Weekly Coal Update</h1> <article> <h1>Weekly Coal Update</h1> <p>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:15:00 GMT</p> <strong>July 29,2010</strong> --<p>The Weekly Coal Update is a compilation of the amount of coal produced in the U.S. every week.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plant awarded $417mn tax credit</h1> <p>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:50:40 GMT</p> <strong>July 27,2010</strong> --<p>Tenaska was awarded a $417 million government tax credit for the $3.5 billion Taylorville coal-fired power plant in Illinois.the th</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Emissions ruling for coal-fired plants overruled</h1> <p>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:25:50 GMT</p> <strong>July 27,2010</strong> --<p>A three-judge panel reversed a judge’s ruling requiring the Tennessee Valley Authority to install upgraded emission controls at four coal-fired plants.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plant's water permits are faulty: Judge</h1> <p>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:35:10 GMT</p> <strong>July 26,2010</strong> --<p>An administrative judge faulted water permits granted for a proposed $2.1 billion, 850 MW coal-fired power plant in Georgia.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Fluor carbon capture system tapped for coal-fired power plant</h1> <p>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:25:20 GMT</p> <strong>July 26,2010</strong> --<p>Fluor will supply its carbon capture technology to the 600 MW Trailblazer coal-fired power plant being developed by Tenaska in Texas.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plant to see costs capped at $4.0 billion</h1> <p>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:30:40 GMT</p> <strong>July 26,2010</strong> --<p>The developer of the 1,600 MW coal-fired Prairie State Energy Campus in Illinois reportedly will cap construction costs at $4.0 billion as news reports suggest the plant's construction costs currently stand at $4.4 billion.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Carbon sequestration: Study shows process could remove CO2 to regenerate amine capture materials</h1> <p>John Toon, Georgia Technological University — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:15:20 GMT</p> <strong>July 23,2010</strong> --<p>Because they can remove carbon dioxide from the flue gases of coal-burning facilities such as power plants, solid materials containing amines are being extensively studied as part of potential CO<sub>2</sub> sequestration programs designed to r....... </article> <article> <h1>Algae carbon capture pilot launched by Vattenfall in Germany</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:41:00 GMT</p> <strong>July 23,2010</strong> --<p>Swedish utility Vattenfall has launched a pilot project using algae to absorb greenhouse gas emissions from a coal fired power plant in eastern Germany.</p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </div>.... </article> <article> <h1>Canada, U.S. fund carbon capture and storage project</h1> <p>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:25:50 GMT</p> <strong>July 20,2010</strong> --<p>The Canadian and U.S. governments are collaborating on $5.2 million (US$4.94 million) in funding for the International Energy Agency (IEA) Greenhouse Gas Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Siemens to install emission control technology at coal-fired power plant</h1> <p>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:55:50 GMT</p> <strong>July 19,2010</strong> --<p>Siemens Energy is planning to design, install and operate a pilot plant for treating a 1 MW slipstream at the 1,892 MW Big Bend coal-fired power plant in Florida to reduce the amount of energy traditionally needed to reduce carbon dioxide (CO<s....... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired IGCC contract awarded to Siemens for Texas project</h1> <p>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:00:50 GMT</p> <strong>July 19,2010</strong> --<p><font size="2">Siemens Energy won a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract from Summit Texas Clean Energy provide coal gasification and power block technology for the Texas Clean Energy Project.</font></p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired unit to be shut down</h1> <p>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:00:50 GMT</p> <strong>July 16,2010</strong> --<p>The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) finalized a consent agreement with NRG Energy Inc. that will permanently shut down Unit 3 at the Indian River coal-fired power plant by 2013.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Foster Wheeler snags CFB boiler island deal in Poland</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:30:30 GMT</p> <strong>July 16,2010</strong> --<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract by Polimex-Mostostal for the design, supply and erection of a 50 MW circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) boiler island for the Bielsko-BiaIa Heat and Power Station in Poland, w....... </article> <article> <h1>World's first hybrid solar-coal power plant operating in Colorado, USA</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:15:30 GMT</p> <strong>July 13,2010</strong> --<p>The world's first ever hybrid solar-coal power plant is now operating at Unit 2 of the Cameo Generating Station near Palisade in Colorado.