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DOE selects 2 projects to demonstrate feasibility of enhanced water recovery; producing usable water from CO2 storage sites

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The field projects will also help to find cost effective ways to treat extracted brines in order to generate a usable water supply and support DOE’s objectives to improve water management and conservation for power generation, hydrocarbon production, and industrial processes; particularly in regions where water resources are scarce.

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EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

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tonnes of CO 2 per person), followed by North Dakota (80.4 For example, some states are located near abundant hydroelectric supplies, while others contain abundant coal resources. Topping the list for absolute emissions in 2010 was Texas (652.6 million tonnes CO 2 ); California (369.8 mt CO 2 ); and Pennsylvania (256.6

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DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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These projects will improve the performance and lower the cost and risk of technologies that can be used to produce biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts from biomass and waste resources. University of North Dakota. Topic 4: Bio-Restore: Biomass to Restore Natural Resources. Topic 7: Scalable CO2 Electrocatalysis.

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DOE-Sponsored Field Test Demonstrates Viability of Simultaneous CO2 Storage and Enhanced Oil Recovery in Carbonate Reservoirs

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A field test conducted by a US Department of Energy (DOE) team of regional partners has demonstrated that using carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method dubbed “huff-and-puff” can help assess the carbon sequestration potential of geologic formations while tapping US oil resources.

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Denbury to Acquire Encore for $4.5B Transaction; Creates One of the Largest Crude Oil Upstream North American Independents and One of the Largest CO2 EOR Platforms

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Denbury Resources Inc. The combined company will continue to be known as Denbury Resources Inc. The combined company will continue to be known as Denbury Resources Inc. The transaction positions Denbury as one of the largest crude oil-focused, independent North American exploration and production companies.

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DOE Regional Partnership Begins Core Sampling for Large-Volume Carbon Sequestration Test

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With plans to inject over two million tons per year of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), the project—an international collaboration that includes Spectra Energy, the Province of British Columbia, Natural Resources Canada, the PCOR Partnership, and DOE—will also be one of the largest carbon sequestration projects in the world.

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Texas Clean Energy Project signs long-term CO2 offtake agreement with Whiting Petroleum for enhanced oil recovery; 90% CO2 capture from IGCC coal polygen plant

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TCEP received a $450 million award in 2010 from the US Department of Energy’s Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI), the Department’s effort to create a new generation of energy processes that sharply reduce emissions from coal-fired power plants and reduce America’s dependence on imported energy resources. Earlier post.). produce urea.

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