Civils in the papers today -Thursday 9 April 2009
The world’s first retrofit of a power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology will begin operating this month in the south of France… .
At a power plant at Lacq, energy company Total has upgradeed an existing gasfired boiler with CCS technology - a crucial step towards reducing carbon emissions from fossil-fuel power plants worldwide - The Guardian
A giant seafront ferris wheel opened for business yesterday, brniging hundreds of visitors to the attraction near the site of the old Gran Pier in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, which was destroyed by fire last July. The 40-metre Wheel of Weston, sitting on Beach Lawns and run by World Attractions, is a temporary feature, open seven days a week until 30 November - The Guardian
The developers of London Array, the project to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm in the Thames estuary, have approached the European Investment Bank for a bailout. The German energy company E.ON and its Danish partner, Dong Energy, have yet to commit to providing the £3bn they estimate is needed to build the giant wind farm, whose future hangs in the balance - The Guardian
Schools and hospitals could use heat from under the ground to reduce energy bills, a conference was told yesterday. Britain was sitting on a “vast resource of untapped energy”, David Banks, a consultant engineer, told a conference on geothermal energy held by the Royal Academy of Engineering - The Daily Telegraph
A simmering trade conflict between Europe and China is nearing boil as state-supported Chinese steel companies ramp up capacity despite drastic cuts by the rest of the world. ArcelorMittal, the world’s biggest steelmaker, yesterday told its European workforce that production cuts of 50 pc would continue indefinitely due to the “exceptional economic environment”, raising fears that chunks of Europe’s steel industry face closure - The Daily Telegraph
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