Carbon Sequestration R&D
"Carbon sequestration" is a family of methods for capturing and permanently isolating gases that otherwise could contribute to global climate change. Affordable and environmentally safe sequestration approaches could offer a way to stabilize atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide without requiring the United States and other countries to make large-scale and potentially costly changes to their energy infrastructures.
 |
"We all believe technology offers great promise to significantly reduce [greenhouse gas] emissions -- especially carbon capture, storage and sequestration technologies."
President George W. Bush
June 11, 2001 |
Key R&D Programs and Initiatives
The Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum
DOE is working with the Department of State to organize an international ministerial-level panel that will meet regularly to discuss the growing body of scientific research and emerging technologies and plan joint projects for carbon sequestration. Read More >
Regional Sequestration Partnerships
DOE is creating a nationwide network of federal, state and private sector partnerships to determine the most suitable technologies, regulations, and infrastructure for future carbon capture, storage and sequestration in different areas of the country. Read More >
The FutureGen Initiative
The $1 billion FutureGen project, announced by President Bush on February 27, 2003, will capture and store carbon emissions, making it the world's first coal-fueled prototype power plant to incorporate carbon sequestration technologies. Read More >
Carbon Sequestration Core Program
DOE's Fossil Energy program is developing a portfolio of technologies that can capture and permanently store greenhouse gases. Read more about DOE's sequestration R&D program by clicking on the following links:
|
