CO2 Capture and Storage: The Energy Costs

The Oil Drum | Jul. 5, 2007 (Opinion)

Capturing carbon dioxide from coal (and gas) fired electricity plants. Subsequently transporting the carbon dioxide from the plant and storing it underground in (abandoned) oil/gas fields, in other geological formations or on the ocean floor. It seems like an excellent solution for continued fossil fuel use in the coming decades. Full Story »

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Subjects: Business, Sci/Tech
Topics: Energy, Oil and Gas
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jul 5, 2007 - 11:12 AM PDT
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Paul Keene
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 by Paul Keene - Oct. 1, 2008

Good information, if one sided. The article never mentions that the easiest way to avoid CO2 is simply not to burn fossil fuels and replace them with renewable sources. Also, I am convinced that putting the CO2 in the ground just transfers the problem to a later generation.

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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008
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 by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008
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