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• U.S. Department of Energy Goes Deep, Investing in Geologic Carbon Storage

  The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) made an important decision in late April to fund five CarbonSAFE project applications for a total of $85 million. These five projects are part of the Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE), a NETL initiative to further the development of…

  Infrastructure, Technology May 11, 2020

• Do it right – the IRS shows why it pays to comply with storage standards

  Thanks to Senator Robert Menendez’s (D-NJ) persistent efforts, the IRS just provided him with details on how it is enforcing compliance with the 45Q tax credit for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). The IRS letter underscores the importance of transparency and appropriate oversight of geologic storage as a part…

  Policy, Technology April 30, 2020

• The Status of Carbon Capture Projects in the U.S. (And What They Need to Break Ground)

  In February 2018, the U.S. Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act, which included the expansion and extension of the 45Q tax credits for carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS.) The updated incentive was designed to be much more effective in driving new CCUS projects and immediately generated private sector interest….

  Infrastructure, Technology April 22, 2020

• Can Carbon Capture Achieve 99+% CO2 Removal from Industrial and Power Plants?

  Scientific studies of climate change have reached a sobering conclusion.  It won’t be enough just to make deep reductions in carbon dioxide releases. By the second half of this century, all CO₂ emissions must be removed from the energy system. This requirement means capturing 90% of the CO₂ emissions from…

  Electricity, Industry, Infrastructure, Technology April 14, 2020

• CATF Welcomes the First Non-Light Water Reactor License Application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

  Clean Air Task Force (CATF) welcomes the submission by Oklo of the first ever non-light water reactor combined operating license application (COLA) to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).  This important milestone paves the way for future deployment, additional applications, and allows for years of preparatory work by the NRC to be…

  News & Media, Policy, Technology March 17, 2020

• Clean Air Task Force Welcomes Introduction of the Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act

  Earlier this month, Representatives Conor Lamb (PA-17) and Dan Newhouse (WA-4) introduced H.R. 6097, the Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act (NERDA).  This bipartisan bill supports the role of existing and future nuclear technology to achieve national and international decarbonization goals and CATF welcomes its introduction.  CATF considers nuclear energy…

  News & Media, Policy, Technology March 16, 2020

• National Petroleum Council Issues Positive Report on CCUS

  CATF says we can keep costs down and innovation up. The National Petroleum Council (NPC) released its new report on carbon capture, transport and storage this week. The report underscores the importance of carbon capture and identifies policies that would make the technology widespread across the industrial and power sectors….

  Technology December 13, 2019

• Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage: Four Critical Policy Goals

  The Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (GCCSI) has just released its latest annual report with some positive news about new projects, but at the same time, presenting a clear-eyed view on how far and how quickly we must proceed if carbon capture, utilization & storage (CCUS) is to play…

  Infrastructure, Policy, Technology December 9, 2019