[LINK] carbon sequestration

David Boxall david.boxall at hunterlink.net.au
Mon Apr 13 10:43:11 AEST 2009


On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 at 22:01:38 GMT stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
> http://www.netl.doe.gov
>
> ...
> This project will be used to demonstrate that CO2 emitted from industrial 
> sources - such as coal-fired power plants - can be stored in deep 
> geologic formations to mitigate large quantities of greenhouse gas 
> emissions. 
> ...
Maybe CO2 can be stored, but can it be captured? The last I heard, the 
best technologies captured only 2% of the CO2 from power plant flue gasses.

That was about a year ago. Has anything changed in the meantime?
 
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