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A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry, from project updates to the latest statements on HELE coal technologies and CCS.

With the closing of Flinders operations nearing, Alinta Energy reiterates it is working closely with employees and the South Australian government to help them through this transition to closing.

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have argued that the targets for lower emissions of carbon dioxide from Europe's basic industries are out of reach.

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry, from updates on coal production to the latest sales and acquisitions.

Mick Buffier, Chairman of the World Coal Association and Group Executive at Glencore’s coal business, spoke at the recent B20 Energy Forum.

David Brown has bought out its Indian joint venture partner, Bharat Forge.

The West Virginia Coal Association welcomes the Southern States Energy Board decision to formally oppose Obama’s Clean Power Plan.

The US Environmental Protection Agency approves the updates to New Mexico’s Clean Air Plan.

The US EPA has finalised federal rules on reducing the discharge of toxic pollutants from steam electric power plants, including coal-fired power plants.

Duke Energy agrees to pay a US$7 million settlement to resolve former, current and future groundwater issues at all 14 North Carolina coal facilities.

Savon Voima and KPA Unicon sign a contract of a flue gas scrubber delivery to the Pieksämäki power plant in Finland to significantly increase the efficiency of energy production.

Energy access targets should include high efficiency low emissions coal-fired technologies, as well as carbon capture and storage, in order to support urbanisation and industrialisation in development countries.

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry, from sales and acquisitions to the latest on coal mining operations.

Sable Mining enters into a MoU with CITIC Construction Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of CITIC Group, with plans to progress a 600 MW coal-fired power plant at its 19 236 ha. Lubu coal project in Zimbabwe.

GE chemists develop a solution that uses a class of amino silicone compounds at various temperatures to capture carbon.