Coal Power Direct March 7, 2018
More Coal and Nuclear Can Replace Retired Generation, State Supreme Court Rules
The Supreme Court for the state of New Mexico affirmed a final order by state regulators to allow Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) to replace lost generation from…
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Successful Torrefied Biomass Test Burn at a Coal Power Plant
The ability of a coal power plant to accommodate significant changes in fuel quality is often limited by many constraints. When faced with a challenging goal to test torrefied biomass fuel at its Boardman
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EPA Proposes Overhaul of 2015 Final Coal Ash Rule 
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed more than a dozen significant changes to the Obama administration’s final 2015 rule governing disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) by the nation’s…
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Unsupervised Machine Learning: The Path to Industry 4.0 for the Coal Industry

Artificial intelligence and machine learning aren’t just fictional pieces of futuristic Hollywood movies. Power plants can deploy these innovative technologies today to more accurately predict the condition

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King Coal Is Alive and Kicking in Poland
Running counter to the overwhelming trend in Europe, coal remains the king in Poland. The country’s governing party unabashedly champions the industry as the foundation of its energy sector—a footing…
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How to Automate Workforce Scheduling
If you’re a power plant supervisor, you’ve undoubtedly been forced to find a worker during off-hours on the spur of the moment. New tools are being used today that allow…
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ERCOT Anticipates Summer Supply Crunch Amid Unit Retirements
The recent retirement of older generating units and high peak usage owing to economic growth could tighten operating reserves in the region served by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas…
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Coal Rebound Is Vital to Local Economies
In President Trump’s State of the Union address, he said, “We have ended the war on American energy, and we have ended the war on beautiful, clean coal.” It’s safe to say that things have gotten better
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Test Your Knowledge: Boiler Chemical Cleaning
Most engineers and operators know (or should know) that boiler tubes containing deposits create long-term reliability problems for the boiler. Long-term overheating of the metal will result from prolonged operation with…
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Industry Press Releases
New Marley® MD Everest Counterflow Cooling Tower’s Modular Design Speeds Site Delivery and Installation, Allowing Process Cooling Plants to be Operational and Productive Sooner

GE Announces Innovative Energy Storage Platform called the Reservoir

Radiflow and Wireless Data Systems Partner to Protect Critical Infrastructure

ABB to improve reliability of power grid in South Korea

VIBSCANNER 2 The high-speed data collector sets new standards

DiSTI Delivers Siemens Energy’s First 3D Virtual Maintenance Trainer

EthosEnergy awarded rotor exchange contract in Germany