Hawaii SB399 directs the Hawaii State Energy Office to study the feasibility of building an atmospheric carbon capture plant.

Hawaii SB399 mandates the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a feasibility study for an atmospheric carbon capture plant. The study will cover construction types, locations, costs, staffing, and carbon dioxide capture rates. The Hawaii Nuclear Energy Institute will assist in the study. The legislature emphasizes the need for additional climate actions beyond renewable energy, citing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's findings on the necessity of carbon capture technologies to limit global warming.

Hawaii SB399 directs the Hawaii State Energy Office to study the feasibility of building an atmospheric carbon capture plant.

Hawaii SB399 mandates the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a feasibility study for an atmospheric carbon capture plant. The study will cover construction types, locations, costs, staffing, and carbon dioxide capture rates. The Hawaii Nuclear Energy Institute will assist in the study. The legislature emphasizes the need for additional climate actions beyond renewable energy, citing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's findings on the necessity of carbon capture technologies to limit global warming.