The federal government has a window of opportunity to advance clean energy legislation on a scale that could transform the nation’s ability to meet critical emissions reduction goals and lead energy innovation globally. That’s why the Great Plains Institute (GPI) joined a diverse group of 26 other national organizations in urging congressional leaders to prioritize energy and climate technology and innovation legislation this fall. Continue reading »
Carbon Capture is Ready—Here’s How Proposed Federal Policy Can Increase Deployment
October 8, 2019 in Carbon Management Author: Jennifer Christensen
Reaching decarbonization goals by 2050 will require large-scale deployment of carbon capture. Fortunately, carbon capture has been demonstrated at commercial scale for use in electric power and key industries, with successful commercial experience dating back decades in some sectors. Continue reading »
GPI Testifies Before US House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
September 26, 2019 in Carbon Management Author: Gail Nosek
Carbon capture is a pillar of the Great Plains Institute’s (GPI’s) work. Our carbon management team is focused on realizing the full potential of this suite of technologies as a national energy security, economic, and environmental strategy. To achieve mid-century decarbonization goals, carbon capture projects and infrastructure must be built at a large scale, and in an accelerated timeframe. Continue reading »
Want a 100 percent Carbon-Free Electricity Grid? Keep Carbon Capture in the Mix.
July 8, 2019 in Carbon Management, Energy Systems Author: Franz Litz
A number of states have set 100-percent clean energy standards or targets for their electricity sectors, with many others openly considering such a goal. In its recently released A Road Map to Decarbonization in the Midcontinent: Electricity Sector, the Midcontinent Power Sector Collaborative (which is convened by the Great Plains Institute) suggests that these 100-percent targets are achievable by 2050 with currently demonstrated technologies. The road map also supports a mid-century strategy that remains open to a mix of very low-carbon and carbon-free resources, including carbon capture. Continue reading »
Major Announcements and Action Typify this Year’s CO2NNECT Conference
July 2, 2019 in Carbon Management Authors: Jill Syvrud, Patrice Lahlum
Leaders and stakeholders who are catalyzing carbon capture, storage, utilization, and removal efforts in the US recently gathered in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Now in its second year, the CO2NNECT Conference, hosted by the Great Plains Institute (GPI), focused on what deliberate and strategic actions are needed for carbon capture, storage, removal, and utilization to reach its full potential as a national energy, jobs, and emissions reduction solution. Continue reading »
Primer: Section 45Q Tax Credit for Carbon Capture Projects
June 17, 2019 in Carbon Management Author: Jennifer Christensen
The Section 45Q tax credit for carbon capture projects provides a foundational policy for increasing deployment of carbon capture projects in the US. This primer was prepared to provide a succinct overview of this important tax credit.
Why the Announcement of the World’s Largest Direct Air Capture Project is a Big Deal
June 12, 2019 in Carbon Management Author: Jennifer Christensen
Direct air capture (DAC) technology generates a mix of excitement, skepticism, and optimism as first-mover projects come online, from Iceland to the US. The technology captures carbon dioxide (CO2) from ambient air, which is then used to create products of economic value or stored geologically, thereby removing CO2 from the atmosphere. Continue reading »
Carbon Capture Coalition Releases Federal Policy Blueprint
May 21, 2019 in Carbon Management, News & Press, Reports & Whitepapers Author: Jennifer Christensen
At this week’s CO2NNECT 2019 conference, the Carbon Capture Coalition (which is co-convened by GPI) released its consensus “Federal Policy Blueprint” to “articulate a comprehensive and ambitious federal policy agenda that can help achieve the goal of economywide carbon capture deployment.” Continue reading »
Federal 48A Tax Credit Reform Needed for the US to Maintain Global Carbon Capture Leadership and Reduce Emissions
May 1, 2019 in Carbon Management Author: Patrice Lahlum
At a time when the rapid construction of new coal-fired power plants in China, India, and other emerging economies is contributing to significant global emissions growth, it is essential that the US continues to lead the way in commercial deployment of technologies to manage carbon emissions from existing power plants. Continue reading »
Waiting Game Continues: 45Q Carbon Capture Tax Credit Implementation Update
April 30, 2019 in Carbon Management Author: Patrice Lahlum
The clock is ticking. To qualify for the revamped 45Q carbon capture tax credit, a carbon capture project must begin construction by 2023—a very short time frame, especially for carbon capture projects that are capital intensive and have long lead times to develop, permit, and finance. Continue reading »
