Power

Coal-fired power plants are closing at a faster rate under President Trump than former President Obama.

US fossil fuel plants will continue closing their doors after 2018 dealt a blow to the coal industry, says Industrial Info Resources.

Dominion Energy has provided an update on a number of recent management changes.

AGL invests AUS$70 million at Bayswater coal-fired power plant to improve reliability and safety.

OG&E seeks approval to recover US$609 million in emissions-reducing investments at two Oklahoma coal-fired power plants.

MERC has allowed BEST to extend its existing PPA with Tata Power for 676.69 MW for a period of five years, from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2024.

Rio Tinto ‘s Oyu Tolgoi power solution has advanced with the recent signing of the Power Source Framework Agreement.

Ncondezi Energy Limited provides an update on its power and coal mine project in Tete, Mozambique.

Drax is to play a bigger role in Great Britain’s energy system than ever following the completion of the purchase of Spanish company Iberdrola’s portfolio of flexible, low-carbon and renewable assets.

Although NERC’s review is not a forecast of expected future conditions, it does represent a credible stress-test of the system subjected to a substantial loss of fuel-diverse baseload generation.

NETL is investigating ways to improve modular systems that convert coal to energy and other useful products through gasification.

Adani addresses Greenpeace’s Unfriend Coal campaign, which is urging insurance companies not to provide insurance services for its Carmichael coal project.

The lawyers say proceeding with the project risks ‘irreparable damage’ to the companies involved.

Mitsubishi Corporation has reached an agreement to sell its interests in the Clermont and Ulan coal mines in Australia.

The call for Registrations of Interest in the Australian Government’s Underwriting New Generation Investments programme is a long-overdue first step in securing the diverse mix of energy technologies.