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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"carbon capture and sequestration"”.
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Marine transportation for Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS)
… determine whether opportunities to use liquefied carbon dioxide carriers as part of a carbon capture and storage system will exist over the next twenty years. Factors that encourage or discourage the use of vessels are discussed. This study concludes that liquefied carbon dioxide carriers can …
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Carbon capture and sequestration : an option to buy time?
… the contribution of technology option of Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) to climate change mitigation. CCS means that CO2 is captured at large industrial facilities and sequestered in goelogical structures. The technology uses the endogenous growth model MIND. Herein the various …
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Pathways to adoption of carbon capture and sequestration in India : technologies and policies
… populous country with a rapidly growing economy and increasing emissions. With the imminent threat of anthropogenic climate change in the coming decades, helping to control India's emissions will have to be a global priority. Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) can play a pivotal role in …
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From Capture to Storage: Understanding the Viability and Challenges of Carbon Capture and Sequestration Initiatives
This thesis explores the implementation of Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) technologies, focusing on the stages of capture, transportation, and sequestration. Utilizing a system dynamics model, the research evaluates CCS's effectiveness and economic viability across various scenarios, …
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Techno-economic analysis of sour gas oxy-fuel combustion power cycles for carbon capture and sequestration
The world's growing energy demand coupled with the problem of global warming have led us to investigate new energy sources that can be utilized in a way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions than traditional fossil fuel power plants. One of these unconventional fuels is sour gas. Sour gas consists of …
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SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF LARGE-SCALE CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION DEPLOYMENT OUTSIDE THE SYSTEM BOUNDARIES - OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
… the combustion of fossil fuels, primarily coal and natural gas. As a result, greenhouse gases (GHGs) are generated, and they act to trap radiant heat from the Earth. When GHGs are discussed, attention is usually concentrated on carbon dioxide (CO2) because it is believed to be the most …
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An analytical framework for long term policy for commercial deployment and innovation in carbon capture and sequestration technology in the United States
Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology has the potential to be a key CO2 emissions mitigation technology for the United States. Several CCS technology options are ready for immediate commercial-scale demonstration, but three obstacles to commercial deployment remain: the lack of a clear …
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Economics and policies for carbon capture and sequestration in the western United States : a marginal cost analysis of potential power plant deployment
Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is a technology that can significantly reduce power sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from coal-fired power plants. CCS technology is currently in development and requires higher construction and operating costs than is currently competitive in the private …
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Feasibility of air capture
Capturing CO2 from air, referred to as Air Capture, is being proposed as a viable climate change mitigation technology. The two major benefits of air capture, reported in literature, are that it allows us to reduce the atmospheric carbon concentration, the only technology to do so, and that it can …
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Economic Prospects for Advanced Combustion Technologies Suited for Climate Change Mitigation
… emissions from coal-fired power plants through carbon capture and sequestration: CCS). Utilities considering expansion of baseload generation capacity face a myriad of uncertainties regarding the timing and scale of future carbon legislation. This study reports on an economic evaluation of …
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Analysis of Biomass/Coal Co-Gasification for Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Systems with Carbon Capture
… more common in clean coal power operations with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). Great efforts have been spent on investigating ways to improve the efficiency, reduce costs, and further reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This study focuses on investigating two approaches to achieve these …
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Avoided Water Cost of Electricity Generation for Solar PV and Wind Technologies in Southern California
… the avoided water cost of energy for solar PV and wind technologies relative to coal, natural gas, nuclear, geothermal, concentrated solar thermal, and biomass. Water consumption is estimated for energy production (fuel extraction and preparation) and electricity generation (power plant …
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Multi-variable optimization of pressurized oxy-coal combustion
… pressurized oxy-coal combustion process with carbon capture and sequestration. The model accounts for realistic component behavior such as heat losses, steam leaks, pressure drops, cycle irreversibilities, and other technological and economical considerations. The optimization study involves …
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Minimum carbon tax level needed to prompt a widespread shift to nuclear power
Carbon dioxide is suspected to be a major contributor to global warming. In the United States, nearly 70% of electricity is produced using coal or natural gas, both of which emit carbon dioxide into the environment. Nuclear power, which does not emit any carbon dioxide, produces 17% of the …
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Public awareness of carbon capture and storage : a survey of attitudes toward climate change mitigation
The Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technologies Program in the Laboratory for Energy and the Environment at MIT conducted a survey of public attitudes on energy use and environmental concerns. Over 1,200 people, representing a general population sample of the United States, responded. The survey …
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Capture-ready power plants : options, technologies and economics
A plant can be considered to be capture-ready if, at some point in the future it can be retrofitted for carbon capture and sequestration and still be economical to operate. The concept of capture-ready is not a specific plant design; rather it is a spectrum of investments and design decisions that …
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Exploring the value proposition of integrating back-up saline storage into anthropogenic CO₂ supplied EOR operations
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) through carbon dioxide (CO₂) sequestration from anthropogenic sources has been gaining attention in policy circles. In particular, it is viewed as a potential way to help accelerate the deployment of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies. The interest in …
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Numerical Investigations of Geologic CO2 Sequestration Using Physics-Based and Machine Learning Modeling Strategies
Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is an engineering-based approach for mitigating excess anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Deep brine aquifers and basalt reservoirs have shown outstanding performance in CO2 storage based on their global widespread distribution and large storage capacity. Capillary …
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The Role for Electricity Transmission in Net-Zero Energy Systems: A Spatially Resolved Analysis of the Continental US
Due to climate change and the need for rapid emission reduction, new technologies including, hydrogen and negative emission technologies (NETs) including direct air capture and bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration (BECCS) are being developed for integration into energy systems. …
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CO₂ compression for capture-enabled power systems
The objective of this thesis is to evaluate a new carbon dioxide compression technology - shock compression - applied specifically to capture-enabled power plants. Global warming has increased public interest in carbon capture and sequestration technologies (CCS), but these technologies add …
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