Direct Air Capture (DAC)

Picture a factory-sized machine that does just one job — pull carbon dioxide out of the air we breathe, then bury it deep underground to vanish forever. It sounds like magic, and in a way it nearly is — because CO2 makes up just 0.04% of the air, pulling it back out is the most expensive, most energy-hungry job of every climate fix there is. This is the story of a technology that scientists call "essential" but the market still calls "too expensive."

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GOWell Energy Technology Begins Nasdaq Trading Under Ticker GOW

GOWell Energy Technology has officially commenced trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "GOW" following the completion of its business combination with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. V, a special purpose acquisition company, on September 25, 2026. The Singapore-headquartered company provides well logging technologies and distributed sensing solutions supporting well integrity, environmental risk management and production optimization across geothermal, carbon capture and storage, and natural gas storage applications. The listing gives GOWell enhanced access to public capital markets and strategic flexibility to accelerate innovation and expand its global footprint, the company said. CEO Guillaume Borrel called the listing a defining milestone and said it should enhance visibility in the global marketplace and broaden exposure to a wider base of investors. GOWell maintains a global manufacturing and procurement network with regional hubs in the United States and UAE and operations covering more than 50 countries.
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GOWell Energy Technology · Capital · Positive GOWell began Nasdaq trading under GOW after completing its SPAC business combination, gaining access to public capital markets.
IPEX · Capital · Neutral Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. V completed its business combination with GOWell, the SPAC transaction that brought GOW to Nasdaq.
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PTT Joins Forces with 4 Government Agencies to Sign I-SPARK Rayong Development, Expected Investment of 5 Billion Dollars

PTT Public Company Limited, together with four government agencies, signed a declaration of intent to cooperate in developing the I-SPARK pilot model to build readiness in clean energy and infrastructure for low-carbon industry in the Map Ta Phut area of Rayong Province, at the Gastech Bangkok 2026 event at the BITEC Exhibition and Convention Center in Bangkok. Mr. Kongkrapan Intarajang, Chief Executive Officer and President of PTT, presided over the ceremony, while Mr. Buranin Rattanasombat, Mr. Pirun Saiyasitpanich, Mr. Wattanapong Kurovat, Mr. Warakorn Prammobol, and Mr. Sumet Tangprasert jointly signed I-SPARK, integrating investment projects and key infrastructure across three clusters: Low Carbon Energy & Solution, Shared / Common Infrastructure, and Specialties, Bio & Circularity. These cover LNG, hydrogen energy, ammonia, battery energy storage systems, carbon dioxide capture and storage, sustainable aviation fuel, bio-based products, specialty chemicals, and the conversion of used plastics back into new raw materials. By 2035, investment in I-SPARK projects is expected to reach as much as 5 billion US dollars, and greenhouse gas emissions could be reduced by as much as 9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, while laying the foundation for Rayong Province to become a model area that can be expanded to other areas of the country.
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PTT.BK · Capital · Positive PTT signed an I-SPARK cooperation agreement expected to draw up to $5 billion in investment across clean energy and infrastructure projects by 2035.
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ExxonMobil Builds End-to-End Carbon Capture Business as Texas Approves Rose Project

ExxonMobil is building an end-to-end carbon capture and storage business spanning CO2 capture, transportation and storage, anchored in the U.S. Gulf Coast, which accounts for about one-third of U.S. industrial CO2 emissions. The company estimates its Gulf Coast pipeline network can eventually handle up to 100 million metric tons of captured CO2 annually once fully developed, and it already has agreements to transport and store about 9 million metric tons of CO2 per year for industrial customers. ExxonMobil is expanding its CCS customer base through work with Linde, Nucor, Lake Charles Methanol II and AtmosClear, and its plans gained momentum after Texas regulators approved the Rose carbon capture and storage project, designed to store about 53 million metric tons of customers' CO2 in underground wells in Jefferson County, TX. ExxonMobil expects energy-related CO2 emissions to decline to roughly 30 billion metric tons by 2050 from 36 billion metric tons in 2025, while global CCS is projected to grow from about 30 million metric tons of CO2 in 2025 to 2,000 million metric tons by 2050, short of the roughly 7,000 million metric tons needed to meet global climate goals. Separately, Occidental Petroleum is advancing carbon capture through its low-carbon ventures business, with its STRATOS direct-air-capture project expected to complete commissioning around the end of 2026 and begin operations in 2027, and about $400 million in low-carbon ventures capital spending rolling off beginning next year, while Baker Hughes is broadening its carbon-capture capabilities through its acquisition of Chart Industries.
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Vaulted Deep Secures $35 Million Debt Facility From Mediobanca

