US coal news
Contura announces board member resignation
Jonathan Segal has resigned from the company's Board of Directors in order to focus on other business obligations.
US Congress approves most significant pro-CCS national policy in a decade
Global CCS Institute states “project developers strongly believe the 45Q programme dramatically improves the future CCS financing picture.”
Active Energy announces opening of new CoalSwitch plant
Active Energy has opened its inaugural CoalSwitch plant in Utah, which marks a major milestone for the company.
ARLP reports financial and operating results
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. has announced its financial and operating results for the quarter and year ended 31 December 2017.
Murray Kentucky Energy and Armstrong Energy enter transaction agreement for new coal company
Murray Kentucky Energy Inc. enters a legally binding transaction agreement with Armstrong Energy Inc. to acquire 51% ownership interest in a new company that will own certain assets formerly held by Armstrong Energy.
Retired Brayton Point power plant purchased for environmental reclamation
Commercial Development Company Inc. (CDC) purchases retired Brayton Point power plant from Dynegy Inc for the purposes of environmental reclamation and redevelopment.
Cloud Peak Energy to export coal to Japanese IGCC power plant
Cloud Peak Energy signs a long-term coal export agreement with JERA Trading to supply a new state-of-the-art Japanese integrated coal gasification combined cycle power plant.
Former coal executive joins TVA
A former executive of a Kentucky coal company joins the Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors.
EIA report: majority of US power plants that retired in the past decade were powered by fossil fuels
A recent report published by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) notes that the majority of US power plants retired in the last decade were powered by fossil fuels.
Murray Energy reacts to FERC’s rejection of Perry’s proposal
Murray Energy responds to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's rejection of Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s proposal to help compensate coal and nuclear generation facilities.