Power

A NETL-supported project to develop a transformational carbon capture technology will culminate in an engineering-scale test campaign at Norway’s Technology Centre Mongstad.

NTPC group achieved over 1 billion units of daily generation on 18th January 2021, recording the company’s highest ever single day generation.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the establishment of a Division of Minerals Sustainability to bring an increased focus to securing a US critical minerals supply chain that will transform the US energy and manufacturing systems.

Aggregate fossil fuel demand is set to peak in 2027 – with oil peaking in 2029 and gas in 2037 – partially due to the impacts of COVID-19, according to new research by McKinsey & Co.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest inventory of electric generators, 9.1 GW of electric generating capacity is scheduled to retire in 2021.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has secured an order for a steam and power plant from National Aluminium Company Ltd.

Reynolds Soil Technologies has developed a range of services to treat and rehabilitate tailings dams.

NTPC Ltd’s first unit, commissioned 38 years ago at Singrauli in Uttar Pradesh, has achieved the highest plant load factor in India between April 2020 to December 2020, data published by Central Electricity Authority showed.

JERA Co. Inc., through its subsidiary Hitachinaka Generation Co. Inc., has begun commercial operation at the Hitachinaka Joint Thermal Power Station Unit 1.

Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) has announced that its B&W Environmental segment will design and supply advanced ash-handling equipment to a US power plant customer.

Coal India Ltd allocated 25.78 million t of coal in the first 8 months of 2020 under a spot e-auction scheme, registering a y/y increase of 59.4%.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 29 projects to receive nearly US$7.6 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development.

America’s Power has issued a statement following the release of North American Electric Reliability Corp.’s (NERC) ‘2020 Long-Term Reliability Assessment’ examining the issues, trends and potential risks that could impact the reliability of the electric grid over the next decade.

The World Coal Association acknowledges the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) ‘Medium-Term Coal Market Report 2020’ and calls for the IEA to continue its support of all fuels and clean technologies to meet global energy needs and reach net-zero emissions.

A global economic recovery in 2021 is expected to drive a short-lived rebound in coal demand following the major drop this year triggered by the COVID-19 crisis, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.