RE: [geo] Allam cycle gas power plant producing pure CO2 & electricity at cost of regular gas power plants

2017-02-22 Thread markcapron
Matthias,Supercritical CO2 working fluid looks real.  Lots of research for use in connection with solar thermal and nuclear heat.  The Texas project mentioned in Forbes is the nearest commercial-scale test appearing in the news for the past couple years.  Note that combustion of methane produces a

[geo] 2 publications: Anticipatory foresight methods in (solar) climate engineering research

2017-02-22 Thread Sean Low
Dear colleagues, A pair of recent articles for your perusal, on the use of scenarios and foresight methods for exploring perspectives and anticipating issues on the means, ends and governance of (solar) geoengineering. *1) "Engineering imaginaries: Anticipatory foresight for SRM governance"