New carbon capture solvent is another stab at optimism in a stagnant industry

Enlarge / CO2 being released by mild heating of the BIG-bicarbonate solid. (credit: Neil J. Williams and Erick Holguin) Capturing carbon emissions before they enter the atmosphere is a white whale for the fossil fuel industry. In theory, if a power plant or a factory could easily eliminate carbon emissions by filtering them out of […]

Bomb squad called to Sellafield nuclear plant over solvent canister fears

Published time: 21 Oct, 2017 21:10 Bomb disposal experts were called to Britain’s Sellafield nuclear power plant after concerns arose over the stability of a number of canisters of solvent. Sellafield Ltd, the company responsible for the running of the Cumbria plant, said that an area of the site was closed off after staff feared […]