Tue, January 4, 2022 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CET
OpenAir is excited to present an online event series that explores the wide range of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions currently being researched, developed, and deployed, and discusses them in the context of policy proposals under development for New York, and other states and localities.
Fan Yang, Hans Meerman, André Faaij IN: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 112, 2021,103519, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2021.103519
Mass and energy balances were used to evaluate each route’s cradle-to-gate CO2eq emissions. Results indicate that using either CO2 capture and storage (CCS) or biomass can reduce, but not eliminate, CO2eq emissions in the iron and steel sector. However, the combination of CCS and biomass (BECCS) can result in CO2-neutral or even CO2-negative steelmaking.
Igor Tatarewicz, Michał Lewarski, Sławomir Skwierz, Vitaliy Krupin, Robert Jeszke, Maciej Pyrka, Krystian Szczepanski, Monika Sekuła IN: Energies 2021, 14, 7842. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14237842
This research is devoted to an analysis of BECCS as a negative emissions technology (NET) and the assessment of its implementation impact upon the possibility of achieving EU climate goals by 2050.
by the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources (Washington State University)
For these up to date report, fourty biochar producers, practitioners, scientists, and engineers held a virtual workshop in April 2020 to chart a roadmap (184 pages, summary 18 pages) for future development of the biochar industry in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
by Aruna Chandrasekhar and Guiliana Viglione
Carbon Brief summarises their opinion about the important takeaways from COP26 on food, nature and land use (incl. nature-based solutions for CDR, agriculture etc.).
Xiaohan Yang, Degao Liu, Haiwei Lu, David J. Weston, Jin-Gui Chen, Wellington Muchero, Stanton Martin, Yang Liu, Md Mahmudul Hassan, Guoliang Yuan, Udaya C. Kalluri, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Julie C. Mitchell, Stan D. Wullschleger, Gerald A. Tuskan IN: BiodesignResearch, Article ID:9798714, 32 pp.
In this article, validated biological parts (e.g., protein encoding genes, non-coding RNAs) were summarized for biological engineering of carbon dioxide removal traits in terrestrial plants to accelerate land-based decarbonization in bioenergy plantations and agricultural settings and promote a vibrant bioeconomy.
by PR Newswire at finanznachrichten.de
The European Commission announced today that Stockholm Exergi’s project for negative emissions – BECCS@STHLM (Bio Energy Carbon Capture and Storage) – has advanced to the last step in the selection process to receive support from the European Innovation Fund. The project was selected based on its potential to transform the European energy industry and mitigate climate change.
by Katja Maria Engel
Carbon dioxide can be captured in a variety of ways, but the potential of the techniques is unclear – a popular scientific overview of the various negative emission technologies (in German).
Ángel Galán-Martín, Daniel Vázquez, Selene Cobo, José Antonio Caballero, Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez IN: Nat Commun 12, 6490 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26680-3 (open access)
Here, they investigate the still poorly understood implications of delaying CDR actions, focusing on integrating direct air capture and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (DACCS and BECCS) into the European Union power mix.
by Martina Lyons (at energypost.eu)
Martina Lyons at IRENA (International renewable energy agency) picks out the highlights of their new report “Reaching Zero with Renewables: Capturing Carbon”.