Vaulted Deep has secured a $35 million debt facility from Mediobanca to expand its national buildout of subsurface waste disposal sites. The financing, arranged by CFP Energy, is the largest publicly disclosed U.S. commercial debt deal in durable carbon removal to be secured by long-term purchase contracts, and was supported by Vaulted's waste service agreements and contracted carbon removal revenue, including offtakes with Frontier buyers. Vaulted delivered more than 20,000 tons of carbon removal to Frontier buyers in the first half of 2026, surpassing its total deliveries for all of 2025, and has increased weekly waste volume sixfold since 2023. The new capital will advance projects through the company's AI-Accelerated Site Development Platform and adds to the $48 million in equity Vaulted has raised to date and its $8 million XPRIZE Carbon Removal award. Artio, a carbon insurance firm, supported the transaction by helping to de-risk the investment.
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Banpu's BKV closes deal to acquire gas and CCS assets in US Barnett field

Banpu, or BANPU, announced the successful acquisition of upstream, midstream and carbon capture and storage (CCS) assets in the Barnett natural gas field in the United States through BKV Corporation, a US energy company in which Banpu holds a majority stake. The move underscores BKV's role as the largest natural gas producer in the Barnett field and one of the 15 largest natural gas producers in the United States. The new assets comprise natural gas production capacity of approximately 65 million cubic feet equivalent per day, of which more than 50% is liquid hydrocarbon production, with proved developed producing reserves of approximately 0.35 trillion cubic feet equivalent, covering an area of roughly 117,000 acres, mostly in Montague County, Texas, along with about 1,000 natural gas wells. They also include midstream infrastructure: a natural gas processing plant with capacity of 180 million cubic feet per day, 340 miles of gas pipelines, a 225-mile water management system and two saltwater disposal wells. The assets also include an operating CCS project that captured more than 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide over the 12 months to the first quarter of 2026, along with a carbon pipeline and underground injection wells. The entire transaction was funded by BKV's cash together with borrowings under a revolving credit facility. Sinnath Vongkusolkit, Chief Executive Officer of Banpu, said the acquisition marks another important step in disciplined growth to expand its integrated natural gas platform in the United States.
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BKV · Capital · Positive BKV closed an acquisition of Barnett gas, midstream and CCS assets funded by cash and revolving credit, expanding its production and reserves.
BANPU.BK · Capital · Positive Banpu's majority-owned BKV completed the Barnett acquisition, advancing Banpu's integrated natural gas growth strategy.
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Exxon Raises 2050 Emissions Forecast, Warns Coal Use Will Overshoot Climate Targets

ExxonMobil said in its annual Energy Outlook published this week that the world is on course to fail in its efforts to reduce carbon emissions by 2050, largely because of the persistent use of coal. The report estimates coal will account for 15% of the world's energy mix by 2050, down from 25% in 2025 but up by one percentage point from Exxon's previous projection, because coal is still a significant energy source in China and other Asian countries, where it is viewed as vital for energy security. Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are projected at 30B metric tons by 2050, about 10% higher than expected a year ago and nearly triple the levels that a United Nations body determined would be needed to limit global warming to 2°C, or 3.6°F, above pre-industrial norms. Exxon Economic and Energy Director Prasanna Joshi said that pace implies the world is on track for a 2.5°C-3.5°C temperature increase by 2050, and the forecast also lowered its global estimate for the amount of carbon that will be captured and stored underground to about 2B metric tons by 2050 from its prior estimate of 3.1B metric tons, because of affordability and the lack of willingness to pay. Global oil consumption will reach 105M bbl/day in 2050, up from 100M bbl/day last year, and global electricity demand is expected to grow 65% by 2050 from 2025, largely in line with Exxon's previous projections.
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XOM · · Neutral Exxon's own Energy Outlook forecasts higher 2050 emissions and coal use, but this is a research projection with no direct financial or operational impact on the company.
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Vallourec Wins Prinos CO2 Storage Contract in Greece

