Power

Peabody Energy completes the sale of its interest in Prairie State Energy Campus.

Emerson’s vibration analyser is now certified for use in explosive dust environments.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd commissions 250 MW thermal unit at Parli Thermal Power Station in Maharashtra, India.

Emerson helps Longview’s power plant increase reliability and energy output as well as become one of the cleanest, most efficient coal-fired units in the US.

Marubeni, Komipo, Samtan, and IMEI agree to develop the Cirebon 3 coal-fired power plant project in Indonesia.

According to the EIA, CO2 emissions from US electricity generation totalled 1.925 million t in 2015 – the lowest since 1993, as a result of shifting electricity generation away from coal to renewables and gas.

BHEL wins order from NSPCL for setting up thermal power project in Odisha, India.

Climate activists have climbed the cranes of two ship unloaders at Cirebon coal-fired power plants Indonesia, blocking the supply of coal.

Environmental activists affiliated with the Ende Gelände group occupied the Welzow-Süd lignite mine, stopping operations and impacted power production at the Schwarze Pumpe power plant.

BHEL commissions 660 MW supercritical coal-fired thermal plant in Maharashtra, India.

Global energy consumption is to grow 48% between 2012 and 2040 according to the US EIA’s International Energy Outlook 2016. Coal remains the slowest growing energy source, rising by only 0.6%/yr through 2040.

A new report for the ETI reiterates the UK Continental Shelf provides a large offshore CO2 resource with the potential of storing over a billion tonnes of CO2.

Lignite is an essential fuel in many countries for power generation but traditional lignite-fired power plants are subcritical and relatively inefficient.

Essar Power Gujarat has reported a turnaround performance for FY16 with EBITDA growing by 163% y/y.

High-efficiency low-emissions coal-fired power technologies remain a key component of a secure energy supply.