Coal Power Direct November 6, 2019
EPA Proposes Revisions to Two Obama-Era Rules: Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Coal Ash
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued long-awaited proposed revisions of two 2015 Obama-era rules that apply to effluent limitations guidelines (ELGs) for steam electric power plants and coal combustion…
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GE Shelves Plans to Spin-Off Digital Business
GE will retain its lucrative digital business—not spin it off, as had been planned—but it will sharpen the division’s focus on four key markets, including electric utilities and power generation,…
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Facility to Make Coal Cleaner, More Efficient, Taking Shape in Wyoming
Clean Coal Technologies Inc. (CCTI) has begun reassembling a test facility designed to produce a cleaner-burning and more-efficient coal. The coal beneficiation and byproducts extraction plant, first built in Tulsa,…
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NETL: Coal Chemical Looping Combustion Closer to Commercialization

Chemical looping combustion (CLC), an advanced coal power technology that could markedly simplify carbon capture at power plants, has moved significantly closer to commercialization, owing to a breakthrough in oxygen…

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Poland Pushing Back Against EU Goal to End Coal-Fired Generation
Polish officials have said it is “not possible” for the country to meet the European Union’s (EU’s) goal of cutting net carbon emissions to zero by 2050, and as such the government will continue to
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Moody’s: Carbon Concerns Denting Merchant Coal Refinancing Prospects
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks are diminishing the number of potential investors in U.S. merchant coal projects, and that is putting more pressure on already squeezed coal plant economics,…
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History of Power Plant Renovation and Modernization in India
Good infrastructure is an essential component for the economic growth of a country, and power plays a crucial role in infrastructure development. India is home to 18% of the world’s…
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Using Extreme Visibility to Protect Industrial Control Systems [PODCAST]
What does it mean to have “extreme visibility” in an operational technology (OT) environment? According to Claroty, a New York-based company that offers cybersecurity products for industrial control systems, it’s…
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Industry Press Releases
AEIC Elects Officers and Board of Directors for 2020

Lakeland Industries to Unveil New Line of FR/AR Apparel in Layering System for Electrical Utility Linemen

AECOM selected to provide clean closure of a coal ash impoundment involving the beneficial use of ponded ash

B&W SPIG Completes Cooling Tower Restoration Project for Customer in Tasmania

Brüel & Kjær Vibro Releases World’s First Fully Integrated, Loop-powered Displacement Transmitter

CPHGC Power Plant in Pakistan Reaches Commercial Operation with GE Technology
 
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