carbon capture

September 5, 2023

Join SCS Engineers professionals at the Illinois Manufacturer’s Association’s Environment & Energy Conference on October 18 at Governors State University in University Park, IL (Chicago south suburbs).

Hear from SCS expert Charles Hostetler, Ph.D., who is delivering a presentation on Carbon Capture and Sequestration.

The conference is taking shape. Check back as more details are available.

 

Posted by Laura Dorn at 4:10 pm

August 21, 2023

Meet SCS Engineers Carbon Capture expert, David Palmerton, at the 2023 FECM / NETL Carbon Management Research Project Review Meeting, August 28-September 2, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Attendees will share knowledge and insights gained by more than 150 Department of Energy-sponsored research and development (R&D) projects from the Office of Fossil Energy & Carbon Management R&D programs, including  Point Source Carbon Capture,  Carbon Dioxide Removal, Carbon Conversion, and Carbon Transport & Storage.  The National Energy Technology Laboratory is also a co-sponsor of the conference.

The FECM/NETL meetings will feature a mixture of plenary, multi-topic breakout, and interactive poster sessions to share research results and provide opportunities for discussion and collaboration on the research efforts, and they will be co-located with the United States Energy Association’s inaugural Carbon Management Technology Showcase (CMTS). (Note registration for the CMTS is separate from the registration for the 2023 FECM/NETL Carbon Management Research Project Review Meeting.)

Click for more FECM/NETL meeting details and registration information

 

 

Posted by Laura Dorn at 5:38 pm

June 5, 2023

 

Charm Industrial’s (Charm) $53M deal with Frontier to voluntarily sequester bio-oil underground is an example of early market leadership for alternative subsurface deployment methods in the negative carbon emissions market.  SCS was instrumental in developing the pilot programs, initial testing, and regulatory approvals allowing Charm to scale up its processes and deliver on this commitment.

This deal will remove 112,000 tons of carbon dioxide by 2030. Charm’s method involves converting excess organic material, like corn stover, into bio-oil and putting that oil into abandoned oil wells.

Carbon capture has been a focus for Frontier for some time now. Prior to this announcement, they partnered with early-stage startups to remove 9,000 tons of carbon.  This landmark deal is a continuation of Frontier’s efforts to spark growth and bring attention to the industry and is one of the largest legally binding agreements to date.  SCS is thrilled for Charm and Frontier and this huge step forward. See the recent CNBC news article below for more information on this deal and its carbon offset impact.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/18/frontier-signs-first-co2-removal-deal-with-charm-worth-53-million.html

 

 

 

Posted by Diane Samuels at 6:00 am

February 27, 2019

An aggressive carbon abatement goal often referred to as deep decarbonization, requires systemic changes to the energy economy. The scale and complexity of these projects are enormous, but achievable in our children’s lifetime. Legal Pathways recently published a legal toolkit Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States containing key recommendations and information from its larger publication to be released later this year. Both are a treasure trove for public and private decision-makers who desire pathways to a smaller carbon footprint.

The slimmer version works as a legal guide for businesses and municipalities interested in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S. While each entity may draw on some, but not all, of the publication, it is a significant resource for public and private decision-makers who desire, or are working toward meeting stricter regulatory policies.

The authors identify all the legal options for enabling the U.S. to start addressing a monumental environmental challenge. Decision-makers can use combinations of resources to achieve their desired goals by employing these legal tools.

Thirty-four chapters cover energy efficiency, conservation, and fuel switching; electricity decarbonization; fuel decarbonization; carbon capture and negative emissions; non-carbon dioxide climate pollutants, and a variety of crosscutting issues.1 Each topic area identifies the main legal issues; then covers the options involving federal, state, and local laws.

With enough detail for readers to comprehend pathways best suited for them, the book is written for those who do not have legal or environmental engineering backgrounds. The authors include options even if they are not politically realistic now, recognizing that some may have value over time by becoming a legal pathway.

Get started by downloading this informative Environmental Law Institute publication.

Integrated planning leads to success; these are SCS Engineers’ low carbon technologies and renewable energy services.

 

Notes and Citations

1 “Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States,” by M. Gerrard and J. Dernbach, Editors, 2019, Retrieved from https://www.eli.org/eli-press-books/legal-pathways-deep-decarbonization-united-states

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted by Diane Samuels at 6:00 am