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UK CCS Plans

29th 2008f April, 2008, barry

The the UK Department of Business, Environment and Regulatory Affairs (BERR) announces a competition for companies to build a full scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility in the UK. The project is to be funded by UK taxpayers under as long as there is a demonstration that long term capture of carbon dioxide is [...]

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Australia’s carbon capture plan

19th 2008f March, 2008, Peter

The Australian Government is considering a bold plan for carbon capture and carbon storage under the nation’s seabead, according to the SMH.
“The federal Energy Minister, Martin Ferguson, said yesterday the plan was vital to making Australia a leading player in clean coal technology.
“Coal will continue to make a major contribution to Australia’s energy needs [...]

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