Approximately 90% of global trade goods are transported via shipping across oceans. Credit: Unsplash.A London-based climate tech startup, Seabound, introduced a pioneering carbon capture system aboard the Sounion Trader container ship, marking a significant step in decarbonizing shipping.During a two-month voyage from Turkey to the Persian Gulf, Seabound's experimental pilot project successfully captured 78...
Credit: Unsplash.MOFs consist of inorganic nodes, organic nodes, and organic linkers, offering countless configuration possibilities. To expedite the discovery process, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with institutions including the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), are leveraging generative artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, high-throughput screening, and molecular dynamics...
Credit: Unsplush.Carbon capture potential? The UK supports carbon capture projects for net zero goals and adds two more projects for negotiations without additional funding.Carbon capture potential? What does CCS Involve?Carbon capture and storage (CCS) consists of two primary categories. Point-source CCS captures CO2 emissions at the origin, like a smokestack, whereas direct air...
Credit: Unsplush.Engineers at EPFL in Sion, Switzerland, have made significant strides in addressing carbon emissions from essential industrial sectors. Integrating carbon capture and mineralization directly within industries has showcased the potential for achieving net-zero and net-negative emissions.This research, carried out by the Laboratory of Industrial Process and Energy Systems Engineering (IPESE), focuses on key...
Abstract illustration of atoms passing through water and an electrified membrane under a shining sun. Credit: Meenesh SinghA group of scientists led by Meenesh Singh at the College of Illinois Chicago has discovered a way to convert 100% carbon dioxide from the industrial exhaust into ethylene, a fundamental building block for plastic products.Their findings...
Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine-- the main component of Formica-- chemists have created an affordable, accessible, and energy-efficient form to capture CO2 (Carbon dioxide) from smokestacks, a key aim for the USA and other countries as they seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The process for synthesizing the melamine material, posted this week in...
Credit: EWG.As the most current report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) explains, the 2020s have to be a decade of change. This is necessary to attain the goals of the Paris Agreement.Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is foreseed to play a vital role to cut carbon emissions. Depending on...
United state oil companies Chevron and Talos and carbon capture & storage project development & finance firm Carbonvert have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU). This allowed for a broadened joint venture to design the Bayou Bend CCS offshore carbon capture and sequestration hub presently held by Talos and Carbonvert.In 2021, a joint venture...
Schematic image of low-purity CO2 storage with membrane-based Direct Air Capture (DAC). Credit: Takeshi TsujiA new research shows that geological storage of low purity carbon dioxide associated with oxygen and nitrogen of direct air capture is an environmentally and financially feasible techniques to remove carbon from the environment.The recurring international threat of environmental adjustment...
