Power

Telangana State Power Generation has awarded Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) a contract to develop a supercritical thermal power project in India.

Shanghai Electric Group has been given approval to construct Thar coal-based power generation project of 1400 MW.

Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand has started construction on the Mae Moh power plant units 4 – 7 replacement project.

Rinaldy Dalimi of the Indonesian National Energy Council anticipates that the country will continue using fossil fuels to meet energy demands.

Microalgae can be used to help capture CO2. But until photobioreactors become available, it is better to use algal capture as a means for providing high-value end products rather than competing with carbon capture and storage technologies.

The Callide Oxyfuel project in Central Queensland has reached its targets. It achieved 14 815 generation hr, operated in oxyfuel combustion mode for 10 268 hr with 5661 hr of industrial operation of the carbon capture plant.

According to the World Coal Association, the IEA climate report shows that investment in cleaner coal technologies is essential.

A new report has highlighted the economic and environmental benefits of enhanced oil recovery based on CO2 from CCS in the North Sea.

Bharat Heavy Electricals has won a contract for the supply and installation of a power cycle piping (PCP) package for the 3 x 660 MW Stage-1 of NTCP’s Barh Super thermal power project in Bihar.

According to a new report, a key contributor to the plummet in market value of Europe five biggest energy utilities between 2008 and 2013 was a persistent preference to invest in coal over clean power.

Coal will provide an increasing share of Vietnam’s energy mix as the country’s gas self-sufficiency comes to an end.

Emerson Process management will provide automation technologies and expertise to new supercritical units at India power plant.

The World Coal Association has called on G7 leaders to investment in cleaner coal technologies that will help climate action.

India provided a bright spot for coal as gas dominated the global market for major power plant contracts in 1Q15.

Gas will replace coal as the largest component of the UK’s energy mix, as a high carbon tax, EU emissions regulations and the results of the first power capacity auction combine to lower viability of coal-fired power in the UK.