Cost is the big problem. https://youtube.com/shorts/Q5N4iITVyL8?si=xHghVgvZ9Z2YHeUS
Archive for the ‘carbon capture and storage’ Category:
2023-10-11 EU’s CBAM Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, + Industry Changes
Barnard talks about very important changes to decarbonize industries. Only One Industry Can’t Survive Without Fossil Fuels
2023-10-06 Climate Change Hell: “Watering Down Water”
This author is a psychologist but he is not conservative with his criticism of how slow and “care less” the governments are when it comes to stopping global warming. He’s in the UK but his assessments apply worldwide. https://medium.com/@JacksonDamian/watering-down-water-b400e64bdf48
2022-05-21 Battery-like Device Absorbs CO2
Battery-like device absorbs CO2. https://techxplore.com/news/2022-05-low-cost-battery-like-device-absorbs-co2.html
2022-04-20 Are You Paying For A Worthless Gas Plant?
Every consumer should understand this very important article about the economic reality of building a gas fired power plant. The term Stranded Asset should be explained. The electric power producers are not making decisions that are in the best interests of their customers and shareholders. The banks should be required to finance new fossil fuel
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2022-03-24 Oxy To Spend Up To 1B$ On DAC Plants
Occidental plans on building DAC – direct air capture CO2 plants in the Permian Basin. Capture a million tons a year; more than all 19 plants now capture. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/occidental-plans-275-million-2022-carbon-capture-projects-2022-03-23/
2022-02-26 Carbon Removal, Sequestration From Sea Water
UCLA is researching a method of removing CO2 from sea water, where it is much more concentrated than in the atmosphere. This also makes hydrogen which can be used to power the plant. Shows diagram and gives a link to research. https://abc7.com/amp/ucla-researchers-propose-removing-carbon-dioxide-ocean-climate-change/11600047/
2021-10-12 Artificial Photosynthesis To Turn CO2 Into Fuels
This 6 min. YouTube video talks about using sunlight to change CO2 into green fuel. I still think it’s not doing anything to reduce the quantity of CO2 in the atmosphere. https://youtu.be/l5_vrdA4uCg
2021-09-26 The Carbon Cycle – NASA
These NASA web pages explain the carbon cycle. The document is at least 10 years old and the references are even older, but not a lot has changed. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/CarbonCycle/page1.php
2021-07-19 Carbon Capture And Sequestration, DAC
This long article is about carbon capture and sequestration with a section on DAC direct air capture. We must reduce the 410 parts per million in our atmosphere! Quote: << Lackner says DAC is a good fit with renewable energy. If a natural gas power plant is off because of low demand, so is any
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