Engineers develop process to make fuel from carbon dioxide

The search is on worldwide to find ways to extract carbon dioxide from the air or from power plant exhaust and then make it into something useful. One of the more promising ideas is to make it into a stable fuel that can replace fossil fuels in some applications. But most such conversion processes have

Vesta’s efforts to bring climate change

The Jumeirah Beach district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. San Francisco-based Vesta wants to dump ground-up olivine on beaches and into seawater in an attempt to speed up the ocean’s natural ability to remove carbon dioxide. The Hajar Mountains reach nearly 3,000 meters above sea level, tracing the coastline of Oman and the United Arab

New North Sea oil and gas fields will emit 28m tonnes of carbon dioxide

This amount – about 28m tonnes of carbon dioxide over the lifetimes of the fields – will be increased more than eightfold, if potential licences under consideration are also granted, according to data from public sources analysed by Greenpeace.

Capture carbon emissions from your home

The greatest environmental threat the world has ever faced is climate change. The atmosphere of the Earth is warming more quickly than it ever has. In certain cases, the pace of change in weather, climate, and natural ecosystems is outpacing the capacity of both species and people to adapt. We are aware of the effects

Trees growing faster, but absorbing less carbon dioxide

Studies have even confirmed that fast-growing trees are often associated with shorter life expectancies.

Equatic signs a carbon-negative deal with Boeing

The carbon removal company, recently spun out from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering’s Institute for Carbon Management, believes it has stolen a march on competitors through its dual-use technology, which can address legacy and future emissions in a single process.

Tata Steel begins hydrogen gas injection trial

Tata Steel commenced the trial injection at the plant in Jamshedpur, using 40% of the injection systems. The move to use hydrogen comes as India has set green hydrogen consumption targets for some industries like steel, in order to generate demand for cleaner fuel. The trial, expected to continue for four to five days on

MathPro study for ICCT finds hydrotreating an inexpensive approach

A study by MathPro Inc., prepared for the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), has found that hydrotreating is an inexpensive approach to produce near-zero naphthalenes petroleum jet fuel (PJF) for contrail abatement. The report estimates an incremental cost of 0.09 to 0.12 USD/gallon (~€0.03/L) to hydrotreat fossil jet fuel at the conversion refineries that

Port of Rotterdam to provide methanol from summer 2023

From the summer of 2023, the Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s top bunkering port, will provide methanol bunkering to sea-going vessels on a regular basis. Last year saw several sea-going ships bunker methanol at the port, the port figures show, resulting in a total of 1,500 tons of methanol sold in 2022. Methanol has emerged as

Fossil fuel producers should help world reach netzero, say scientists

Fossil fuel companies should be forced to “take back” the carbon dioxide emitted from their products, handing them direct responsibility for cleaning up the climate, a group of scientists has argued. The principle that the producer of pollution should pay for its clean-up is established around the world, but has never been applied to the