Carbon capture and storage deployment in the UK: What next after the UK Government's competition?

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 305-319

  Chalmers, H ^a   Jakeman, N ^a   Pearson, P ^a   Gibbins, J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carbon capture and storage; Carbon dioxide capture; Initial deployment; Roll out; Technology commercialization; Transitions

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE; INITIAL DEPLOYMENT; ROLL-OUT; TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION; TRANSITIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL TRANSPORTATION; COMPETITION; DEMONSTRATIONS;

COAL STORAGE;

EID: 67549089672     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09576509JPE624     Document Type: Article

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