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>1,600 MW coal-fired power plant completes commissioning in Texas</h1> <p>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:50:50 GMT</p> <strong>July 8,2010</strong> --<p><span lang="EN">Fluor Corp. completed commissioning the second and final unit of Luminant's new Oak Grove Power Plant in Texas and has turned over daily operations of the power plant to Luminant. </span></p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Clean coal carbon capture projects receive DOE funding</h1> <p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:55:40 GMT</p> <strong>July 7,2010</strong> --<p>Ten projects aimed at developing advanced technologies for capturing carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) from coal combustion have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under its Innovations for Existing Plants (IEP) Program.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Oman coal plant tender attracts interest from Larsen & Toubro, Sembcorp, Marubeni</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:25:30 GMT</p> <strong>July 5,2010</strong> --<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">International firms are eyeing a $2bn contract to build Oman's first coal-fired electricity generation plant, an official at the Public Authority for Electricity and Water said last week. </font></p>.... </article> <article> <h1>SMEPA to buy stake in coal-fired plant</h1> <p>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:10:10 GMT</p> <strong>July 1,2010</strong> --<p>South Mississippi Electric Power Association will buy a 17.5 percent stake in Mississippi Power Co.'s planned 582 MW coal-fired integrated gasification combined cycle power plant.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Emission control system slated for NRG plant</h1> <p>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:20:10 GMT</p> <strong>June 30,2010</strong> --<p>Riley Power Inc., a unit of Babcock Power Inc., signed a contract to design and supply a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system for NRG Energy’s (NRG) Indian River Generating Station in Delaware.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>STEAG to expand capacity of Philippine coal fuelled power station</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:15:30 GMT</p> <strong>June 30,2010</strong> --<p>The Philippines’ STEAG State Power Incorporated plans to increase the capacity of its 232 MW coal fired power plant by 150 MW in an effort to help reverse the region’s power supply deficiency.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Canadian carbon dioxide capture project gets new partner</h1> <p>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:55:20 GMT</p> <strong>June 28,2010</strong> --<p>Enbridge will now participate in the development of Canada’s Project Pioneer, one of the country’s first fully-integrated carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects involving retrofitting a coal-fired power plant.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Topell Energy and RWE Innogy build plant for the production of biocoal pellets</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:55:50 GMT</p> <strong>June 28,2010</strong> --<p>Topell Energy and RWE Innogy have laid the foundation stone at Duiven in the Dutch province of Gelderland for the first commercial-scale plant for the production of biocoal pellets.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Planned coal-fired power plant in Kentucky gets a second look</h1> <p>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:35:50 GMT</p> <strong>June 25,2010</strong> --<p>The Kentucky Public Service Commission said that it would review whether East Kentucky Power Co-op needs to build a 278 MW coal-fired power plant.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>SWEPCO to change status of Turk coal-fired power plant</h1> <p>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:45:20 GMT</p> <strong>June 24,2010</strong> --<p>Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a unit of American Electric Power, said that electricity output from the John W. Turk, Jr. coal-fired plant will now be sold to customers in Louisiana and Texas instead of Arkansas where the plant is lo....... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plants to be phased out in Canada</h1> <p>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:55:20 GMT</p> <strong>June 23,2010</strong> --<p>The Canadian government said it plans to phase out older coal-fired plants by introducing strict new emissions regulations.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Emission control system to be installed in coal-fired power plant</h1> <p>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:25:40 GMT</p> <strong>June 22,2010</strong> --<p>United Conveyor Corp. (UCC) has been awarded a turnkey contract at PPL’s 1,500 MW Montour power plant in Pennsylvania for two Dry Sorbent Injection systems.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>NRG, DOE team up on carbon capture and storage project</h1> <p>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:30:00 GMT</p> <strong>June 18,2010</strong> --<p>The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has signed an agreement with NRG Energy Inc. to design, construct, and operate a system that will capture and store approximately 400,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) per year.