In addition to conducting research and providing technical assistance on projects, the MRCI works as a resource for those operating in the growing CCUS arena by sharing news and information in a timely fashion with our partners and supporters.
Read the October issue of NETL’s Carbon Storage Newsletter
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) released its October 2022 issue recently. Story highlights include: a recap of the Carbon Storage Management review Meeting in Pittsburgh, information on multiple Funding Opportunity Announcements through the US Department of Energy, and a run-down of upcoming industry events. Read the newsletter here: NETL-October-Carbon-Capture-Newsletter To subscribe to the newsletter,
KeyState Natural Gas Synthesis CCS Project Moves Forward in Pennsylvania
First CCS Project in State Receives Funding for Pre-FEED Activities Pennsylvania is one step closer to hosting its first Carbon Capture and Storage project thanks to an investment from OGCI Climate Investments, a specialist decarbonization investor. KeyState Natural Gas Synthesis is a first-of-its-kind project integrating on-site natural gas extraction, chemical production, and carbon capture and
Federal Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act 2022 Introduced in Congress
Democratic Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) and Chris Coons (DE) recently introduced the Federal Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act, legislation that would require the Department of Energy to remove CO2 emissions using Direct Air Capture (DAC) and other emerging technology and leverage federal procurement to create a market for carbon dioxide removal, says a release by Whitehouse. Fellow Dem
Learn About Carbon Capture and Storage with the MRCI at COSI
On Saturday, May 7, the MRCI occupied a corner of the Battelle booth at the COSI Big Science Celebration 2022. Battelle, which co-leads the Midwest Regional Carbon Initiative along with the Illinois State Geological Survey, is a “visionary” sponsor/partner of COSI (Center of Science and Industry), a nationally recognized science/discovery center in downtown Columbus, Ohio.
AAPG CCUS Conference Busy one for MRCI Team
A large contingent of geo-scientists participated in the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Conference March 29-31, 2022, in Houston. (https://ccus.aapg.org/2022/) Jared Hawkins, Task 4 Lead, co-chaired Session 11 – Infrastructure and presented the poster Accounting for Sensitive Areas When Siting CCUS Infrastructure under Theme 8: Infrastructure. Amber Conner, Task
MRCI Data Shared at Innovations for Climate Resilience Conference
The first Innovations in Climate Resilience Conference, sponsored by Battelle and the NETL, took place nearly simultaneously with the AAPG. The MRCI Team was also well-represented among the hundreds of attendees and dozens of presenters discussing a breadth of solutions for the world’s most pressing issue. Devin Dickson, who supports both Tasks 4 and 5,