Global Climate News

The United States hosted a technical program on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) from March 3-5, 2025, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX. The event featured presentations and discussions on various themes including subsurface storage, site selection, injectivity challenges, and global CCUS implementation. Companies like Net Power, ExxonMobil, and Chevron participated, highlighting advancements in CO2 storage and utilization technologies. The program also included discussions on policy innovations for CCUS in India and a model for developing oil and gas regions globally, such as the Niger Delta.

Switzerland-based Climeworks has shared its 2024 milestones including the inauguration of Mammoth (world's largest Direct Air Capture plant), Project Cypress development in Louisiana, launch of Climeworks Solutions portfolio offering, certification under Puro Standard, and unveiling of Generation 3 technology. The company's Project Cypress, awarded USD 50 million by U.S. DOE, aims to capture 1 million tons of CO₂ annually when complete. The new Generation 3 technology promises to reduce carbon removal costs by up to 50% compared to current costs.

Switzerland-based Primeo Energie is installing a 65-megawatt-hour battery storage system in Kappel, Switzerland. This large-scale battery, built by INTILION, will help stabilize the power grid by storing excess renewable energy and releasing it when needed, improving grid reliability and reducing CO2 emissions by more than 4000 tons annually in the first years. The project is supported by the German government's Renewable-Energy-Solutions program.

\"Mercia Power Response (Cuckoo Road) Limited has applied for an electricity generation licence from the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority. The closing date for comments is 17 January 2025.\"

\"UK-based Mercia Power Response (Chesterfield Road) Limited has applied for an electricity generation licence from the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority. The closing date for comments on this application is 17 January 2025.\"

\"Loch Liath Wind Farm Limited, based in the UK, has applied for an electricity generation licence from the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority. The closing date for comments on this application is 17 January 2025.\"

\"UK-based Mercia Power Response (Nottingham Road) Limited has applied for an electricity generation licence from the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority. The closing date for comments on this application is 17 January 2025.\"

Sheepwash Clean Energy Limited has applied for an electricity generation licence from the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority. The closing date for comments is 17 January 2025.

Mercia Power Response (Graphite Way) Limited has applied for an electricity generation licence from the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority. The closing date for comments is January 17, 2025.