Shell "Quest" plant Carbon Capture ..failure !?
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2022 1:53 pm
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/24/shell-c ... -says.html
(you may wish to delve further into the report if available "proper")
KEY POINTS
The “Quest” plant in Alberta, Canada, owned by oil giant Shell, has previously been touted as a “thriving example” of how CCS is working to significantly reduce carbon emissions.
However, an investigation by watchdog group Global Witness, showed that while 5 million tons of carbon dioxide had been prevented from escaping into the atmosphere at the plant since 2015, it released a further 7.5 million tons of greenhouse gases over the same period.
In response, a spokesperson for Shell told CNBC via email that the analysis was “simply wrong.”
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A new investigation from Global Witness today reveals that despite Shell claiming to have captured 5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide at its hydrogen plant in less than five years, it emitted another 7.5 million tonnes of greenhouse gases over the same period.
(you may wish to delve further into the report if available "proper")
KEY POINTS
The “Quest” plant in Alberta, Canada, owned by oil giant Shell, has previously been touted as a “thriving example” of how CCS is working to significantly reduce carbon emissions.
However, an investigation by watchdog group Global Witness, showed that while 5 million tons of carbon dioxide had been prevented from escaping into the atmosphere at the plant since 2015, it released a further 7.5 million tons of greenhouse gases over the same period.
In response, a spokesperson for Shell told CNBC via email that the analysis was “simply wrong.”
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A new investigation from Global Witness today reveals that despite Shell claiming to have captured 5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide at its hydrogen plant in less than five years, it emitted another 7.5 million tonnes of greenhouse gases over the same period.