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plant unit to be built by joint EPC team</h1> <p>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:05:40 GMT</p> <strong>June 17,2010</strong> --<p>International Power and South Texas Electric Co-op (STEC) have selected the joint venture team of Burns & McDonnell, Zachry Industrial and Mitsubishi Power Systems to design and build the 650 MW Coleto Creek Unit 2 coal-fired power plant in....... </article> <article> <h1>BASF and US research institute to co-develop new carbon capture process</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:10:50 GMT</p> <strong>June 17,2010</strong> --<p><span style="color: black">BASF and US research institute RTI International are joining forces to develop a new, highly cost-effective technology to capture carbon </span><span style="color: black">dioxide emissions from coal fired power plants....... </article> <article> <h1>Lawsuit against planned coal-fired power plant stands</h1> <p>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:40:20 GMT</p> <strong>June 15,2010</strong> --<p>A federal judge on June 15 rejected a motion by Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to block construction of a coal-fired power plant in Arkansas.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Plant control upgrade at Kazakhstan's largest power plant</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:05:20 GMT</p> <strong>June 14,2010</strong> --<p>Emerson Process Management has received two contracts to modernize the control systems at Ekibastuz GRES-1, Kazakhstan’s largest power plant that produces 13 per cent of the country’s power.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plant to be temporarily shut down</h1> <p>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:40:20 GMT</p> <strong>June 4,2010</strong> --<p>Dominion Virginia Power plans to mothball the 63 MW Altavista coal-fired power plant by the end of summer 2010.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired unit comes online in Texas</h1> <p>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:50:20 GMT</p> <strong>June 3,2010</strong> --<p>The second and final unit at Luminant’s 1,600 MW Oak Grove coal-fired power plant in Texas has come online.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Ayrshire Power submits full planning application for Hunterston coal power plant in Scotland</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:56:00 GMT</p> <strong>June 3,2010</strong> --<p>Ayrshire Power has submitted a full planning application for a GBP3bn coal fired power station at Hunterston in Ayrshire to the Scottish government.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Emission control installations complete at TECO power plant</h1> <p>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:40:20 GMT</p> <strong>June 2,2010</strong> --<p>Tampa Electric completed installing the fourth and final selective catalyst reduction system at the company’s Big Bend Power Station Unit 1.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>SWEPCO files for rehearing on coal-fired power plant</h1> <p>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:00:30 GMT</p> <strong>June 1,2010</strong> --<p>Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a unit of American Electric Power, filed a petition for rehearing at the Arkansas Supreme Court after the court’s May 13 decision to reverse the approval of the Arkansas Public Service Commission ....... </article> <article> <h1>Marubeni wins Vietnam coal power plant order</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:00:40 GMT</p> <strong>June 1,2010</strong> --<p>Marubeni won a 90bn yen ($1bn) contract to build a coal fired power plant in Vietnam, Nikkei English News said, without citing anyone.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired plant start-up pushed back</h1> <p>Fri, 28 May 2010 18:10:10 GMT</p> <strong>May 28,2010</strong> --<p>The plant was originally planned to be fully operational by late this year.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired IGCC power plant to be built after all, Miss. Power says</h1> <p>Fri, 28 May 2010 12:40:50 GMT</p> <strong>May 28,2010</strong> --<p>Mississippi Power Co. will move ahead with a planned $2.88 billion, 582 MW coal-fired IGCC power plant after state regulators relaxed restrictions it had placed on the project.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Construction on coal-fired power plant deferred</h1> <p>Thu, 27 May 2010 14:35:10 GMT</p> <strong>May 27,2010</strong> --<p>Consumers Energy is deferring not cancelling -- the development of the 830 MW coal-fired power plant that it planned to build at its Karn/Weadock Generating Complex in northeastern Michigan.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Foster Wheeler gets EUR180m EU grant to develop carbon capture CFB technology at Spanish coal power plant</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Thu, 27 May 2010 08:30:40 GMT</p> <strong>May 27,2010</strong> --<p>Foster Wheeler has signed, together with Endesa and the Spanish Foundation, Fundación Ciudad de la Energía (CIUDEN), a grant agreement with the European Commission (EC).</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plants to be idled</h1> <p>Wed, 26 May 2010 21:35:30 GMT</p> <strong>May 26,2010</strong> --<p>American Electric Power Co. (AEP) plans to idle an estimated 1,925 MW at two coal-fired power plants as part of cost-cutting measures amid a slow recovery in electricity demand starting in June.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Air quality permit objected by EPA</h1> <p>Tue, 25 May 2010 22:05:20 GMT</p> <strong>May 25,2010</strong> --<p>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has objected to how state regulators addressed particle pollution in the air quality permit for East Kentucky Power's proposed Smith power plant.