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The New Economics of Carbon Capture: Lower Costs, More Revenue
The next CCS coal retrofits promise to be a lot cheaper. Last year, after the successful Petra Nova retrofit of the W.A. Parish Plant, NRG stated that the next retrofit would be 20% cheaper. They know from building the first plant where to eliminate “overkill” in the system and where to gain efficiencies that shrink the size of expensive components.
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Deep Thinking on Geology and the Rollback of the Clean Power Plan
If you’re like me, you’re alarmed by the regulatory rollbacks that are undermining health and environmental protections that we have enjoyed in the United States. One such rollback is EPA’s proposal to replace the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, the regulatory requirements that would reduce emissions from coal-fired power plants, with the “Affordable” Clean Energy (ACE) rule.
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California’s CO2 Reduction Program Opens Doors to CCS
In September, California Air Resources Board voted on including CO2 reductions from Carbon Capture and Sequestration technologies under its Low Carbon Fuel Standard Program by incorporating a CCS Protocol into the regulation. Credits under the LCFS program stacked with the 45Q tax credit for CCS make CO2 reductions worth between…
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New US Tax Incentives for Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage: The FUTURE Act
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Welcome to the New World of 45Q
The adoption by Congress of the FUTURE Act in February was a major step toward ensuring that carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) can be an important tool in the kit for addressing global warming.
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Why Subpart RR?: The Role of Subpart RR of EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule in Validating Secure Geologic Storage
The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Subpart RR and why it is essential to complement the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act’s Underground Injection Control Program to ensure secure geologic carbon dioxide storage and robust accounting.
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CATF Letter in Support of USE IT Senate Bill
The Clean Air Task Force writes a letter in support of the Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act – introduced by Chairman Barrasso and cosponsored by Senators Whitehouse, Capito and Heitkamp.
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CATF Statement on Carbon Capture and Storage Advocacy
The Clean Air Task Force is pleased to be participating in the next level of joint advocacy on carbon capture and storage development and deployment in the US. As studies from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have indicated, CCS is an essential tool for limiting global warming. While…