The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the first hydrokinetic energy project permit to Finavera Renewables Ocean Energy Ltd. for a 1MW project off the coast of Washington that will employ aquabouys to generate electricity. It appears that the jurisdictional dispute described in an earlier post has been resolved. This blog entry contains a link to [...]
Archive for December, 2007
European Commission Survey on Public Perception of Sequestration
Posted in carbon capture & storage on 19 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The European Commission has released the results of its internet public consultation “Capturing and storing CO2 underground–should we be concerned?” The survey, conducted in spring 2007, found some major concerns regarding carbon capture and storage (CCS) among Europeans. Around 90% of respondents were concerned that injected CO2 might not stay underground, 58% had concerns with [...]
The Fate of FutureGen
Posted in carbon capture & storage on 19 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »
FutureGen is a project to build a coal gasification plant to generate electricity and hydrogen. The plant will capture and sequester CO2 in geologic formations. The project is funded primarily by the US Department of Energy, with some funds coming from commercial partners. The budget was initially set at around $1 billion, but is currently [...]
