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Improve Coal Flow by Using Insert Technology
Coal-fired power stations rely on storing coal in large bunkers or silos. Over time, changes in the type and quality of coal can lead to poor flow during discharge, creating production inefficiencies and significantly reducing storage capacity. Manual intervention is…
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New Options Allow Silo Cleaning Without Confined Space Entry
November 20, 2013 | Alan Highton
Anyone operating a coal-fired power plant has faced the challenge of keeping coal-handling equipment free of blockages and plugging. Not only do material flow problems interrupt smooth plant operations, but they also require dirty, sometimes dangerous, and often unscheduled maintenance…
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TVA to Retire More Coal Units, Banks on Nuclear Future
November 20, 2013 | Sonal Patel
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will retire more than 3 GW at eight coal units in Alabama and Kentucky to address "challenging trends" that point to lower power demand, a slow economy, uncertainty in commodity pricing, and tougher air pollution rules.…
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The Controversy Over U.S. Coal Exports
November 11, 2013 | Joel Darmstadter
In international trade, a gap between theory and practice has always existed. Theory stresses, as an underlying ideal, the economic benefits of trade based on comparative advantage. In practice, and for a variety of reasons—institutional constraints, political factors, ambiguity of…
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IEA Forecasts Global Renewables Expansion, Dismal Outlook for CCS
November 13, 2013 | Sonal Patel
By 2035, renewables will hold a 30% share of the global power mix but just 1% of the world's fossil fuel–fired power plants will be equipped with carbon capture and storage (CCS), reports the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its newly…
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DOE to Fund 18 Research Projects to Drive Down Costs of Carbon Capture
November 7, 2013 | Sonal Patel
Eighteen carbon capture projects across the U.S. have been chosen to receive $84 million in federal funding to help improve the efficiency and drive down costs of carbon capture processes for new and existing coal power plants. The Department of…
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Duke Sets Another Coal Plant for Demolition
November 5, 2013 | Thomas Overton
Duke Energy’s drive to reorient its fleet away from coal took another step on Nov. 4 when it announced demolition plans for its 84-year-old Riverbend Steam Station in Gaston County, N.C. The 454-MW plant was one of Duke’s oldest fossil…
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