Dealing a major blow to the Obama administration’s climate agenda, the U.S. Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote stayed implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean Power Plan (CPP)…
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Duke Energy is considering the sale of all or most of its international power plants, about 4,400 MW dispersed throughout Central and South America. The company's international business segment, Duke…
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) issued a $6.6 million fine to Duke Energy on February 8 for environmental violations related to the February 2014 coal ash spill…
Problem Facing the failure of its reverse osmosis systems, an Indiana gas-and-coal energy facility sought the company with the best emergency response and customer service in the industry — MPW…
Mississippi Power's lignite-fired Kemper County integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant is seeing yet another delay and $110 million in new costs, a filing with state regulators shows. The…
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) acting administrator of the Office of Air and Radiation, and the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) head of clean coal and carbon management gave upbeat assessments…
INDUSTRIAL WATERMPW’s emergency response pays off for Virginia Challenge: When a Virginia power station had an issue with its existing Reverse Osmosis [RO] process, it called on MPW to supplement…
Though combined heat and power (CHP) is getting increasing attention as a means of efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, the sector’s traditional challenges remain. But some generators and policymakers are…
The identification and containment of coal ash has risen to the top of the priority list for plant managers across the U.S. after inadvertent releases of coal ash into unintended…
Courtesy: Mississippi Power An EPRI report finds that carbon capture and sequestration isn’t the only way for new coal power plants to meet recent emissions standards for carbon dioxide. Unlike…