Sierra Club article about carbon removal
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This Week in Research
Associated Project(s):ISTC researchers recently validated a system that can achieve up to 95% efficiency in CO₂ capture, significantly reducing the environmental impact of coal-fired power plants. The research team tested the technology at Abbott Power Plant.
The Current Status and Pillars of Direct Air Capture Technologies
Associated Project(s):News Gazette article - visit from US Energy Secretary
Associated Project(s):F&S Insider article about Carbon Capture
Associated Project(s):Daily Illini article about impacts of covid-19 on iCAP
Associated Project(s):The Daily Illini published an article about the impacts of covid-19 on the campus sustainability efforts. One key message is that, even with some delays associated with the pandemic, we are still determined to move forward. The conclusion of the article says:
Mohamed Attalla, executive director of Facilities and Services, said there are lots of initiatives to reach carbon neutrality in terms of energy and hopes to reach 400,000 metric tons of CO2 this year.
DOE award for Carbon Capture project
Associated Project(s):The DOE has awarded $25M to a three-year project, led by
EGEN SWATeam Meeting (3.30.17)
Associated Project(s):The EGEN SWATeam held another bi-weekly meeting. Topics covered include:
- Performing preliminary assessment for clean energy PPA
- Fact sheet using solar farm as basis to estimate land needs and costs of additional solar farm to meet iCAP goal
- Update on biomass boiler at energy farm
- Identifying opportunities to purseu implementation of ground source heat pump (GSHP) technology on campus.
Sen. Durbin Backs Research to Capture More Carbon from Coal Plants
Associated Project(s):Here is an article from ISTC: Senator Supports Plan to Capture More Carbon for Beneficial Use