WESTCARB News

This webpage provides links to announcements and other news specifically about WESTCARB researchers, activities, and results. For general news about carbon sequestration, see Sequestration News.

Select a link of interest from the list below to view the associated news item.

January 14, 2010 Pre-Proposal Workshop - WESTCARB Assessment of Natural Gas Combined Cycle (NGCC) Plants with CO2 Capture and Storage

October 7, 2009—Two Out of Three Not Good Enough for Carbon Sequestration Researchers (AzJournal.com, Navajo County publishers)

September/October 2009—Exploring Geologic CO₂ Storage in Arizona (article in Southwest Hydrology magazine)

September 2009—WESTCARB Key Facts (Adobe Acrobat .pdf file)

August 3, 2009—Arizona Utilities CO₂ Storage Pilot Now Drilling (Arizona Geology—the blog of the State Geologist of Arizona)

September 29, 2008—Shell Oil Company Steps Up to Become Lead Industrial Partner for Northern California Geologic CO₂ Storage Pilot (Shell News and Media Release)

June 9, 2008—Hawaii Joins DOE's Carbon Sequestration Regional Partnership Program (DOE News Release)

June 3, 2008—Building a better power plant—with no emissions (Sacramento Bee)

May 12, 2008—Excess carbon dioxide to be stored underground (The California Aggie)

May 8, 2008—Clean Energy Systems to supply CO₂ for underground tests (Sacramento Business Journal)

May 7, 2008—New Kern power plant to capture, bury pollution (The Bakersfield Californian)

May 6, 2008—DOE awards money for Central Valley CO₂ storage (Central Valley Business Times)

May 6, 2008—Governor Schwarzenegger Applauds Support for Carbon Capture and Storage Project (Imperial Valley News)

May 6, 2008—Governor Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on U.S. Department of Energy Awarding $65.5 Million for Carbon Capture and Storage Project (Office of the Governor, Sacramento, CA)

May 6, 2008—California Awarded $65 Million to Fight Global Warming
Carbon Sequestration and Storage to be Studied at Bakersfield Pilot
Site (California Energy Commission News Release, Sacramento, CA)

May 6, 2008—DOE Awards $126.6 Million for Two More Large-Scale Carbon Sequestration Projects (DOE News Release, Washington, DC)

March 17, 2008—Letting nature clear the air (San Diego Union-Tribune)

December 2007—25 Brilliant California Ideas; No. 19 Holy Carbonation!—Carbon Sequestration (California magazine, published by the University of California—Berkeley Alumni Association)

January 31, 2007—CO2 injection newest tool in global warming fight (Stockton Record)

October 12, 2006—Central Valley may be site for 'carbon repository' in global warming battle (Central Valley Business Times)

June 10, 2005—New Options Sought for Carbon Dioxide—Funds Granted to Test Underground Storage Near Rio Vista (San Francisco Chronicle)

June 9, 2005—DOE Advances Ways to Capture, Permanently Store Carbon Emissions (DOE Fossil Energy Techline)

May 2, 2005—DOE Reports on Success of Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships (DOE Fossil Energy Techline)

February 17, 2005—Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships Add Canadian Provinces (DOE Fossil Energy Techline)

May 18, 2004—Lawrence Berkeley Scientists Study Global Warming, a Tech TV Tech Live video segment featuring an interview with WESTCARB's project manager, Larry Myer, on geologic sequestration technology, related to pre-opening publicity for the movie, The Day After Tomorrow (requires RealOne Player).

August 18, 2003—DOE Names Regional Partners to Explore Best Approaches for Sequestering Greenhouse Gases (DOE NETL TechLine)

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