Special reports

Researchers at the National Energy Technology Laboratory in the US are developing a magnetohydrodynamic power generator to advance high-efficiency coal power generation.

World Energy Outlook 2018, the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) flagship publication, details global energy trends and what possible impact they will have on supply and demand, carbon emissions, air pollution, and energy access.

Out of the 24 000 metric t of steel required for the construction of the ‘The Statue of Unity’ in India, the Steel Authority of India supplied approximately 12 000 metric t.

The bill would make technical modifications to the Section 48A ‘Qualifying Advanced Coal Project Credit’ programme that would unlock additional federal funding to incentivise investment in technologies that will improve the efficiency of the US's existing coal fleet.

The Indian government is to give Rs. 30 lakh (approximately US$40 725) to the families of each of the 12 workers killed in an explosion at the Bhilai steel plant in the state of Chhattisgarh on 9 October.

Indian Union Minister of Steel meets with SAIL to discuss incident.

Inner Mongolia SouthGobi Energy Co., Ltd, has received a court summons in relation to a dispute over certain coal sales contracts with a former customer.

Surface miners offer considerable advantages in terms of both economic efficiency and the final product.

Investment in new coal-fired plants in China fell by 55% in 2017.

The money will be given to non-profit watershed restoration groups in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

A paper by Edwin S. Rubenstein for Negative Population Growth argues that current rates of US population growth mean that converting to renewable energy is an insufficient step in combating climate change.

Matteo Goich, Matec, USA, outlines a waste water treatment solution for coal companies in pursuit of clean coal that uses a filter press and thickener method to produce a more environmentally-friendly cake byproduct.

The UK’s largest carbon capture and storage research group has said that it is pleased to see unequivocal recognition of the importance of CCS for reducing greenhouse gas emissions across Scotland.

The US Department of Energy hopes that the six projects will improve reliability and operational flexibility, reduce high capital costs, and reduce the high-energy penalty associated with operating existing carbon capture technology.

In World Coal’s November/December issue, Tim Wylie, Ampcontrol, highlights the importance of controlling touch potentials in earth fault limited networks.