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plant's air emissions permit OK'd</h1> <p>Tue, 25 May 2010 22:00:30 GMT</p> <strong>May 25,2010</strong> --<p>The Virginia Court of Appeals approved an air emissions permit for the 585 MW Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>EDF, Alstom, Veolia to demonstrate CCS at Le Havre coal fired power plant</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:10:20 GMT</p> <strong>May 25,2010</strong> --<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><font face="Arial"><font size="2">EDF, in partnership with Alstom and Veolia Environment, is creating a research demonstrator for the capture and storage o....... </article> <article> <h1>China coal-fired power plant to get cooling tower system from SPX</h1> <p>Tue, 25 May 2010 14:10:10 GMT</p> <strong>May 25,2010</strong> --<p>SPX Corp. said that its Thermal Equipment and Services unit has been awarded a contract worth approximately $33 million to design and supply an indirect dry cooling tower system, which includes two natural draft cooling towers, at the planned 1....... </article> <article> <h1>Planned coal-fired power plant denied air permit</h1> <p>Fri, 21 May 2010 20:15:30 GMT</p> <strong>May 21,2010</strong> --<p>The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment denied an air permit to a planned 600 MW petroleum coke and coal-fired power plant.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Carbon capture and storage agreement signed between Hitachi, Saskatchewan</h1> <p>Fri, 21 May 2010 19:05:30 GMT</p> <strong>May 21,2010</strong> --<p>he Government of Saskatchewan and Hitachi, Ltd. have signed an agreement to work together and share information for developing energy and environmental technologies, including carbon capture & storage (CCS) for thermal power plants, renewab....... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired plant to retire to settle Clean Air Act violations</h1> <p>Thu, 20 May 2010 15:45:20 GMT</p> <strong>May 20,2010</strong> --<p>American Municipal Power (AMP) will permanently retire its 212 MW Richard H. Gorsuch coal-fired power plant under a settlement to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plant contract worth $63mn goes to GE unit</h1> <p>Wed, 19 May 2010 16:35:30 GMT</p> <strong>May 19,2010</strong> --<p>GE will install and maintain fuses and other equipment for the six-unit, 4800 MW Medupi coal plant that state-owned Eskom is building in northern South Africa.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Essar Power signs PPA for India's Salaya II coal fired power plant</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Mon, 17 May 2010 10:45:50 GMT</p> <strong>May 17,2010</strong> --<p>Essar Energy, the India-focused integrated energy company, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) for 800 MW of contracted capacity from the 1320 MW coal fired Salaya II power project to be loc....... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plant denied permit</h1> <p>Thu, 13 May 2010 19:10:20 GMT</p> <strong>May 13,2010</strong> --<p>The Arkansas Supreme Court May 13 reversed a decision to grant a permit for Southwestern Electric Power Co.’s John R. Turk coal-fired power plant currently under construction.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plant emission control project approved</h1> <p>Thu, 13 May 2010 15:45:20 GMT</p> <strong>May 13,2010</strong> --<p>The Wisconsin Public Service Commission approved Wisconsin Power & Light’s $150 million project to install a selective catalytic reduction, or scrubber, system at Edgewater coal-fired power plant’s 380 MW Unit 5.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired units to retire earlier than planned</h1> <p>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:25:20 GMT</p> <strong>May 11,2010</strong> --<p>Exelon Power will retire Unit 2 at both the Cromby and Eddystone generating stations in Pennsylvania sooner than previously announced because of a revised analysis from the PJM Interconnection.coal-fired power plantsc</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Supercritical equipment award from India's second largest electricity generator</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Tue, 11 May 2010 10:40:40 GMT</p> <strong>May 11,2010</strong> --<p>Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited has received an order for three supercritical coal fired boiler and steam turbine/generator packages from Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited, India’s second largest electricity generator....... </article> <article> <h1>Construction of Guatemala's new 300 MW power plant under way</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:15:30 GMT</p> <strong>May 10,2010</strong> --<p>An inauguration ceremony marking the start of construction of Jaguar Energy Guatemala LLC’s new 300 MW solid fuel fired power generation facility, near Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala took place today.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>CCS test results released by Powerspan</h1> <p>Wed, 05 May 2010 15:15:30 GMT</p> <strong>May 5,2010</strong> --<p>Powerspan Corp. said its ECO2 post-combustion CO<sub>2</sub> capture technology can be scaled up and that a retrofit project can be implemented at less than $40 per ton of CO<sub>2</sub> captured.