Puerto Rico Utility Moves to Restructure $9B in Debt
A plan to restructure $9 billion in Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) debt—an eighth of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s staggering $72 billion in debt—surfaced at the U.S. territory’s energy regulator, the Puerto Rico Energy Commission last week on April 7.&hellips; Read More
 

Work Suspended on Coal Power Plant Following Protests, Nuclear Plant Moves Forward
S. Alam Group has suspended work at the site of a proposed 1,224-MW coal-fired power station in Chittagong, Bangladesh, due to safety concerns following a rally that ended with four protesters dead on April 4. According to multiple sources, groups… Read More
 

Peabody, Optimistic About Coal's Future Stability, Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
Financially bruised Peabody Energy Corp.—the world's largest privately owned coal mining firm—is seeking bankruptcy protection. The St. Louis–headquartered company filed for voluntary Chapter 11 protection in a desperate attempt to strengthen liquidity and reduce debt amid what it says has… Read More
 
Is EOR a Dead End for Carbon Capture and Storage?
In April’s editorial, “When Technology Tails Wag Power Dogs,” Editor Gail Reitenbach mused about whether the use of captured carbon dioxide (CO2) for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) represents a viable way forward for carbon capture, use, and sequestration (CCUS). This… Read More
 
House, Senate Subcommittees Pass Energy Appropriations Bills
Subcommittees of the U.S House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate separately advanced appropriations bills that lay out funding priorities for the Department of Energy (DOE) and other energy-related measures for 2017. The House Energy and Water Subcommittee, a panel… Read More
 
Video: The Implosion of Part of Duke Energy's Sutton Coal-Fired Plant
After 64 years as a landmark in Wilmington, N.C., one of three boiler units at Duke Energy's retired coal-fired L.V. Sutton Plant crumpled in a dusty heap of contorted steel and splintered glass on April 10. The implosion is the… Read More
 
 
   

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