INCITE Awards 351 Million Core Hours to Martin Berzins and Team
INCITE Grants Awarded to 56 Computational Research Projects Newswise — OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 16, 2015–The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science announced 56 projects aimed at accelerating discovery and innovation to address some of the world's most challenging scientific questions. The projects will share 5.8 billion core hours on America's two…
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EPA Tweaks, but Keeps, Carbon Capture in Final Rule
For the full story, see Bloomberg BNA.
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White House Set to Adopt Sweeping Curbs on Carbon Pollution
For the full story, see the Washington Post.
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Future hotter and more efficient coal plants
For the full story, see NextBigFuture: Coverage of Disruptive Science and Technology
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Applications for the Distinguished Young Scholars Seminar Competition
Applications for the Distinguished Young Scholars Seminar Competition in Chemical Engineering are now available. The opportunity is open to senior graduate students and post docs.
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IEA's GHG Summer School Applications Available Online
Applications for IEA's 9th International Interdisciplinary CCS Summer School are being accepted through May 25th. If selected, graduate students and early career professionals will receive travel and expenses to the University of Western Australia (UWA) in Perth, Australia. The School will run from the 6th to the 12th of December 2015. Details can be found…
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Barack Obama Pledges Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cuts
Barack Obama pledges greenhouse gas emissions cuts. For the full story, see http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/obama-greenhouse-gas-emissions-116544.html
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Obama Orders Cuts in Federal Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Obama Orders Cuts in Federal Greenhouse Gas Emissions. For the full story, see the New York Times - "Obama Orders Cuts in Federal Greenhouse Gas Emissions".
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Alan Kerstein Seminar - ODT Past & Future
(HiPS Introduction & Tutorial) Friday, March 13th1:30pm, INSCC 345
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Australia’s Callide Oxyfuel Project completes
The successful collaboration between CO2CRC's Otway Project in Victoria and the Callide Oxyfuel Project in central Queensland has come to the end of a key stage with the completion of the Queensland project. For details see Carbon Capture Journal "Callide Oxyfuel Project completes with results".
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EPA hints it may change carbon rule's time frame
For the full story see E & E News "EPA hints it may change carbon rule's time frame".
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President Requests $842.1 Million for Fossil Energy Programs
For the full story, see energy.gov "President Requests $842.1 Million for Fossil Energy Programs"
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Washington Governor Proposes Carbon Market, Fuel Standard
For the full story, see Boomberg Business Week: "Washington Governor Proposes Carbon Market, Fuel Standard."
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China, U.S. agree limits on emissions, but experts see little new
For the full story, see Reuters: "China, U.S. agree limits on emissions, but experts see little new".
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TST Fall 2014 Meeting
The CCMSC will host it's second TST meeting with DOE on Monday, October 27 at the University of Utah. The agenda is available here.
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Uintah Deep Dive 2014 Presentations Available
The CCMSC team hosted the Uintah Deep Dive 2014 on July 28-29 at the University to discuss the Uintah Computational Framework and projects being pursued at the national labs. Presentations have been posted on the private CCMSC wiki.
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The UK’s White Rose CCS Project Awarded EU Funding
Up to €300M has been awarded to the White Rose CCS project in the UK under the EU NER300 funding competition second call for proposals. Developed by Capture Power Limited, a consortium between Drax, Alstom and BOC, the proposed 426MW coal power plant, located near Selby in North Yorkshire, will be equipped with CCS technology from the outset and 90% of all…
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DOE ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge Awarded
Congratulations to PSAAP researchers Martin Berzins, Jeremy Thornock, Todd Harman, John Schmidt, and James Sutherland who recently received a 2014 DOE ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge for 10 million processor hours. For more information see the 2014 ALCC Factsheet.
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Supreme Court Limits Greenhouse Gas Regulations
A divided Supreme Court blocked the Obama administration Monday from requiring permits for greenhouse gas emissions from new or modified industrial facilities, but the ruling won't prohibit other means of regulating the pollutant that causes global warming. For the full story, see the USA today article.
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SIAM 2015 Conference to be held in Salt Lake City
March 14-18, 2015Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention CenterSalt Lake City, Utah Deadlines for submitting a paper, poster, or minisymposium proposal: July 31, 2014: Minisymposium proposals August 21, 2014: Abstracts for contributed and minisymposium speakers August 21, 2014: Abstracts for contributed posters and minisymposterium posters (thematic…
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