Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Carbon Capture - The Coal Industry's Lifesaver?

I've been following many articles regarding the proposal of coal capturing as a solution for cutting carbon emissions made by the coal industry. If I were to draw my own conclusion, I would be tempted to say that this 'technology' could be compared to an analogy... "sweeping things under the carpet". I found two recent developments regarding this subject:- Here, on Greenpeace's website, and this Planetark article reporting on Germany delaying the rolling out of its planned carbon capture & storage law. I wonder if South Africa is still looking at this option? I dug up this old Engineering News article which might be of interest.
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2 comments:

  1. DaGumpfJune 23, 2009 at 9:04 AM

    Yes, South Africa is looking at this. All new coal power stations need to be Cabon Capture & Storage Ready. However, at the moment, there is NO TECHNOLOGY TO DO THIS! Check out www.thisisreality.org.

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  2. NinetteJune 30, 2009 at 7:10 AM

    Thank you for your comments! Yes, we plan on putting up another post more about this. Thanks again for the input! Warm regards, Ninette

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