May 2009
Chrysler submits $448 million electric car plan
Chrysler and its "partners," plus the Department of Energy, would pay $224 million each should the proposals be approved and would include an investment of up to $83 million to build a new technology and manufacturing center in Michigan to help develop and assemble these vehicles. That complex should be functional by 2010 and produce more than 20,000 vehicles a year, Chrysler said. The plan would also include $365 million for a national demonstration fleet of more than 365 test vehicles for select customers and partners.
Read full article US DOE to issue three CCS requests for proposals by end of May
The US Department of Energy said Thursday it plans to speed up ways to capture carbon emissions from coal plants, sequester it, and even reuse it on a commercial scale by using $3.4 billion from its $40 billion in stimulus funding. In three Notices of Intent issued Thursday, DOE said it planned to issue three funding opportunities later in May -- one for its Clean Coal Power Initiative, another for carbon dioxide storage technologies, and another for sequestration technology training.
Read full article Statement by ACCCE Regarding the Passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES) out of committee. Parts of the bill are expected to be reviewed by other House committees before heading to the House Floor. In response to the passage of the ACES Act, Steve Miller, CEO and President of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, released the following statement:
Ala. utility plans large-scale storage experiment
Alabama Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co., is planning to make its Mobile-area coal plant the nation's first large-scale attempt to capture carbon emissions and store them underground. Beginning in 2011, 150,000 tons of carbon dioxide will be injected 9,000 feet underground each year.
Read full article Coal, biomass fuel combo could help US meet demand needs: report
Meeting US power and fuels needs through coal or biomass would not be competitive at the current prices for oil, but in combination, the two could produce a viable alternative fuel by 2020, according to a report the National Research Council of the National Academies of Science released Wednesday. Reaching that point, however, will take much research and significant investments, along with moving relatively quickly to develop the fuels and carbon dioxide capture and sequestration technology.
Read full article Carbon capture success in Wisconsin
Alstom Power and We Energies have released preliminary data on their carbon capture pilot project at Pleasant Prairie, Wisc. The pilot plant, set up to siphon the CO2 from a small stream of the total flue gas using chilled ammonia, not only captured most of the CO2, it captured it in a more than 99 percent pure form, according to Robert Hilton, vice president of power technologies and government affairs at Alstom, which is important for any future storage or industrial reuse.
Read full article Taiwan May Start Plan to Store Carbon Underground Next Year
Taiwan may start a pilot project next year to store carbon underground as the government aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “We have the ability to do it, with the experience in exploration and production,” Kung said. Energy companies have injected carbon dioxide into oil wells to increase output, he said.
Read full article Wyo models CO2 pipeline grid
With the prospect of a carbon-constrained regulatory environment around the corner, Wyoming is in the enviable position of having an existing commercial demand for carbon dioxide. On Tuesday, state energy officials rolled out a work-in-progress database, pointing out to CO2 stakeholders the potential for pipeline investment and collaboration.
Read full article Ads Target Key Votes on Climate Bill
On Monday, a broad coalition of coal companies, electric utilities, railroads and manufacturers, dubbed the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, launched a new round of advertisements in local districts targeting 15 Democrats on the House committee.
Read full article Key Dem backs Waxman climate bill
Waxman defended the use of coal Thursday. “We’re talking about a transition that would allow the use of coal, because we believe that coal is an important resource,” he said. “The problem is that we need to be able to use coal in a way that does no harm to our environment.”
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