If this technology is successful, more than 90% of carbon emissions from industrial sources could be captured.
Graphyte: The Biomass Carbon Removal Solution on Everyone’s Radar
Graphyte’s technology offers an immediate, easily scalable pathway to large-scale carbon removal.
Exclusive: Shell launches major cost-cutting drive to prepare for energy transition
“Royal Dutch Shell is looking to slash up to 40% off the cost of producing oil and gas in a major drive to save cash so it can overhaul its business and focus more on renewable energy and power markets, sources told Reuters.”
This Arctic Circle Town Expected a Green Energy Boom. Then Came Bidenomics.
"Local authorities had originally hoped that the factory could attract thousands of employees and new residents to their town of about 20,000 — an enticing promise for a region struggling with an aging population. Instead, Freyr is employing only about 110 people locally at its testing plant focused on technological development."
Dutch kick-start European attempts at carbon capture
"If the project succeeds, a second pipeline — called Aramis and already backed by Shell and Total — is planned in Rotterdam to a gasfield that could store more than 10 times as much CO₂. In the UK, 14 companies won 21 licences last September to use depleted North Sea fields with the potential to store up to 10 per cent of the UK’s annual CO₂ emissions."
Google’s carbon emissions surge nearly 50% due to AI energy demand
"The company attributed the emissions spike to an increase in data center energy consumption and supply chain emissions driven by rapid advancements in and demand for artificial intelligence. The report noted that the company’s total data center electricity consumption grew 17% in 2023."
America deserves a pro-jobs climate plan
"Our energy resources provide America with an incredible strategic advantage. Through innovation and the strength of our workers, the United States has once again become the world’s No. 1 producer of oil, natural gas and renewables in the world."
Clean energy’s next trillion-dollar business
"Incumbents are rushing to develop the technology for the grid, and several startups are betting big on it, too. Natron, an American firm backed by Chevron, an oil giant, is investing $1.4bn to build a sodium-ion battery factory in North Carolina, which is scheduled to open in 2027. Landon Mossburg, the chief executive of Peak Energy, another sodium-ion startup, says he wants his firm to be 'the CATL of America.'"
Utilities Eye Mini Nuclear Reactors as Climate Concerns Grow
"Utilities that have bought into the SMR promise say that relying on renewables and storage technology alone isn’t enough to reach goals to slash carbon emissions within the next couple of decades."
America should promote economic freedom at COP26
"America, and the world’s, best hope is to reject the advice of central planners and regulatory minders, and to fully embrace the proven principles of economic freedom that lead to innovation. Creativity, not coercion, is the best way to protect our natural and economic environment."