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NETL: Coal Chemical Looping Combustion Closer to Commercialization

October 3, 2019 admin Business, Carbon Capture, chemical looping, Coal, coal technology, costs, Environmental, netl, news, oxy-combustion, Research and Development, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 13:45:51 +0000

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Chemical looping combustion (CLC), an advanced coal power technology that could markedly simplify carbon capture at power plants, has moved significantly closer to commercialization, owing to a breakthrough in oxygen carrier durability, the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) said. The national laboratory, which is part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), revealed on […]

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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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NRG Aligns Carbon Goals with 1.5-Degree-C Climate Trajectory

September 26, 2019 admin 1.5-degree, AEP, Business, ceres, climate change, climate goals, climate risks, Coal, duke energy, Environmental, Gas, International, Markets, news, Paris, Renewables, science-based climate targets

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 13:11:45 +0000

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NRG Energy has joined a growing list of major U.S. coal generators that want to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. The Princeton, New Jersey-based energy company on Sept. 24 said it would accelerate carbon goals it set in 2014 to reach its 50% GHG reduction target (from a 2014 baseline) by 2025—not […]

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DTE Energy Latest to Target Net-Zero Carbon Emissions

September 26, 2019 admin Carbon Capture, carbon goals, climate change, Coal, coal retirements, dte, Environmental, Michigan, net-zero, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 12:57:39 +0000

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DTE Energy has announced a goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, following steps by Duke Energy, American Electric Power, and NRG Energy to do the same over the past two weeks. The Detroit-based company on Sept. 26 said it would go beyond its existing commitment to reduce carbon emissions 50% by 2030 and […]

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The POWER Interview: SEPA’s Julia Hamm Talks Solar Pathways

September 24, 2019 admin climate change, Energy Storage, Environmental, innovation, Interview, julia hamm, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, north america smart energy week, regulatory, Renewables, Salt Lake City, seia, sepa, Solar

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 15:03:46 +0000

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The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) is meeting this week in Salt Lake City, Utah, joining with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) to present North America Smart Energy Week, which this year includes both the long-running Solar Power International gathering along with Energy Storage International. A big theme this week is the integration of […]

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Duke Energy, American Electric Power Separately Seeking to Go Net-Zero Carbon by 2050

September 19, 2019 admin AEP, carbon dioxide, ceres, climate change, Coal, dan bakal, decarbonization, duke, emissions, Environmental, Gas, Markets, net-zero, news, Nuclear, opportunity, Paris, Renewables, risks

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:11:08 +0000

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Two formidable U.S. coal power generators this week separately revised their their carbon dioxide emissions reduction targets. Duke Energy announced it would achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. American Electric Power (AEP), meanwhile, said it would extend its target from 60% to 70% from 2000 levels by 2030, and by more than 80% by 2050—but […]

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Nine Utility Companies Suing Trump Over Emissions Rule

September 16, 2019 admin ace rule, Clean Power Plan, climate change, Coal, courts, emissions, Environmental, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, Obama, power companies climate coalition, Renewables, Trump

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 22:37:38 +0000

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A coalition of nine utility companies is suing the Trump administration over its plan to replace the Obama-era Clean Power Plan. New York-based Consolidated Edison said the Affordable Clean Energy, or ACE, rule undermines efforts the companies already have in place to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power generation. The companies, who call their group […]

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Power Companies Advance Voluntary Avian Protection Without Threat of Liability for Incidental Take

September 10, 2019 admin avian protection, baker botts, Environmental, Legal & Regulatory, mbta, migratory bird treaty act, migratory birds, news, Renewables, T&D, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 18:54:57 +0000

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With shifts in political winds come shifts in agency legal interpretations. In January 2017, the solicitor of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) issued a formal legal opinion interpreting the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) to prohibit the incidental take (accidental injury or death) of migratory birds. This “midnight” legal opinion was widely viewed […]

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New York City to Get Eight Floating Aeroderivative Gas Turbines

September 6, 2019 admin aeroderivative gas turbines, astoria, Business, dominican, Environmental, Gas, gowanus, International, Markets, NEW YORK CITY, news, Renewables, seafloat, sgt-a65, siemens

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 15:09:47 +0000

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New York City may soon be powered with two new power barges outfitted with eight Siemens 76-MW aeroderivative gas turbines. Under a Sept. 5-announced contract signed by Astoria Generating Co. (AGC) and Siemens, the power barges—a relatively new Siemens offering based on a concept it calls “SeaFloat”—will replace two of four existing power barges at […]

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2018 Exceptional Year for Nuclear Power Firsts

September 5, 2019 admin Business, climate change, Environmental, flexible operations, Gas, iaea, iea, International, load-following, Markets, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, nuclear retirements, nuclear subsidies, Technology, world nuclear association

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 13:18:54 +0000

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Last year, five of the world’s 449 operable nuclear reactors reached 50 years of operation for the first time, four first-of-their kind reactor designs were brought online, and while the industry showed capacity factor impacts from load-following, the global nuclear fleet performed at an average capacity factor of about 80%, says a new report from […]

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