Duke Energy said in mid-October that testing was under way in preparation for commercial operation next year of its 630-MW integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) Edwardsport power plant in Knox…
Power
Monthly Issue | November 27, 2012
A bipartisan delegation of lawmakers from Pennsylvania on Oct. 15 urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider creating a separate subcategory for power plants that convert coal refuse into…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Oct. 5 appealed a federal court decision handed down on Aug. 21 that vacated the agency’s July 2011–finalized Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) because,…
The Kyoto Protocol (under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC) set binding obligations on its signatories to reduce their production of greenhouse gases (GHGs)…
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is an independent, nonprofit organization that conducts research and development (R&D) relating to the generation, delivery, and use of electricity for the benefit of…
The power-generating industry needs cost-effective insulation and lagging systems that are installed correctly and that are thermally efficient. It is estimated that over the next five years this industry will…
In America’s struggling economy, fossil fuel production stands out as a bright spot. Currently, 9,000,000 Americans work in the oil and natural gas industry, [1, see note regarding references at…
We’re all busy and often barely have enough time to focus on the day-to-day crush, set ablaze by the emergency of the day; the latter taking all of our remaining…
China has one of the largest reserves of anthracite coal in the world. Anthracite is a dense, hard, brittle, and homogenous type of coal that has relatively higher heating value…