Power

Duke Energy has responded to community feedback and reconfigured new plans for Western Carolina’s modernisation project, including the modernisation of Asheville power plant site.

Oracle Coalfield’s proposed 600 MW coal-fired mine mouth power plant has received a Letter of No Objection from the government agency responsible for purchasing power for the national grid.

Pepco Holdings and Exelon have filed a testimony with the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia to enhance support for merger settlement.

GE has carried out its largest acquisition to date with the acquisition of Alstom’s power and grid businesses for €9.7 billion.

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry from updates on projects to the latest third quarter results.

FirstEnergy sees increases in financial results for 3Q15 compared to the same quarter in 2014 and raises and narrows 2015 earnings guidance.

Foresight Energy’s CFO Oscar Martinez resigns from the company as of 13 November. James Murphy has been appointed as Principal Financial Officer.

Talen Energy Corp. has announced that it reached an agreement to sell the 399 MW C.P. Crane coal-fired power plant in Baltimore.

Georgia Power has announced it has joined with other energy companies across the country to stay the EPA’s Clean Power Plan.

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry from updates on coal projects to the latest in clean coal developments.

Coal will become the largest energy source in southeast Asia’s energy mix by 2040, according to the IEA, as regional energy demand is set to grow by 80%.

ION Engineering has successfully completed the first pilot scale testing of its proprietary solvent and process technology for the removal of CO2 from large point sources, including coal-fired power plants – capturing over 99% of CO2.

US electricity generation from natural gas exceeded that from coal in July for only the second time ever.

US Rep. Ed Whitfield, chairman of the House Energy and Power Subcommittee, opposes the Environmental Protection Agency’s new cap and trade rules to regulate carbon dioxide emissions.

Oracle Coalfields enters into a consortium agreement with the Shangdong Electric Power Corp. of China for both parties to be sponsors of a 600 MW indigenous coal-fired power plant that will be develop and operated by Thar Electricity Ltd.