Power

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.

KE, CDTO, and CMEC enter into a binding tripartite joint development agreement for the development of the coal-fired power project at Port Qasim.

The US Energy Information Agency provides a forecast on a short-term energy outlook on US Electricity generation, consumption and retail prices.

Thermal Powertech Corp. India commences full commercial operation.

Loesche Energy Systems signs a contract to supply five Loesche coal mills type LM 35.35 with LSKS Classifiers to Rafako SPV for a new power unit in TAURON Wytwarzanie S.A. Jawzorno III power plant in Poland.

The water and energy industries are inextricably linked. But unlike energy policy, water policy is often inconsistent and made a local level. This needs to change, according to a new report from the IEA Clean Coal Centre.

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