CCS

CCS

Budget 2011: Osborne poised to ditch CCS levy

FT reports suggest budget will scrap plans for carbon capture levy in favour of electricity market reforms

clock 22 March 2011 •

CCS

UK CCS market to top £10bn by 2025

Research highlights huge carbon storage potential beneath Moray Firth and predicts industry will support 27,000 jobs by 2020

clock 15 March 2011 •

CCS

Global CCS industry builds momentum with 21 new projects

Status report reveals more than 230 CCS projects active or planned worldwide

clock 09 March 2011 •

Legislation

Report: China to cap energy use in five year plan

Xinhua reports that five year plan will place mandatory cap on energy use

clock 04 March 2011 •

Investment

UK renewables join CCS in race for €4bn EU funding

Five renewables projects and nine carbon capture and storage applications to compete for Brussels' funding

clock 17 February 2011 •

R&D

Updated: CCS sector hails new carbon dioxide sealant

Energy firms back Scottish university project to identify and seal leaks of stored carbon dioxide

clock 17 February 2011 •

CCS

Nine UK applications filed for European CCS funding

SSE, Peel, Drax and Powerfuel confirm bids for share of €4.4bn NER300 fund

clock 11 February 2011 •

Solar

Queensland flood repairs swamp low-carbon funding

Spending on solar and carbon capture cut to pay for flood damage, Australian PM announces

clock 27 January 2011 •

CCS

Ciris Energy turns coal into cash with $24m funding round

Coal-bed methane extraction firm pulls in new investor, plans first commercial plant

clock 05 January 2011 •

CCS

Rising from the ashes - Powerfuel administration not the end for UK CCS

Coalition confident projects will move forward as experts warn funding problems must be addressed

clock 10 December 2010 •