Published:
May 4, 2017
UT Austin Chemical Engineering Prof. Gary Rochelle joined a panel of experts from academia and industry for a Congressional briefing, “Carbon Capture: Tomorrow Just Happened,” hosted by the American Energy Society. The briefing was designed to provide policymakers a non-partisan discussion emphasizing the technical aspects of carbon sequestration, utilization, and commercialization. Rochelle noted that, “Amine scrubbing for CO2 capture from gas and coal-fired is technically feasible and can be deployed in five years, if there is a financial or regulatory driver,” and that “advanced technologies will not provide significantly improved economics or energy use.” Read more about this event.