Coal News
Milton Catelin Speaking at Coal Energy Africa30 July 2010 Milton Catelin, Chief Executive of the World Coal Institute, will be in Johannesburg next month to provide the keynote address at "Coal Energy Africa - changing the face of coal". |
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GCCSI Responds to World Bank Energy Consultation30 June 2010 The Global CCS Institute has submitted a response to the World Bank Energy Strategy consultation. The GCCSI highlights the valuable role that the commercial deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) could play in meeting these objectives and encourages the World Bank Group to place a broader emphasis on CCS in its Energy Strategy. |
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WCI Addresses Environmental Meetings10 June 2010 The World Coal Institute today addressed two separate environmental conventions taking place in Europe on mercury and climate change. |
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Carbon Capture Technologies in Action2 June 2010 Australia's most comprehensive carbon capture demonstration projects are featured in a new video from the Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC). |
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ZEP Statement on CO2 Storage Capacity4th May 2010 The European Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants (ZEP) recently released a statement on the issue of CO2 storage capacity. The statement was authored by a number of key geological experts and ZEP members in response to a recent publication by Ehlig-Economides & Economides 2010 which sought to demonstrate that CCS is not technically or economically feasible, based on a supposed lack of underground CO2 storage capacity. |
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WCI Responds to World Bank Energy Strategy Consultation26 April 2010 The World Coal Institute (WCI) has submitted a response to the World Bank Energy Strategy Consultation process. |
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IEA Job Vacancy - Senior Energy Analyst (Coal)1 March 2010 The IEA seeks a Senior Energy Analyst to lead the Agency's work on coal. The selected candidate will be part of a team of enthusiastic professionals reporting to the Head of the Energy Diversification Division working closely with staff working on fossil fuel issues across the Agency. |
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CCS Projects Map Updated20 February 2010 WCI's interactive map of CCS projects, produced in partnership with CO2CRC, has just been updated. |
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WCI CEO Presentation at World Future Energy Summit19 January 2010 Milton Catelin, Chief Executive of the World Coal Institute, gave a presentation today at the 'World Future Energy Summit', held in Abu Dhabi, 18-21 January. |
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IGCC Conference to be held in China in April14 January 2010 "IGCC Outlook China 2010 - Uncovering the Growth Areas and the Challenges Faced in IGCC and CCS Development", is being held in China from 15-16 April 2010. WCI, alongside the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute and the Carbon Capture and Storage Association, is one of the event's endorsers. |
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Coal at Copenhagen Climate Talks19 December 2009 The World Coal Institute attended the two week's of climate change talks in Copenhagen. The WCI released a press statement at the end of the talks, which can be accessed here. The WCI also posted a daily blog from the event. |
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GCCSI Project Funding and Support Program16 December 2009 The Global CCS Institute has created a Project Funding and Support Program, as part of its objective to accelerate the global deployment of CCS. |
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New WCI Report on Financing CCS6 November 2009 WCI's new report "Securing the Future - Financing CCS in a Post-2012 World" compares the support of CCS to that given to other low carbon technologies, suggests next steps to overcome current barriers, gives funding options and discusses the costs of accelerating the widespread deployment of CCS. |
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WCI & CO2CRC Work Together on CCS Map21 October 2009 In June this year, the World Coal Institute launched its new website which featured a number of new resources, including an interactive map of carbon capture and storage projects worldwide. To keep the map as accurate and up-to-date as possible, the WCI has partnered with the Australian Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC). CO2CRC is one of the world's leading collaborative research organisations focused on CO2 capture and geological storage. |
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New CCS Website12 October 2009 The European Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants (ZEP) embarked on a project in February 2009 to launch a new public website which would seek to engage audiences and stakeholders on the many issues surrounding CCS. The idea was to create a platform where questions could be asked and answers provided, while showing visitors the breadth and depth of the CCS stakeholder community. |
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WCI Chief Executive to Speak at London CCS Event7 October 2009 Milton Catelin, Chief Executive of the World Coal Institute, will be speaking in London next month at the 3rd Annual European Carbon Capture & Storage Summit. |
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British Film Institute Launches Coal Film Season28 August 2009 King Coal is the first installment of a major three-year BFI project - This Working Life - celebrating the UK's 20th century industrial heritage. Launching in September, the turbulent story of coal and the immense effect it has had on British life will be explored on screen. |
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WCI Response to UK Government |
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Global CCS Institute Launches at G8 & Announces CEO Appointment18 July 2009 The GCCSI has moved to formally appoint Nick Otter as the Chief Executive Officer. |
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