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Google’s bets on carbon capture power plants, which have a mixed record

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Google’s bets on carbon capture power plants, which have a mixed record | TechCrunch

Google intends to use electricity from the 400-MW power plant in Decatur, Illinois, to operate nearby data centers. Carbon capture will eliminate some of the plant's emissions, but how much remains to be seen.

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a natural gas power plant in Illinois that intends to capture the majority of its carbon emissions.

Ah, so similar to “clean coal”…

Carbon Capture and Storage: Actions Needed to Improve DOE Management of Demonstration Projects | U.S. GAO | https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/30/22860207/carbon-capture-coal-plants-wasted-federal-dollars-watchdog-gao

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