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COPYRIGHT 2008 Hart Energy Publishing, LP.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced awards of more than $126.6 million to the West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (WESTCARB) and the Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP).
Three regional Carbon Sequestration partnerships will conduct large volume tests in California and Ohio to demonstrate the ability of a geologic formation to safely, permanently, and economically store more than 1 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).
Subject to annual appropriations from Congress, the two projects - including the partnership's cost share - are estimated to cost more than $183 million. Advancing carbon sequestration is a key component of the Bush Administration's comprehensive efforts to commercially advance clean coal technology to meet current and future energy needs and meet President Bush's goal to stop greenhouse gas emissions growth by 2025.
"The formations to be tested during the third phase of the partnerships...
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