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plant, scrubbers could cost $200mn</h1> <p>Tue, 04 May 2010 21:15:10 GMT</p> <strong>May 4,2010</strong> --<p>Alliant Energy Corp. will pay between $40 million and $45 million to buy We Energies’ 25 percent ownership stake in the 380 MW Unit 5 at the Edgewater coal-fired power plant.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> ....... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plant may be reconsidered</h1> <p>Tue, 04 May 2010 19:50:50 GMT</p> <strong>May 4,2010</strong> --<p>Mississippi Power is expected to ask state regulators to reconsider conditions they placed on a proposed 582 MW lignite coal-fired power plant.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Two more coal power plant projects fall through in Germany</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:56:00 GMT</p> <strong>May 4,2010</strong> --<p>Two more planned unabated coal fired power plants have been stopped in Germany bringing the total number of failures for such projects since March 2009 to nine.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Uttar Pradesh seeks 75 per cent power from NTPC's 1320 MW coal plant</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Sat, 01 May 2010 10:30:40 GMT</p> <strong>May 1,2010</strong> --<p>The Uttar Pradesh government has sought 75 per cent of the electricity produced from NTPC’s proposed 1320 MW power plant in the state.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>GE supplies turbines to Edwardsport IGCC power project</h1> <p>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:20:10 GMT</p> <strong>April 30,2010</strong> --<p>GE has shipped the second of its syngas turbines to Duke Energy’s integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) power plant in Indiana.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plant to get emissions control scrubbers</h1> <p>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:40:50 GMT</p> <strong>April 30,2010</strong> --<p>Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group Inc. signed a contract worth $90 million to design, engineer, procure and construct scrubbers for two 825 MW units at Detroit Edison Co's Monroe Power Plant.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Mississippi Power will not build coal-fired IGCC power plant</h1> <p>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:35:10 GMT</p> <strong>April 30,2010</strong> --<p>Mississippi Power decided to not build a 582 MW lignite coal-fired power plant.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plants awarded for cost management, reliability</h1> <p>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:55:20 GMT</p> <strong>April 29,2010</strong> --<p>Navigant Consulting Inc. has handed out the Generation Knowledge System Plant Operational Excellence Awards.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>4-27 Question of the Week results</h1> <p>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:30:40 GMT</p> <strong>April 26,2010</strong> --<p>Peabody Energy CEO and Chairman Gregory Boyce testified that coal with carbon dioxide emissions control should be part of the climate change solution. Do you agree or disagree?</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plant gets $240mn emission control system</h1> <p>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:00:10 GMT</p> <strong>April 22,2010</strong> --<p>Minnesota Power officials completed a three-year, $240 million project to reduce air pollution from unit 3 at the Boswell Energy Center.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>U.S. coal supply and demand</h1> <p>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:30:10 GMT</p> <strong>April 22,2010</strong> --<p>The Energy Information Administration (EIA) takes a look at how coal is used, stocked, imported and exported in the electric power sector in its U.S. Coal Supply and Demand: 2009 Review.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>AES signs power purchase agreement with Vietnam's EVN for 1200 MW Mong Duong coal plant</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:50:20 GMT</p> <strong>April 22,2010</strong> --<p>AES has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Electricity Vietnam (EVN), the state-owned power company, for Mong Duong II, a 1200 MW coal fired power plant.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>U.S. military programs strive for renewable energy goals</h1> <p>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:25:10 GMT</p> <strong>April 20,2010</strong> --<p>The Department of Defense has initiated several programs to reach a renewable portfolio standard</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Xcel Energy to cut power plant emissions in Colorado</h1> <p>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:00:20 GMT</p> <strong>April 20,2010</strong> --<p>Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter signed the Colorado Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act into law, requiring Xcel Energy to cut nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 80 percent from several coal-fired power plants by the end of 2017.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>BHEL of India to build 1600 MW supercritical coal power plant in Karnataka</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:45:30 GMT</p> <strong>April 20,2010</strong> --<p>India's state-owned power engineering firm BHEL has won a 63bn rupees ($1.05bn) order for setting up an supercritical coal fired power plant in Karnataka.