Mountaineer GigaSystem would produce blue hydrogen from natural gas and store CO2 emissions underground on state-owned property, with its first phase to open in 2028.
Proposed EPA mandate's reliance on hydrogen and carbon capture evoked concern in comments sent by an Aug. 9 deadline, but supporters say investment in clean transition approaches already are well underway.
Three projects would cost billions to collect CO2 from bio-refineries across upper Midwest states to be sequestered at underground sites in North Dakota and Illinois, but opponents fear big safety risks of compressed gas
White House seeks comment by March 18 on approaches to extract CO2 from sources and from the air, with $2B for new pipelines. Capture projects have strong critics, but DOE also funds $4M of planned Rio Tinto-Talon Metals nickel mine demo project in Minnesota.
GAO analysis says 11 large-scale projects at coal-fired power plants and industrial sites were funded; department counters that a new clean energy demo program beefed up with with infrastructure act funds will fix cost management.
Proposed storage in Gulf of Mexico formations for energy giant and regional emitters comes as feds tout plan for 25 clean energy demo plants in impacted fossil-fuel hubs.
HeidelbergCement unit launches feasibility study to install technology to capture and store almost all carbon emissions for potential resale on the market.
After several minor-to-moderate earthquakes shook the U.S. interior in 2011, a number of reports suggested a link between hydraulic fracturing—a technique used to extract natural gas from shale-gas deposits—and increased seismic activity in areas typically not prone to such events.