therefore unleashing new possibilities.

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Study: Salt Water Can Keep the Injected CO2 Underground

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:45:19 +0000

We are now trying to bury the CO2, get rid of it somehow, and if fossil fuels came from down below, we think that by sending CO2 from where it came, we will solve the problem partially. And that may be true, regarding that sometimes the patchy solutions are best. So, let's try to patch our trouble.

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Germany Storing CO2 Underground

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:48:13 +0000

Germany has an ongoing plan to store their CO2 emissions underground. They used a special drill during tests earlier this year for the carbon capture project in Ketzin. The GFZ geoscience institute says that Germany will inaugurate Europe's first underground carbon dioxide storage site.

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