Henrik and Ken (cc List)
1. Ken - thanks very much for sending the recommended 2002 article by Keith and
Rhodes. I had not seen this one. Their plot of electricity costs for three
options is one I shall try to add Biochar to (although comparing carbon
negativity (this list's focus - at least
Ken, Henrik and list
1. Ken specifically asked about the list's reaction to his final sentence being
questioned by Henrik, which read (adding the previous sentence also):
If the plants are burned in power plants that capture CO2and store it
underground in geologic reservoirs, then the net
In case anyone missed it, the Global CCS Institute recently put out a
global BECCS assessment report, which you can find here
http://www.globalccsinstitute.com/sites/default/files/GCCSI_Biorecro_Global_Status_of_BECCS_110302_report.pdf
Section 4 covers current BECCS projects. I notice that
Josh,
It was during the production of this report (which I was lead author
on) and in previous work that I was amazed by the non-existent BECCS
research community. There is some BECCS related research going on at
IIASA (Austria), PIK (Germany) and other places in connection to
climate scenario
Ron,
Please note that the issue discussed in this specific thread is only
related to BECCS as a CDR method, not to biopower/biofuels in general,
nor biochar. (For the context of the quote under discussion, read the
full text at http://www.issues.org/27.1/caldeira.html.)
My point, which I