Coal Power Direct October 11, 2017
EPA Head Pruitt Ready to Repeal Clean Power Plan
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Scott Pruitt on October 9 said he will sign a proposed rule Tuesday to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP), a signature initiative of former…
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The U.S.’s War on Coal Is Purported to Be Over—What About the Rest of the World?
The Trump administration unabashedly supports coal, and regulations designed to phase out its use in U.S. power production are being reviewed. But while other nations continue to rely on coal…
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Monticello Goes Under, More Coal and Nuclear Imperiled in Texas  
A week after the Department of Energy (DOE) proposed a rule to bolster uneconomic coal and nuclear generators in competitive power markets, Luminant announced that an “unprecedented low power price…
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In Case You Missed It

Groups Interested in Keeping Navajo Coal Plant in Operation

Peabody Energy on October 2 said several investors are interested in taking over the Navajo Generating Station in Arizona, a coal-fired power plant on tribal land whose current owners, including…

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Rihand: A Model for India's Coal Transformation
The country’s ever-increasing need for electricity means coal will continue to be a large part of its power generation, and this NTPC facility is at the forefront of expanding capacity while improving its
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Careers in Power
ARMED: S6 Mentor (SMW 3rd SOAT)
Raytheon - Afghanistan, Afghanistan

ARMED: S6 Mentor (SMW 3rd SOAT)
Raytheon - Afghanistan, Afghanistan

ARMED: S6 Mentor (SMW 3rd SOAT)
Raytheon - Afghanistan, Afghanistan

ARMED: S6 Mentor (SMW 3rd SOAT)
Raytheon - Afghanistan, Afghanistan
 
Major Engineering and Equipment Company Builds-to-Own Its First Coal Plant
Given the opportunity to help India’s bread basket alleviate a chronic power shortage, a major engineering, construction, and manufacturing firm built its first 1,400-MW coal-fired power plant in just 54
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A Breath of Cleaner Air on the Lake Michigan Shore
Working on a small patch of land bordered on one side by Lake Michigan and on the other three by the small city of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the team tasked with the installation of a state-of-the-art air quality
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Improved Emission Controls and State-of-the-Art Ash Handling Extend Gallatin's Life
It may not be the newest plant in the Tennessee Valley Authority fleet, but the Gallatin Fossil Plant has been retrofitted with some of the latest technology available to the coal power industry. It’s got
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Industry Press Releases
EXELON CONTRIBUTES $250,000 TO DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS IN PUERTO RICO AND MEXICO
GE’s Global Electricity Monitoring & Diagnostics Center to Further Reduce Power Outages Worldwide with Large-Scale Industrial IoT Implementation
Burns & McDonnell Completes Expanded Power Asset Testing and Research Lab
Siemens and PAS announce global strategic partnership to provide essential industrial control system cybersecurity
ABB to enable first digital substation in Poland
IRIZAR FORGE JOINS VAN BEEST