US coal news
TVA power plant employees learn to fight fire
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) employees in the energy industry are trained to fight fire to thwart threats before they turn into major incidents.
ACCCE supports McNamee’s FERC nomination
ACCCE are supportive of Trump’s nomination of Bernard McNamee to fill the vacancy at FERC.
NCC approves coal export report for US Secretary of Energy
The ‘Advancing US Coal Exports: An Assessment of Opportunities to Enhance Exports of US Coal’ report was prepared at the request of US Energy Secretary Rick Perry.
Coal bailout backer McNamee nominated to FERC
President Trump has officially nominated Bernard McNamee to FERC, which has caused a confrontation over coal plant bailouts.
American International Ventures acquires fracking solution technology
The company has acquired a proprietary solvent formula for use in coal processing.
NMA submits comments to FERC regarding fuel-secure electricity resources loss
The NMA has highlighted an alarming loss of fuel-secure electricity resources and has revealed a potential remedy in its comments to FERC.
ACCCE supports proposed affordable clean energy rule
“The proposed rule is a sensible approach to regulating carbon dioxide emissions from the nation’s coal fleet,” says ACCCE.
MSHA awards US$250 000 in 2018 Brookwood-Sago grants
MSHA has donated US$250 000 to four organisations in attempt to promote mine safety.
US DOE announces US$30 million funding for carbon capture R&D
Selected projects will support the development of technologies to address challenges and knowledge gaps associated with reducing the cost of carbon capture, supporting DOE’s goal to develop technologies that can significantly reduce the cost of CO2 capture from coal-fired power plants.
Peabody to purchase Shoal Creek mine
Peabody enters an agreement to purchase the Shoal Creek metallurgical coal mine from Drummond Company, Inc. in a US$400 million transaction.