Tag: coal
Movements Towards Environmentally Conscious Energy: Interview with Joseph Witherspoon
Is there a way to produce energy in a more green, environmentally friendly way, while still prioritizing efficiency and output?
Closing the Door on Coal for Green Hydrogen Investments
In a symbolic move, U.S. energy company NextEra closed its last coal-fired plant to invest in a green hydrogen facility. Pending approval from state regulators, the facility will be located in Florida and will produce 100% green hydrogen via electrolyzation
Exelon Completes Sale of Maryland Coal Plants
Exelon has completed the sale of three Maryland coal-fired power plants to Raven Power Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of Riverstone Holdings LLC.
FirstEnergy considers converting coal-fired plant
FirstEnergy Corp. is studying natural gas pricing trends to determine if the company should convert its 1,710 MW Hatfields Ferry coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania to natural gas, according to Platts.
The low NOx burners at the plant's three units are due to be replaced and the company is considering replacing them with technology that allows co-firing gas with coal, a spokesman was quoted as saying in the article.
Additional coal-fired retirements expected
The Brattle Group released a report examining the impact of emerging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air quality regulations on coal-fired power plants.
Coal-fired plants to be retired Oct. 1
Progress Energy Carolinas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, will officially retire two coal-fired power plants Oct.
IEPA to rethink coal-to-gas plant pollution permit
Responding to concerns of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and environmental groups, the Illinois EPA will reconsider an air pollution permit it granted to Tenaska Inc. in April for a coal-to-gas plant proposed for Taylorville, located near Springfield.
Green groups sue EPA for coal waste rules
The Environmental Protection Agency is being sued by Green groups to force the completion of the long-planned national regulations that will govern the disposal of coal ash, a power plant waste product.
Siemens turns over coal-fired plant to GenPower
Siemens Energy Inc. and Kvaerner ASA subsidiary, Kvaerner North American Construction, Inc.
Shaw Group building CCGT plant in Louisiana
Entergy Louisiana has granted The Shaw Group an engineering, procurement and construction contract for the construction of a dual-fuel 550MW combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant in Louisiana.