Negative CO2

Negative CO2

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Negative CO2 is a research project looking at capturing CO2 from burning biomass by means of an innovative and potentially revolutionary technology called Chemical-Looping Combustion of biomass (Bio-CLC).

Negative CO2: Bio-CCS is non-optional, but not a silver bullet

CO2 emissions must be reduced drastically now, not just from energy, but also from transport, industry and agriculture. The requirement for technologies that remove CO2 from the atmosphere at some scale is non-optional, but negative emissions will never be a safety net for reduced or delayed climate action now. Now, more than ever, we need to cut the amount of CO2 we emit in order to prevent a further escalation of climate change. To reach the goals of the Paris…

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NER Negative CO2 Newsletter October 2019

Our flagship project is now in its last period. While some of the work packages have finished their work, others are busy completing their final deliverables. This Newsletter gives you the latest update on progress made in 2019. You can read it by clicking here. The core activities of this project are laboratory and demonstration-scale testing of the Chemical Looping Combustion process. To complement this, our researchers are active in informing wider audiences of their results and their relevance to…

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Nordic Flagship Event Tour

As the three Nordic flagship projects come to a close they will be presenting their results at various conferences and events across the Nordic and Baltic regions. The projects each address a major challenge for achieving a carbon-neutral Nordic region:   Flex4RES: How to ensure flexibility in the energy system NegativeCO2: Technology for capturing CO2 in combustion of biomass Shift: Solutions for urban mobility and for long distance/heavy duty transport Below is an overview of the "Nordic Flagship Tour." Delivering…

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OPEN CALL – Communicating the results of the Nordic Flagship Projects

Nordic Energy Research (NER) has financed 3 Nordic Flagship Projects which are coming to completion at the end of 2019. These projects each focus on a different aspect of reducing carbon emissions and have produced a large amount of academic research within their specific fields. As the projects come to a close our task is now to translate key results they have produced into simple but compelling messages, and communicate these messages to the public. We are seeking the services…

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NER Negative CO2 Newsletter December 2018

Much has happened in the Negative CO2 flagship project since June 2018. Our project is bringing Chemical Looping Combustion technology closer to viability. This newsletter highlights testing performed on the pilot plant at SINTEF and at Chalmers, as well as laboratory work supporting this at various project partner sites. Public outreach and publishing has been especially high this period. Please read our latest newsletter by clicking here

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NER Negative CO2 Newsletter June 2018

This is the fourth edition of the newsletter of The Nordic Energy Research Flagship Project “Negative CO2 Emissions with Chemical Looping Combustion of Biomass” This edition covers the results and progress of the project in the period from October 2017 to June 2018. Click here for the NER Negative CO2 newsletter 4 – June 2018 In the period October 2017 to June 2018, the work packages have made significant progress. In addition, there has been very high activity regarding publication…

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Wrapping up Nordic Clean Energy Week 2018

In May Nordic Energy Research was engaged in a number of events as part of Nordic Clean Energy Week in Malmö and Copenhagen. The week was a big success, with researchers, politicians, students and business representatives from around the Nordics gathering to discuss some of the burning issues regarding the future of clean energy. Below you can find links to articles and other information about the individual events.   The EU Observer on our negative emissions flagship project and Nordic Clean…

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Making Sweden carbon negative from 2045

Sweden set the goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2045, and carbon negative after that. But how will Sweden achieve this? Nordic cooperation, CCS, Bio-CCS, are key CO2 capture and storage (CCS) is essential for reaching Europe’s climate targets Cooperation between Sweden and Norway on the development of a common CCS infrastructure decreases the costs and increases the effectiveness of this climate measure. CO2 capture and storage offers great opportunities for industry and new jobs. Carbon Capture and Storage at waste…

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Myths and facts about negative emissions

Some argue that developing carbon negative technologies gives us permission to slack away, but we are actually slacking away if we do not consider CO2 removal. Negative emissions: Myths and Facts Some skeptics to the development of carbon negative technologies argue that they would allow us to hold off on real climate-saving hard work for later. But putting effective CO2-negative climate mitigation strategies on the shelf is not an option  if we want to have a gradual shift from our…

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NER Negative CO2 Newsletter October 2017

This is the third edition of the newsletter of The Nordic Energy Research Flagship Project “Negative CO2 Emissions with Chemical Looping Combustion of Biomass”. This edition covers the results and progress of the project in the period from September 2016 to September 2017.   Click here for the NER Negative CO2 newsletter 3 - Oktober 2017 or Haven’t heard about CO2 capture and storage before? Click here for an introduction.   NER Negative CO2 The NER Negative CO2 project combines…

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