Vallourec has been selected by EnEarth, a subsidiary of Energean, to supply premium tubular solutions for the first phase of the Prinos CO2 Carbon Storage project in Greece. The contract covers approximately 3,000 tons of casing pipes and accessories, including seamless carbon steel and corrosion-resistant alloy casing pipes equipped with VAM premium connections and Vallourec's CLEANWELL dope-free solution. Located offshore Greece, Prinos CO2 aims to convert a depleted oil reservoir into a permanent CO2 storage site with a targeted injection capacity of up to 2.8 million tons per year and a total proved plus probable storage capacity of 51.5 million tons, according to NSAI's independent Competent Person's Report. The project is recognized by the European Union as a Project of Common Interest and is supported by European and Greek funding programs. Vallourec Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Philippe Guillemot said the award demonstrates confidence in the company's ability to meet the stringent integrity and reliability requirements of permanent CO2 storage, while EnEarth Head of Carbon Storage Nikolas Rigas called Prinos one of the first large-scale Carbon Capture and Storage developments to be built in Europe and the first of its kind in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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BANPU benefits as BKV closes Barnett Shale gas deal, adding 6.6% to production

Banpu Public Company Limited, or BANPU, is set to benefit after BKV, in which BANPU holds a 63.3% stake, announced the closing of a transaction to acquire new upstream, midstream and carbon capture and storage assets in the Barnett Shale natural gas field in Texas, United States. The deal was funded with BKV's cash together with borrowings under a revolving credit facility, though the transaction value was not disclosed. The acquired assets have production capacity of about 65 million cubic feet equivalent per day, of which more than 50% is liquid hydrocarbons. Proved and producing reserves stand at approximately 0.35 trillion cubic feet equivalent, covering roughly 117,000 acres, with about 1,000 producing wells, a gas processing plant with capacity of 180 million cubic feet per day, a gas pipeline system of about 340 miles, and a CCS project capable of capturing and storing roughly 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. Compared with BKV's current gas production of 978 million cubic feet equivalent per day, this represents about 6.6% of its existing production base. The US gas business accounted for about 24% of total EBITDA in 2025. Asia Plus Securities therefore maintained its fair value for BANPU at 17 baht per share and recommended gradually accumulating the stock on weakness to capture the expected second-half 2026 earnings trend, which is forecast to be better than the first half on seasonal factors.
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BANPU.BK · Capital · Positive BANPU's 63.3%-owned BKV closed a Barnett Shale acquisition adding ~6.6% to production, supporting the maintained 17 baht fair value.
BKV · Capital · Positive BKV closed an acquisition of Barnett Shale upstream, midstream and CCS assets, expanding its production base by about 6.6%.
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BANPU launches US integrated gas platform, targets 1.5 million tonnes of carbon storage per year

Banpu Public Company Limited, or BANPU, presented its integrated natural gas business in the United States, known as U.S. Closed-Loop Gas, at Gastech 2026 under the concept The Future Flows Circular, linking operations from natural gas production, midstream business infrastructure and power generation through to carbon capture, utilisation and storage, or CCUS. The platform is driven through BKV Corporation, or BKV, an energy company in which BANPU holds a majority stake and one of the top 15 natural gas producers in the United States, as well as the largest producer in the Barnett gas field in Texas. BKV currently has upstream natural gas reserves, combined cycle gas turbine, or CCGT, gas-fired power plants with total generating capacity of 1.5 gigawatts in Texas, and three carbon capture and storage, or CCS, projects already in operation: Barnett Zero, Cotton Cove and Eagle Ford. It aims to increase its carbon dioxide storage rate to approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year by 2028. BANPU said demand for natural gas in the United States is likely to rise by about 25% by 2030, while electricity demand in Texas's deregulated power market, ERCOT, is expected to increase more than 21-fold by 2032. Given these trends, BKV is pressing ahead with the development of an Integrated Energy Complex in Jack County, Texas, on an area of more than 6,200 acres, and has already filed for approval to connect to the grid to support both power generation and consumption. Sinon Vongkusolkit, Chief Executive Officer of BANPU, said the integrated natural gas business in the United States is one of the key mechanisms driving BANPU's growth through its Carbon-Sequestered Gas, or CSG, solution, a carbon-neutral natural gas covering Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions.
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BANPU.BK · Demand · Positive BANPU launched its US Closed-Loop Gas platform via majority-owned BKV, citing expected 25% US gas demand growth and surging ERCOT power demand as growth drivers.
BKV · Demand · Positive BKV is the platform driving BANPU's US integrated gas business, with rising US natural gas and Texas power demand supporting its upstream, CCGT and CCS expansion.
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REX American Resources Posts Record Q2 on Tax Credits as Volume Stalls

