US coal news

America’s Power has issued a statement following the release of North American Electric Reliability Corp.’s (NERC) ‘2020 Long-Term Reliability Assessment’ examining the issues, trends and potential risks that could impact the reliability of the electric grid over the next decade.

The US Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy has announced plans to make more than US$7 million in federal funding available for cost-shared research and development to support the design, validation, and fabrication of a prototype carbon-based building.

The US Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy has announced up to US$5 million in federally funded financial assistance for research and development projects.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to approve the Texas partial permit programme for the management of coal combustion residuals in landfills and surface impoundments.

Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) announced today that its B&W Thermal segment will install replacement boiler pressure parts for a power plant in North America.

The US Energy Information Administration’s latest ‘Annual Coal Re-port’ has shown a 28% decrease from the peak productive coal mine capacity in 2009.

America’s Power has issued a statement following the US Senate’s confirmation of two new Commissioners to serve on the five-member Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

From January to June 2020, the electric power sector consumed 184.8 million short t of coal.

Rich Nolan, President and CEO of the National Mining Association, has issued a statement on the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s revisions to ten-day notice regulations under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act.

OSMRE’s newly adopted rule enhances co-operation between state and federal partners to address unnecessary delays in mining complaints.