Demolition of Dan River Steam Station completed
With a final blast, Dan River Steam coal plant in the US is brought it to an end, while work continues to safely close ash basins at the site.
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Location for fuel cell carbon capture pilot plant announced
FuelCell Energy and ExxonMobil announce they will test novel fuel cell carbon capture technology, which is under development, at the James M. Barry Electric Generating Plant in Alabama, US.
Japanese consortium collaborates on developing CCUS technologies
Saskatchewan-based joint study team forms to assess the feasibility of the potential application of Japanese technologies in future CCUS projects.
Advanced coal-fired thermal power plants set up in Fukushima
Two newly created joint ventures, Nakoso IGCC Power GK and Hirono IGCC Power GK, have been set up to run the world’s most advanced coal-fired thermal power plants in Fukushima, Japan.
New facility to advance carbon capture from coal plants opens in Ottawa
The US DOE and Natural Resources Canada announce opening of pilot plant to advance oxy-combustion carbon capture from coal plants.
Doosan wins thermal coal power project in Philippines
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction signs US$850 million contract to construct the Subic Redondo thermal power plant in the Philippines with eco-friendly CFB technology.
DOE announces US$80 million investment
The US Department of Energy has announced plans to award up to US$80 million for a six-year project to build a 10-MWe supercritical carbon dioxide pilot plant test facility in San Antonio.
Blair Athol announces power station plans
TerraCom Ltd has announced plans to investigate the construction of a 60Mw Solar Power Station on rehabilitated land at the Blair Athol Coal Mine.
Cleaner and cheaper coal power
A new report highlights clean coal technologies that could reduce the levelised cost of energy at cexisting oal-fired plants.
PSEG to close two coal-fired power plants in New Jersey
US utility, PSEG, is to close 1252 MW of coal-fired power capacity across two New Jersey power plants by 1 June 2017.
Exxaro’s Thabametsi power project a preferred IPP bidder
The Thabametsi power project has been selected as a preferred bidder in terms of the first bid window of South Africa’s coal baseload independent power producer procurement programme.
ACWA Power led consortium to build Khanyisa coal-fired power plant
ACWA Power set to build a 306 MW coal fired power plant, using innovative circulating fluidised bed technology for the first time in South Africa.
BHEL commissions supercritical thermal unit in Uttar Pradesh
BHEL commissions another 660 MW coal-fired supercritical thermal power plant in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Indian project to capture CO2 at US$30 per tonne
An Indian coal-fired power plant is set to capture CO2 at US$30 per tonne using technology from Carbon Clean Solutions Ltd.
Wyoming CCUS test centre opens for proposals
The Wyoming Integrated Test Centre for carbon capture, utilisation and storage technologies has issued a request for proposals from potential initial users of its research facilities.