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Press ReleasesJanuary 18, 2011There is considerable opportunity and growing technical sophistication to make terrestrial carbon sequestration both practical and effective, according to the latest carbon capture and storage "best practices" manual issued by the U.S. Department of En...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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January 11, 2011An overview of research, development, and demonstration efforts to supply cost-effective, advanced carbon capture and storage technologies for coal-based power systems is the focus of a new roadmap published by the U.S. Department of Energy.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Press ReleasesDecember 1, 2010There could be as much as 5,700 years of carbon dioxide storage potential available in geologic formations in the United States and portions of Canada, according to the latest edition of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Carbon Sequestration Atlas (Atl...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Press ReleasesNovember 30, 2010In another step forward toward improved scientific understanding of potential geologic carbon dioxide storage impacts, a new U.S. Department of Energy sponsored study has confirmed earlier research showing that proper site selection and monitoring is e...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Press ReleasesNovember 4, 2010A field test sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy has demonstrated that opportunities to permanently store carbon in unmineable seams of lignite may be more widespread than previously documented.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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October 28, 2010Officials from TDEC and DOE signed a Natural Resources Damages settlement agreement. The signed document designates DOE’s plans to compensate the state for ecological and human use impacts associated with contaminant releases from facilities at the O...Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleasesOctober 26, 2010The final and most high-profile demolition funded at Y-12 by the Recovery Act continues this week. Building 9211, one of seven buildings in Y-12’s vacant Biology Complex, was constructed in 1945 to house biological research. The 83,471-square-foot fa...Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleasesOctober 1, 2010Dr. James J. Markowsky, who has spearheaded DOE’s efforts in the development of carbon capture and storage technologies for the past two years, has announced he will resign as Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy effective Nov. 4.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Press ReleasesSeptember 28, 2010U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the Department of Energy has signed final cooperative agreements with the FutureGen Industrial Alliance and Ameren Energy Resources that formally commit $1 billion in Recovery Act funding to build F...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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September 23, 2010Gas streams containing high levels of both carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide can be safely used for carbon capture and storage, according to results from a field test completed by the Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office