REX American Resources reported the best second quarter in its history on September 2, with net income of $1.06 per diluted share and a 24th straight profitable quarter. Net sales climbed to $168.5 million, gross profit surged to $53.3 million from $14.3 million, and the ethanol producer ended the quarter with $379.5 million in cash and short-term investments as of July 31 and zero bank debt. The results leaned on stronger crush margins, richer byproduct pricing and $18.4 million in Section 45Z federal tax credits, though core gross profit still grew 144% year over year excluding that credit income. Ethanol sales volume was flat at 70.6 million gallons and distillers grains volume slipped to 145,081 tons from 148,017 tons, while selling, general and administrative expenses more than doubled to $15.6 million from $6.2 million. The company's carbon capture project cleared a hurdle on August 17 when the EPA issued draft permits for three Class VI injection wells, but Executive Chairman Stuart Rose said regulatory sign-off on a roughly five-mile connector pipeline from the Illinois Commerce Commission will hold the project up the longest.
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REX · Capital · Positive Record Q2 with net income of $1.06/share, gross profit surging to $53.3M, $379.5M cash and zero debt, boosted by $18.4M in Section 45Z tax credits.
REX · Regulation · Positive EPA issued draft permits for three Class VI carbon-capture injection wells, though an Illinois Commerce Commission pipeline approval remains the main delay.
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Sinopec and Partners Launch Global CCUS Cooperation Initiative

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, known as Sinopec, joined the International CCUS Technology Innovation Cooperation Organization, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy, and the Institute of New Materials and Energy Technologies at Nazarbayev University to launch the Initiative for Cooperation on Low-Carbon Energy Development. Announced at the 2026 International CCUS Technology Conference in Astana, the initiative promotes collaboration on CCUS technologies and standards and greater exchange among professionals. Sinopec has built China's first 100-kilometer dense-phase CO2 pipeline and operates the country's first integrated CCUS demonstration project with an annual capacity of one million metric tons. It is also conducting a joint study with Shell, BASF, and China Baowu on China's first open-access CCUS cluster at the 10-million-metric-ton scale, and preparing a one-million-metric-ton demonstration project at Shengli Oilfield. The International CCUS Technology Innovation Cooperation Organization, established in July 2025, has 60 founding members from more than 20 countries and regions.
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600028.CG · Technology · Positive Sinopec launches global CCUS cooperation initiative and operates China's first million-ton integrated CCUS demonstration project.
BAS.XETRA · Technology · Positive BASF is named as a partner in the joint study on China's first open-access 10-million-ton CCUS cluster.
SHEL.LSE · Technology · Positive Shell is named as a partner in the joint study on China's first open-access 10-million-ton CCUS cluster.
China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Ltd. · Technology · Positive China Baowu is named as a partner in the joint study on China's first open-access 10-million-ton CCUS cluster.
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UN Warns World Risks Entering Era of Global Warming Exceeding 1.5°C