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plant air quality permits won't face opposition</h1> <p>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:40:50 GMT</p> <strong>April 19,2010</strong> --<p>The Environmental Defense Fund said it will not oppose air quality permits for the 600 MW Tenaska Trailblazer coal-fired power plant currently under development in Texas, and will withdraw from the contested case process currently in progress.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired gasification power plant cost rises by $530 million</h1> <p>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:55:30 GMT</p> <strong>April 16,2010</strong> --<p>Duke Energy Indiana told regulators the cost of its 618 MW Edwardsport coal gasification plant under construction will rise from $2.35 billion to $2.88 billion.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Clean coal is solution to climate change, Peabody executive testifies</h1> <p>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:10:00 GMT</p> <strong>April 14,2010</strong> --<p>Peabody Energy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gregory H. Boyce testified that coal needs to be part of the climate change solution but only if it involves such technologies as carbon capture and storage (CCS).</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Full steam ahead for Indonesia's Paiton III coal plant project after loan agreed</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:40:30 GMT</p> <strong>April 14,2010</strong> --<p>The Paiton III project in Indonesia, an 815 MW supercritical coal fired plant to be built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), will launch full-scale construction work following the signing of a project financing loan agreement.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>China National Electric Equipment Corporation to build $750m coal plant in Australia</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:50:50 GMT</p> <strong>April 13,2010</strong> --<p>Power plant contractor China National Electric Equipment Corporation (CNEEC) has won a contract to build a $750m coal fired power station in Australia.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Carbon capture and storage project to break ground</h1> <p>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:15:50 GMT</p> <strong>April 12,2010</strong> --<p>Alabama Power is expected to break ground April 14 on a carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration project at its Barry coal-fired plant.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>UK government passes measure to impose CCS levy on power suppliers</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:50:30 GMT</p> <strong>April 9,2010</strong> --<p>The UK government has won Parliament’s approval for the authority to levy a tax on electricity suppliers including EDF, E.ON and Centrica that will fund carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>World Bank agrees $3.05bn loan for South Africa's Medupi coal plant</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:45:10 GMT</p> <strong>April 9,2010</strong> --<p>The World Bank has granted South Africa's state utility firm Eskom a $3.75bn loan, with most of the money earmarked for a coal fired power plant at Medupi.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Planned coal-fired power plant receives permits</h1> <p>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:05:40 GMT</p> <strong>April 8,2010</strong> --<p>Georgia state environmental regulators issued five operating permits for an 850 MW coal-fired power plant to be built in Georgia.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plant needs repairs</h1> <p>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:55:10 GMT</p> <strong>April 7,2010</strong> --<p>Xcel Energy has shut down the 750 MW Comanche 3 coal-fired power plant in Colorado to repair boiler tube leaks and to install baffles to quiet a high-pitched noise coming from the plant.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired plant could be shut down by 2020</h1> <p>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:20:10 GMT</p> <strong>April 5,2010</strong> --<p>Portland General Electric Co. is proposing to install emissions control upgrades at its 585 MW Boardman coal-fired power plant before shutting it down in 2020.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>100 MW coal-fired power plant enters service in Wyoming</h1> <p>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:25:10 GMT</p> <strong>April 1,2010</strong> --<p>The 100 MW WyGen III coal-fired power plant went online in northeastern Wyoming on April 1</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plant retired</h1> <p>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:46:00 GMT</p> <strong>April 1,2010</strong> --<p>TransAlta Corp. has fully retired all four units at its 537 MW Wabamun coal-fired power plant in Alberta after 54 years of operation.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Guatemala's Jaguar Energy closes financing for 300 MW coal plant</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:45:50 GMT</p> <strong>April 1,2010</strong> --<p>Houston-based AEI has announced its subsidiary, Jaguar Energy Guatemala, has closed $350m in financing for a 300 MW coal fired power plant near Puerto Quetzal.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>South Korea's Taekwang Group to build $4.5bn coal power plant in Vietnam</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:45:20 GMT</p> <strong>April 1,2010</strong> --<p>A consortium led by Korea's Taekwang Vina Industrial has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Vietnamese government to build a $4.5bn coal fired power plant in Vietnam's northern province of Nam Dinh.