Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Development Efforts and Outlook - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1622578104 ISBN 13 : 9781622578108

Editeur : Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2013

Synopsis

Carbon capture and sequestration (or storage), known as CCS, has attracted congressional interest as a measure for mitigating global climate change because large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from fossil fuel use in the United States are potentially available to be captured and stored underground and prevented from reaching the atmosphere. Large, industrial sources of CO2, such as electricity-generating plants, are likely candidates for CCS because they are predominantly stationary, single-point sources. Electricity generation contributes over 40% of U.S. CO2 emissions from fossil fuels. Currently, U.S. power plants do not capture large volumes of CO2 for CCS. This book provides an overview of what CCS is, how it is supposed to work, why it has gained the interest and support of some members of Congress, and what some of the challenges are to its implementation and deployment across the United States.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Nova Science Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1622578104
• ISBN 13: 9781622578108
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 100
• Éditeur: Mitchell Anderson Carter, Freeman Ross
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible