In addition to this it is developing investment plans for BECCS projects outside the UK, including in North America, which could remove a further 4 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year. BECCS is a critical technology required globally, because it is the only...
focusing on protecting and managing forests to prevent the release of stored carbon, are cost-effective but also face scrutiny over integrity concerns. Interestingly, the energy giant announced plans in November last year to sell part of its nature-based carbon proj...
Worldwide, around 10 bn tonnes of carbon dioxide produced by power stations and other point sources would be injected every year into deep strata, mostly under the sea - with 200m tonnes from the UK alone to be buried beneath the North Sea. Projects have been piloted off the coast of ...
The facility is expected to use technology to capture carbon emissions from the manufacturing process and store them in an empty gas field beneath the North Sea through the Porthos project. A final investment decision for Porthos is expected next year. “Today’s announcement is ...
The overall share of global energy spending that goes to clean energy technologies – including renewables, efficiency, nuclear and carbon capture, utilization and storage – has been stuck at around one-third in recent years. In 2020, it will jump towards 40%, but only because fossil f...
The first year of the IIJA created “a great deal of momentum” that will result in lots of new projects starting in 2023. The NLC’s Local Infrastructure Hub is helping smaller cities prepare applications for a range of competitive grant programs, with deadlines throughout 2023.The Department...
Furthermore, offsetting development-induced deforestation to achieve NNL of forest is a desirable outcome in itself, given its implications for biodiversity, ecosystem services and carbon storage. However, our measure of deforestation34 does not capture damage to forest biodiversity occurring at smaller ...
The Coolest Cooler was funded through crowdfunding site Kickstarter, quickly becoming one of the site’s most popular and fastest-funded projects. But the project was beset with difficulties almost from the start, including poor communication with project backers, significant price increases, and claim...
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 04: (L-R) Sir Lucian Grainge, Billie Eilish, Lara Seaver Director of Projects at REVERB and Adam Gardner Co-Founder, Co-Director of REVERB speak onstage during Sir Lucian Grainge’s 2023 Artist S...
A big factor is also the amount of concrete that is needed; projects that use more concrete tend to have lower per-unit costs because of economies of scale. Level of difficulty and customization The final cost is greatly affected by how hard the job is. It is usually cheaper to make ...