Big Stone 475 MW coal-fired power plant’s new air-quality control system is commercially operational. The system is now reducing the plant’s emissions and puts it in compliance with new federal and state regulations.
Florida public power utility, Lakeland Electric uses GE’s FuelSolv coal treatment programme and saves US1$12 million in fuel costs and improve efficiency at one of its coal-fired plants.
UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, has defended the decision to scrap £1 billion of funding for carbon capture and storage in an appearance before the Liason Committee of the House of Commons.
Energy sector data analysts EnAppSys report on the UK’s electricity generation during 2015 – coal declines as renewables increase.
Global infrastructure company, Black & Veatch, has completed its EPC role at the Therma South coal-fired power plant in the Philippines, which includes the region's first coal storage dome.
Kibo Mining, Tanzania focussed mineral exploration and development company, is finalising a Memorandum of Understanding with Tanzania Electric Supply Co. Ltd on a power purchase agreement for the Mbeya coal to power project.
The DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory awards Keating-Crawford Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, a US$2 million US DOE grant for research into CO2 capture.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has commissioned two 220/20 kV substations in Afghanistan.
Sembcorp Industries and Chongqing Energy Investment Group’s subsidiary has formed a joint venture to invest in a 1620 MW mine mouth coal-fired power project in Chongqing municipality, China.
Prophecy Development Corp. has signed a join development agreement with a Chinese partner to invest in the Chandgana coal-fired power project.
US Chamber of Commerce Institute for 21st Century Energy President Karen Harbert criticises President Obama’s veto of the Congressional Review Act, which intended to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan.
Southern Generation Technologies signs a letter of intent with Alps Energy and Kellogg, Brown & Root LLC to evaluate the deployment of its coal gasification technology at the new 1000 MW Alps Energy power plant in South Korea.
A round-up of the week’s coal news from updates on the latest coal projects to short-term outlooks on US coal production and prices.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has successfully commissioning a 500 MW thermal coal-fired generating unit in West Bengal, eastern India.
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission approved PNM Resources' New Mexico Utility, Public Service Co. of New Mexico’s retirement of two coal-fired units at San Juan Generating Station by December 2017.