Coal Power Direct November 7, 2018
Implementing an ASME Covered Piping Systems Program
Power plant piping with a nominal pipe size of four inches or larger that carries steam or water operating at greater than 750F or 1,025 psi is considered a “covered piping system.” That means the
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As DOE’s Coal Rescue Reportedly Dead-Ends, Stakeholders Recommend New Pathways
The White House may have shelved an effort to force grid operators to buy power from uneconomic coal and nuclear plants amid opposition inside the administration, Politico reported on October…
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Advanced Coal Technologies Improve Emissions and Efficiency
New coal-fired generating plants are not showing up in the U.S. Elderly plants are retiring in large numbers. But other parts of the world continue to develop coal generation. Advances in combustion and
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Coal Silo Failures Reveal the Need for NDE Inspection

In July 2016, a coal silo collapsed at an Indiana power plant. The root cause was identified as cracking of the cone-to-skirt weld. Warnings to inspect this vulnerable weld were…

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West Virginia Coal Plant Will Remain Open Until 2022
FirstEnergy on October 18 said its coal-fired Pleasants Power Station in West Virginia will stay open until June 2022, after earlier announcing the plant would close in January of next…
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Advanced Process Control for Optimizing Flue Gas Desulfurization
Coal-fired power plants can significantly improve wet limestone scrubbing with advanced process control. One optimization system implemented at a Japanese facility utilized enhanced regulatory control
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Report: Investments in Coal Risky, Billions in Assets Could Be Stranded
A study from a London-based group focused on financial aspects of the energy industry said up to $60 billion of coal-fired power generation assets may be stranded in Southeast Asia…
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Users' Groups Provide Value to Plant Operators
Groups like the Powder River Basin Coal Users’ Group (PRBCUG) offer power plant managers and operators multiple benefits including valuable training opportunities and the chance to network with peers and learn from their experiences. 
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What Is Coal’s Future? [PODCAST]
Charles K. Ebinger, nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council, will be a panelist on November 8, 2018, at the Jackson Hole Global Forum: Climate Solutions, Coal Communities, and Economic Diversification. He offered a preview of the session—titled "What Is Coal's Future?"—on The POWER Podcast.
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Industry Press Releases
Charah Solutions Offers Innovative Thermal Process Technology for Fly Ash Beneficiation – MP618™

Innovative Mercury Remediation System Has Been Successfully Demonstrated to Reduce Contamination in Power Plant Wastewater

Centrisys/CNP Exhibited at WEFTEC 2018

PSRE Co. Announces Broader Code Support for PASS/START-PROF

Unprecedented power station asset sale announced

The Jackson Hole Center for Global Affairs to host the Jackson Hole Global Forum: Climate Solutions, Coal Communities, and Economic Diversification