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Clean energy research centers get $37.5mn boost</h1> <p>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:45:10 GMT</p> <strong>March 31,2010</strong> --<p>The Department of Energy said it will invest $37.5 million over the next five years in the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired power plants to get regenerated SCR catalyst</h1> <p>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:00:40 GMT</p> <strong>March 30,2010</strong> --<p>CoaLogix Inc.'s unit, SCR-Tech, LLC, has received three contracts worth $2 million to deliver regenerated SCR catalyst to coal-fired power plants.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Real-time catalyst deactivation measurements</h1> <p>Randy Smith, Fossil Energy Research Corp. — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:05:30 GMT</p> <strong>March 30,2010</strong> --<p>A new device could be the answer to accurately read NO<sub>x</sub> levels in coal-fired power plants.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>US urged to back $3.75bn South Africa loan for coal plant</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:35:20 GMT</p> <strong>March 30,2010</strong> --<p>The World Bank has pressed the US government to support a $3.75bn loan that would allow South Africa to build a coal fired power station.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>CCS increases the price of coal fired power production, but is worth paying</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:45:20 GMT</p> <strong>March 26,2010</strong> --<p>The cost of electricity generated from coal will increase relative to renewable energy as the world develops and implements technologies that curtail carbon emissions from coal fired power plants, say international experts at Globe 2010, but it....... </article> <article> <h1>Philippine coal fired power project on track for 2011 completion</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:35:40 GMT</p> <strong>March 26,2010</strong> --<p>The joint venture of Korea Electric Power Company (Kepco) and SPC Power Corporation has said it is on track to complete the coal fired power plant in the Philippines’ Visayas region by early next year, reports The Manila Times.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Coal-fired IGCC power plant can be built for $2.4bn, Miss. Power says</h1> <p>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:30:30 GMT</p> <strong>March 24,2010</strong> --<p>Responding to a March 19 article in <em>Power Engineering</em>, a Mississippi Power spokesperson said the company plans to build a 582 MW integrated gasification combined cycle power plant for $2.4 billion, or $4,123/kW. The company told r....... </article> <article> <h1>ETI to invest in next generation carbon capture technology demo</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:30:50 GMT</p> <strong>March 22,2010</strong> --<p>The UK’s Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced it is searching for organizations or consortia to bid for a major project that could establish an advanced carbon dioxide capture technology demonstration project.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Czech environment minister quits over CEZ coal plant repowering</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:50:30 GMT</p> <strong>March 19,2010</strong> --<p>Czech Environment Minister Jan Dusik tendered his resignation due to a disagreement with the prime minister over the issuance of environmental clearance for a planned renovation of a Czech coal fired power plant owned by CEZ.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>IGCC power plant project costs top $5,500/kW</h1> <p>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:50:40 GMT</p> <strong>March 19,2010</strong> --<p>Two proposed IGCC coal-fired power projects have price tags that range between $5,500/kW and $5,800/kW. Both hope to win regulatory approval and begin construction in the coming months.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Proposed coal-fired IGCC power plant would cost $5,500/kW</h1> <p>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:40:10 GMT</p> <strong>March 19,2010</strong> --<p>Mississippi Power Co. is proposing to cap the cost of its proposed 582 MW Kemper County IGCC plant at $3.2 billion, or almost $5,500/kW. The cap would be around 30 percent higher than current cost estimates.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Ayrshire Power submits plans to build 1.6 GW coal fired CCS plant in Scotland</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:40:50 GMT</p> <strong>March 16,2010</strong> --<p>Ayrshire Power, owned by the UK's Peel Energy, has submitted plans to the Scottish Government to build a GBP3bn ($4.5bn), 1.6 GW coal fired power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS) at Hunterston.</p>.... </article> <article> <h1>Drax joins talks over carbon capture and storage project</h1> <p>[No Value Specified] — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:55:20 GMT</p> <strong>March 11,2010</strong> --<p>Drax, the owner of the UK's biggest coal fired power station, has embarked on feasibility studies into the use of carbon capture and storage after joining talks with a regional development agency to help develop its GBP2bn ($3.5bn) carbon clust....... </article> </main></body></html>