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140 Workers Cut Permanently with Sammis Coal Plant Closure

January 19, 2023 admin Business, closure, Coal, coal power plant, energy harbor, layoffs, news, power, w.h. sammis, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:47:09 +0000

Workers at the W.H. Sammis coal-fired power plant have been notified that a mass layoff will begin “sometime between March 14, 2023, and April 14, 2023.” The announcement was made public through a letter Energy Harbor Corp., owner of the plant, sent to the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, as required under the […]

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Japan’s Largest Power Generator Signs Deals in Pursuit of Ammonia for Coal Power Plant Co-Firing Project

January 18, 2023 admin ammonia, blue ammonia, Business, Carbon Capture, CCS, climate change, co-firing, Coal, coal power plant, Environmental, full coverage, green ammonia, hydrogen, ihi corp., International, Japan, jera, news, Plant Design, power, Research and Development

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 21:46:46 +0000

JERA Co. Inc., Japan’s largest power generation company, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) “for potential collaboration for the joint project development and sales & purchase of clean ammonia” with CF Industries Holdings Inc., the world’s largest producer of ammonia. Under the MOU, JERA and CF Industries have agreed “to jointly study […]

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Homer City Coal Plant to Keep All Three Units Operating

April 6, 2022 admin Business, Coal, coal power plant, Homer City Generation, Legislation, Legislative, news, Pennsylvania, rggi

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:07:35 +0000

The Homer City coal-fired power plant will continue operating, according to multiple news sources in western Pennsylvania, where the plant is located. Owners of the three-unit, 1,884-MW generating station in Indiana County, about 45 miles east of Pittsburgh, had been contemplating shuttering one or more units, while also exploring options to add renewable energy to […]

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New Jersey’s Last Two Coal Power Plants to Close within Months

March 24, 2022 admin Business, climate change, close, Coal, coal power plant, decommission, Environmental, full coverage, Legislative, New Jersey, news, retire, shutter

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:44:08 +0000

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) approved a petition filed by Atlantic City Electric Co. (ACE) that modifies power purchase agreements (PPAs) and power sales agreements (PSAs) between ACE and Chambers Cogeneration Ltd. and Logan Generating Co., the last two coal-fired electricity generation units in New Jersey. Under the agreements, coal-fired generation will […]

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After Long History, Paradise Coal Plant Ceases Operation

February 6, 2020 admin Business, Coal, coal power plant, History, news, O&M, paradise fossil plant, retirement, shutdown, tennessee valley authority, TVA, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 14:58:22 +0000

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The generator breaker for Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) Paradise Unit 3 was opened on Feb. 1, removing the coal-fired power plant from service for the final time after 50 years of operation. Notably, TVA retiree Jim Chappell performed the task. Chappell was the electrical control wing operator who originally placed Unit 3 in service. The […]

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Removing Asbestos and Regulated Materials Key to Power Plant Decommissioning

September 30, 2019 admin asbestos, Business, Coal, coal power plant, decommissioning, Environmental, EPA, International, Legal & Regulatory, lucion consulting, news, O&M, redevelopment, regulated material, remediation, retirement, Safety, Technology, TRC, u.s., uk, workforce

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

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Retiring and decommissioning coal power plants is becoming a more-frequent occurrence around the world. The job comes with many challenges, but projects in the U.S. and UK have proven that remediation and

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Clean Air Program Makes Shawnee Power Plant a Winner

August 1, 2018 admin aecom, babcock power, Business, Coal, coal power plant, Environmental, FGD, flue gas desulfurization, ge power, kentucky, retrofit, scr, selective catalytic reduction, shawnee fossil plant, Technology, tennessee valley authority, top plant, TVA

Emissions standards have changed a lot since the Shawnee Fossil Plant entered service during President Eisenhower’s second term in office, but the Tennessee Valley Authority has done its part to help the

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