carbon capture

The agreement between the State of Wyoming and PacifiCorp will keep a unit of the Jim Bridger Power Plant online past the previous closure deadline of Apr. 30, which has been signed by Gordon. Carbon capture technologies may also lengthen the lifespan of the facility, which has been operating for over 50 years.

While the pandemic has boosted coal production figures, an increase that is likely to continue in 2022, experts say the downward trend will only continue once markets normalize from economic recoveries and other energy sources further challenge the industry.

A new report from Advanced Resources International gives an update on enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and carbon dioxide supplies for CO2 EOR projects for the end of year 2020. Wyoming currently has six CO2 EOR projects.

The Joint Minerals Committee met in Laramie to discuss a host of topics, including the market for carbon credits and nuclear issues.

The Wyoming Public Service Commission (PSC) considered adopting emergency rules in order to implement a law passed in 2020. HEA 0079, "Reliable and Dispatchable Low Carbon Energy Standards," would require utilities to get a certain amount of electricity from coal plants with carbon capture attached by 2030.

University of Wyoming Professor Tara Righetti will head to France this summer to study how the European state transitioned its economy and culture away…

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $51.7 million dollars to a California-based carbon capture company called Membrane Technology and Research (MTR)…

Two winners have been announced for the $20 million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE: one that used flue gas from natural gas combustion in Canada, the other, from…

Carbon capture, utilization and storage continue to gain steam across Wyoming, with Governor Mark Gordon urging Congress last month to consider a bill…

As the $20 million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE comes to a close in Wyoming, Gov. Mark Gordon has offered up the state to once again host an XPRIZE…