ABSTRACT
In the section, “Up Front,” in Power Engineering International (PEi) Jan/Feb 2007 issue, Senior Editor Heather Johnston asks: “Is CCS ready for action?” (CCS = carbon capture and storage). She adds, “People mentioned that the idea of CCS being discussed at a mainstream event such as POWER-GEN International would have been inconceivable as little as one or two years ago.” In the next issue of PEi, she indicated, “Hunton Energy, a Texas-based independent power producer, announced its intention to build $2.4 billion IGCC plant that will capture and sequester CO2 .” The World Energy Council includes in policy changes “implemented quickly within the electricity sector … carbon capture and storage (CCS) for power generation …”.
