Coal Power Direct September 12, 2018
EPA Schedules One Hearing on Proposed ACE Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on September 10 announced it will hold one hearing to get input from the public and stakeholders on its Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule,…
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The Technology Behind One of the World’s Longest Pipe Conveyors
Long-distance conveyors are a reliable and energy-efficient method of bulk material transport. Pipe conveyors—fully enclosed material handling systems—offer additional environmental protection and more
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Report: 10% of U.S. Coal Mined in 1H2018 Went to Plants Scheduled to Retire
More than 10% of the coal mined from eight U.S. regions in the first half of 2018 was sent to coal plants scheduled for retirement between this year and 2032,…
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Dry Fork: A Model of Modern U.S. Coal Power

Dry Fork Station began commercial operation as a swath of older, less-efficient U.S. coal plants contemplated retirement amid a flood of environmental rules. Designed with foresight, this quintessential modern

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Moving from Preventive to Predictive Maintenance with Advanced Analytics
Predictive maintenance is preferred over preventive maintenance for critical assets, but the correct application of advanced analytics is required to realize full value. Power plants of all types have
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FirstEnergy Throws in the Towel on Coal Plants
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (FES) notified PJM Interconnection, the regional transmission organization (RTO), of its plans to deactivate four fossil-fuel generating plants in 2021 and 2022. In a press release issued…
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It's Time for a Macro-Grid Overlay in the U.S.
The U.S. power system is separated into three major components—the Western Interconnection, the Eastern Interconnection, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. The three operate almost independently
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THE BIG PICTURE: Trump’s Regulatory Targets
President Trump campaigned on a promise to reduce regulation and control regulatory costs. One of his first actions after taking office was to issue an executive order calling for the…
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Industry Press Releases
Explosion isolation flap valves provide reliable low-cost explosion protection

AIM-68 Industrial Tablet with Application-Oriented Peripherals

New OPTALIGN touch to become the game changer in laser alignment

GEA supplies two plants for waste heat utilisation to India and Italy

Air Products Awarded Contract to Build, Own and Operate Coal-to-Syngas Plant to Supply Syngas for Jiutai New Material Co. in Hohhot, China

Voith received first order for two VECO-Drives from Guangzhou China Resources Thermal Power Co., Ltd. in China