Japan eyes new tech to trap CO2 from power plants in basalt

Japan eyes new tech to trap CO2 from power plants in basalt Japan eyes new tech to trap CO2 from power plants in basalt

TOKYO — A joint project between Japanese and U.S. players aims to develop technologies for capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions from thermal power plants underground within a common type of rock, Nikkei has learned.

JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration and the Japan Carbon Frontier Organization will sign a memorandum of understanding this month with the University of Wyoming on cooperation in field trials.