CCS Green Energy Revolution in Saudi Arabia-pioneering CCS
Green Energy Revolution in Saudi Arabia-pioneering CCS
Saudi Arabia and the Gulf signalled their intention to kick-start a renewable energy revolution in the region on Monday.
A panel of experts at the ongoing Gulf Environment Forum in Jeddah, chaired by Assistant Minister for Petroleum Affairs Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman, said measures were in place to improve the energy mix and finally reduce Middle East dependence on oil.
Saudi Arabia is actually trying to clean up its act where pollution is concerned, according to an environmental expert at Saudi Aramco.
Khalid Abuleif said $300 million had been injected into research and development for projects directly linked to energy and the environment.
He added that Saudi Arabia was one of four countries signed up to the “Four Kingdoms” initiative, which aims to explore the environmental viability of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
The Kingdom is expected to be one of the pioneers of CCS, Abuleif said. When asked whether Saudi Arabia was considering incentives for businesses to go green in the Kingdom, particularly oil traders, Prince Abdul Aziz suggested that carbon trading could be the way forward.
This would allow businesses to buy and sell carbon according to an agreed reduction in emissions in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.
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http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article27714.ece
Saudi Arabia and the Gulf signalled their intention to kick-start a renewable energy revolution in the region on Monday.
A panel of experts at the ongoing Gulf Environment Forum in Jeddah, chaired by Assistant Minister for Petroleum Affairs Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman, said measures were in place to improve the energy mix and finally reduce Middle East dependence on oil.
Saudi Arabia is actually trying to clean up its act where pollution is concerned, according to an environmental expert at Saudi Aramco.
Khalid Abuleif said $300 million had been injected into research and development for projects directly linked to energy and the environment.
He added that Saudi Arabia was one of four countries signed up to the “Four Kingdoms” initiative, which aims to explore the environmental viability of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
The Kingdom is expected to be one of the pioneers of CCS, Abuleif said. When asked whether Saudi Arabia was considering incentives for businesses to go green in the Kingdom, particularly oil traders, Prince Abdul Aziz suggested that carbon trading could be the way forward.
This would allow businesses to buy and sell carbon according to an agreed reduction in emissions in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.
more
http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article27714.ece
Labels: environmental viability of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology CCS in Saudiarabia
posted by powerplantccs at
6:14 PM
6 Comments:
Great article! Looks like they are trying anyway.
It is a most welocme initiative to go green in the power generaion,though diffcult but not impossible.
Unless the public is educated about these issues and their attitudes altered, seldom will these green accords worth millions of dollars make a difference to us.
This would allow businesses to buy and sell carbon according to an agreed reduction in emissions in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.
But I think that it is a great thing that people who are responsible for policy are more aware.
Carbon capture? Why on earth would you want to capture carbon dioxide? It's good for the environment - helps grow the food we eat.
And, real science has proven that it doesn't drive the climate as once speculated by the likes of Al gore....
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