Power

A round-up of some of this week's key news items from the international coal industry, from recent coal plant updates to the latest corporate affairs.

Doosan Power Systems India has received the Notice of Award for a coal-fired project in India worth US$294.35 million from the National Thermal Power Corp.

GE has announced that it will supply its advanced wastewater treatment equipment for an upgrade of Indianapolis Power & Light Company’s Petersburg Generating Station.

Tata Power, through its joint venture company Industrial Energy Ltd, has synchronised the second 67.5 MW Unit of its 3 x 67.5 MW IEL Kalinganagar project.

Caterpillar has announced officer retirements and further consolidation of divisions.

At Public Service Company of Oklahoma’s Northeastern station in Oologah, the plant’s coal-fired unit 3 has commenced operation with newly added emissions reducing equipment.

The Colorado Mining Association has said that the US Supreme Court decision to stay the EPA’s carbon regulations means that the regulations will have a short life span.

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory are studying the uses of copper in combatting climate change.

B&W wins a US$18 million contract to engineer, manufacture and install a power plant replacement reheater at Xcel Energy’s Pawnee generating station.

Opening arguments have been presented to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in the legal challenge to the US Clean Power Plan.

A round-up of some of this week's key news items from the international coal industry, from the latest coal exploration updates to an outlook on the long-term sustainable growth of the mining industry.

Thermal Powertech Corp. has signed an 8-year power purchase agreement with Telangana power distribution companies for 570 MW power distribution.

A new report from the Coal Industry Advisory Board (CIAB) outlines the socioeconomic benefits of advanced coal technology.

UK coal miner and importer, Hargreaves Services, is to realign its business away from thermal coal in response to weakening market conditions.

The Global CCS Institute has appointed Jeff Erikson as the Institue’s General Manager, The Americas.