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Air & Climate Newsletter September 20, 2012 |
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World`s First Integrated CCS of Coal-fired Power Plant Emissions Begins
A carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) demonstration project jointly under way by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Southern Company, a major U.S. electric utility, has begun underground injection of carbon dioxide (CO2) recovered from emissions from a coal-fired power generation plant. The event marks an important milestone in the world`s first integrated CCS project for flue gas from a coal-fired power plant - which contains significant quantities of impurity - on a scale of 500 metric tons per day (mtpd). Based on the results, MHI intends to provide highly reliable system ahead ... | ||
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American Carbon Registry Approves First Carbon Offset Methodology for Emission Reductions from Deltaic Wetland Restoration
A revolutionary new tool is now available to help restore the Gulf of Mexico`s disappearing coastal wetlands -- Louisiana`s first line of defense against damaging hurricanes like Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Isaac. Funded by Entergy Corporation, developed by New Orleans-based Tierra Resources and approved for use by the American Carbon Registry (ACR) following stakeholder consultation and scientific peer review, the new tool creates a self-sustaining revenue source for wetlands restoration through the sale of carbon offsets. Here`s how it works: When Mississippi River delta wetlands are restored, ... | ||
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