A major United Nations report states that the global average temperature is likely to rise more than 1.5 degrees Celsius within the next few years, and could reach 1.8 degrees Celsius in the best-case scenario, or 2.6 degrees Celsius if current policies remain. Currently, temperatures have already increased by 1.4 degrees Celsius. This report marks the end of the previous era and indicates that the world may not be able to avoid overshooting the threshold, so the goal must shift to bringing temperatures back below 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of this century. Debra Roberts, one of the co-authors from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, stated that the level of commitment from countries will determine whether the overshoot lasts for decades or millennia. Reducing temperatures requires accelerating the reduction of greenhouse gases and removing carbon from the atmosphere, both naturally and through technology, including making net emissions negative. At the same time, communities must be helped to adapt to irreversible impacts, such as rising sea levels.
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Krungsri Securities maintains buy rating on BANPU with target price of 17 baht

Krungsri Securities maintains a buy recommendation on BANPU, with a 2027 target price of 17.0 baht per share, based on a continued recovery trend in 2026 to 2028, when net profit is expected to grow at an average of 68% per year. The natural gas and power plant business in the United States will benefit from rising electricity demand from data centers and the expansion of LNG export capacity. Management expects negotiations on power purchase agreements with major cloud service providers to progress by early 2027. The company aims to increase EBITDA by 1.5 times by 2030 and raise the share of clean energy business to more than 50%, from about 28% in 2023. It plans to expand power generation capacity in the United States by another 200 to 1,200 megawatts and grow its carbon capture business to 1.5 million tonnes per year by 2028, from about 0.4 million tonnes per year currently. For the coal business, the company targets 2026 sales of about 43 million tonnes, up from about 40 million tonnes in 2025, supported by demand for coal as a substitute for natural gas and the impact of the Middle East war on Qatari LNG supply. There is also upside risk to the target price of about 1.2 baht per share from the expansion of power generation capacity in the United States.
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BANPU.BK · Demand · Positive Rising US electricity demand from data centers and LNG export expansion boost natural gas and power business; PPA negotiations with cloud providers expected to progress.
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Carbon TerraVault begins CO2 injection and revenue at California's first CCS project

Carbon TerraVault Holdings, a subsidiary of California Resources Corporation, has started carbon dioxide injection and revenue generation at Carbon TerraVault I, California's first carbon capture and storage project. The project sources emissions from CRC's Elk Hills Cryogenic Gas Plant. For the second quarter of 2026, the Carbon Management Business reported operating revenues of $1 million, general and administrative expenses of $2 million, other operating expenses net of $7 million, capital investments of $3 million, and an adjusted EBITDAX loss of $8 million. The company provided third quarter 2026 guidance for capital investments of $0 to $2 million, general and administrative expenses of $0 to $2 million, and other operating expenses net of $4 to $12 million, with full-year 2026 guidance for capital investments of $10 to $18 million, general and administrative expenses of $4 to $10 million, and other operating expenses net of $20 to $30 million.
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Carbon TerraVault Holdings, LLC · Demand · Positive Carbon TerraVault Holdings starts CO2 injection and revenue at its first CCS project, directly benefiting the subsidiary.
CRC · Demand · Positive Carbon TerraVault I begins CO2 injection and revenue generation, marking a key milestone for CRC's CCS project.
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Direct Air Capture Market Projected to Reach $18,244.89 Million by 2035

The global Direct Air Capture Market is projected to grow from USD 160.40 million in 2025 to USD 18,244.89 million by 2035, expanding at a CAGR of 34.17% from 2026 to 2035, according to SNS Insider. Government support, tax breaks, carbon pricing schemes, and corporate net-zero commitments are accelerating market growth globally. North America accounted for 46.73% of the overall market revenue in 2025, while the Asia-Pacific region is expected to witness the highest growth rate during the forecast period. In 2025, the Solid Direct Air Capture segment held a 55.46% revenue share, and the Renewable Energy source segment accounted for 42.56% of market revenue. The Carbon Capture and Storage application segment held a 65.35% share, and the Oil & Gas end-use segment contributed 32.45% of total revenue.
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Uniper selects SLB Capturi for carbon capture at UK gas power project

