US coal news

The National Energy Technology Laboratory has been supporting researchers at the University of Kentucky with work that could advance the state of the art for transportation fuels production.

The National Mining Association (NMA) has applauded President Trump’s executive order on the costly Clean Power Plan.

Handling Week: Waldemar Wójcicki, FAMUR S.A., Poland, examines the use of compact conveyor drives in underground mines.

Handling Week: R. Todd Swinderman, RToddS Engineering LLC, USA, discusses conveyor belt wear from loading and cleaning.

Handling Week 2017: Paul Harrison, Martin Engineering, USA, expands on remedies for conveyor belt mistracking by focusing on different belt training methods in part two of a two part series.

Handling Week: Mike Gawinski, Rulmeca Corp., USA, details a motorised pulley upgrade on an exposed conveyor drive at a Westmoreland Coal mine, which improved conveyor performance and increased uptime.

US to pull out of an international deal to fight global warming.

Handling Week 2017: Harold A. Walker and Donna F. Walker, PICOR, USA, illustrate how modern coal ports can advance shiploading and eliminate port pollution.

US Judge intends to confirm Peabody Energy’s plan of reorganisation, making way for the company to begin its plan of emergence.

The final 257 MW unit of NV Energy’s coal-fired Reid Gardner Generating Station is turned off nine months ahead of schedule.