New Discoveries In Carbon Capture

                                    

As scientists continue to research cleaner and better ways to use coal and store carbon, many interesting discoveries are being made.

Back in March, we talked about how researchers at the University of Leeds in England believe sandstone could rapidly absorb CO2 and provide a safe, leakproof reservoir.

Now, according to an article in Discovery News, scientists at Cornell have found that “biochar" might be a long-term carbon-storing option. (Biochar, the story explains, is a charcoal produced from the remains of plants that have burned in forestfires.)

Hey, I don’t know what will become of this research. But I do know that already, the U.S. government has verified that North America has enough storage capacity for more than 900 years worth of carbon dioxide.

So it’s only good news that new techniques are popping up every day that could add even more years to that number.

Every day we are finding new ways to capture carbon, and these discoveries illustrate the need to continue funding clean coal technology research.

                               

Comments

[CFL-CTA]

AS LONG AS THE COAL IS CLEAN, I'll go for it. we need a massive energy source that is environmentally friendly, so clean coal is good.

Did you notice your website acknowledges that 6.5 percent of Nevada's power comes from Hydro-electric? And there's a town in missouri running on wind alone

[Raymond Fleck]

When we talk about CO2 storage (sequestration)in geologic formations, I assume we are talking about storing it as a gas. Is it under pressure? Has there been any study about the possibility of converting it to solid CO2 and storing this "dry ice" in thermally insulated containment facilities?

[Mark]

A company called Thermoenergy has a technology called TIPS that takes all the carbon and other pollutants out of coal. It has the potential to revolutionize clean coal.