Uniper has appointed SLB Capturi as the preferred technology licensor for carbon capture at its proposed Connah's Quay Low Carbon Power project in Deeside, UK. The decision follows a competitive front-end engineering and design process that began in December 2024. The project will use SLB Capturi's Big Catch amine-based carbon capture technology, configured for flexible operation alongside gas turbines to handle fluctuating electricity demand. If the project reaches a final investment decision and subsequent contract awards, it would mark SLB Capturi's first major deployment in large-scale gas-fired power generation. The facility, targeting up to 1.38 gigawatts of generating capacity in two phases, would pipe captured CO₂ to the HyNet industrial cluster for permanent offshore storage, with an initial phase potentially operational from 2030.
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SLB Capturi · Demand · Positive SLB Capturi chosen as preferred technology licensor for carbon capture at Uniper's Connah's Quay project, marking potential first major deployment in gas-fired power.
UN0.XETRA · Demand · Positive Uniper selects SLB Capturi for carbon capture at its UK gas power project, advancing its low-carbon strategy.
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Gas Separation Membranes Market to Reach $2.5 Billion by 2031

The global gas separation membranes market is projected to grow from $1.5 billion in 2025 to $2.5 billion by 2031, a compound annual growth rate of 9.1%, according to a new report from BCC Research. The expansion is driven by surging demand for green hydrogen production and carbon capture technologies, with the carbon capture application segment growing at a 40% CAGR. Asia-Pacific holds a 43.5% market share, led by industrial growth in China and India and aggressive clean energy mandates. Key players include Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Air Liquide, Honeywell International Inc., SLB, and Membrane Technology and Research Inc.
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Membrane Technology and Research · Demand · Positive Membrane Technology and Research is a key player directly benefiting from the projected market growth.
APD · Demand · Positive Growing demand for gas separation membranes in green hydrogen and carbon capture drives revenue for Air Products.
AI.PA · Demand · Positive Air Liquide's gas separation membrane portfolio gains from rising demand in green hydrogen and carbon capture.
HON · Demand · Positive Honeywell's gas separation membrane business benefits from market growth in carbon capture and hydrogen.
0SCL.LSE · Demand · Positive SLB's involvement in gas separation membranes aligns with market expansion in energy transition applications.
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Draft Climate Change Act opens way for carbon contracts for difference to support CCS investment

The third public hearing draft of the Climate Change Act establishes a greenhouse gas emissions trading system and a carbon tax. Controlled legal entities will have their emission allowances capped and must reduce greenhouse gas emissions, potentially by adopting carbon capture and storage technology, or CCS. However, such investments involve high costs and risk from carbon price volatility. Associate Professor Dr. Piti Eiamchamroonlarp proposes using carbon contracts for difference for emission reduction projects, or CCfDs, as a tool for the government to compensate the difference between the market price of emission allowances and the cost of carbon avoidance or CCS services. This would incentivize industries to invest in low-carbon technology instead of buying emission allowances. These long-term contracts of 10 to 20 years would reduce financial risk and promote a domestic CCS market. Following the European Union's approach, CCfDs would be allocated through a competitive bidding process with an evaluation system to ensure the most effective use of public funds.
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Entergy and MHI Group sign MOU to cut CCS costs by 50%

Entergy and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group have signed a memorandum of understanding aiming to develop a near-term roadmap for a 50% reduction in overall costs for carbon capture and storage solutions. The collaboration will leverage MHI Group's integrated gas turbine combined cycle and carbon capture technology, including M501JAC gas turbines from Mitsubishi Power Americas and carbon capture technology from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, to support decarbonization at Entergy's power generation sites. Entergy's operations are located near the largest existing carbon dioxide pipeline network in the United States and in a region with suitable subsurface geology for permanent CO2 storage. The partnership builds on a long collaboration between Entergy and Mitsubishi Power Americas and positions the companies as early leaders in the commercialization of integrated gas turbine and CCS technology.
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ETR · Technology · Positive Entergy signs MOU with MHI to develop CCS technology that could cut costs by 50%, positioning it as an early leader in integrated gas turbine and CCS.
7011.JP · Technology · Positive MHI Group's technology is central to the collaboration, potentially expanding its CCS and gas turbine business.
Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc. · Technology · Positive Mitsubishi Power Americas provides key gas turbine and CCS technology for the partnership.
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