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Power Plant Emissions Down Substantially in U.S. Since 1990

June 25, 2019 admin carbon, ceres, climate change, CO2, Coal, emissions, entergy, Environmental, Exelon, Gas, Hydro, m.j. bradley & associates, news, NOx, nrdc, Nuclear, Renewables, SO2, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 23:21:45 +0000

Power plant SO2 and NOx emissions have decreased 92% and 84%, respectively, since Congress passed major amendments to the Clean Air Act in 1990. Meanwhile, mercury air emissions from power plants have decreased 90% since 2000, as federal limits on mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from coal-fired power plants went into effect in 2015. […]

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Marijuana industry sets environmental, ethical goals

June 18, 2019 admin Environmental, ethical, global cannabis partnership, goals, Latest News Stories, MARIJUANA, MEDICAL MARIJUANA, US, World, World News

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 02:36:56 +0000

LOS ANGELES – An alliance of large marijuana businesses had a message for the public Tuesday: We’re good corporate citizens.

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New Jersey’s 100% Clean Energy Goal Imperils Gas Generation

June 12, 2019 admin bpu, Business, carbon goals, Coal, ders, energy efficiency, energy master plan, Energy Storage, Environmental, Fuel, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, New Jersey, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, strategies, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 00:23:41 +0000

Through a series of incentives and mandates, New Jersey is planning to produce 100% of its power from carbon-neutral sources, electrify its vehicle fleet and building sectors, and set mandatory efficiency standards for electric utilities by 2050, an energy blueprint released by the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) suggests. The June 10-released “Draft 2019 Energy […]

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In a Surprise Announcement, Colstrip Units 1 and 2 to Close by Year-End

June 12, 2019 admin Business, closure, Coal, colstrip, Environmental, Markets, news, plant, power, puget sound energy, retirement, talen montana, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 23:29:40 +0000

Talen Montana—part-owner and operator of the Colstrip Steam Electric Station—announced that Units 1 and 2 at the coal-fired power plant will be retired by year-end, well ahead of a previously announced July 2022 closure date. “The decision to retire Colstrip Units 1 and 2 comes after extensive review and exhaustive efforts over the last few […]

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India’s Coal Future Hinges on Advanced Ultrasupercritical Breakthroughs

June 6, 2019 admin a-usc, bhel, biomass, boiler, Business, climate change, Coal, dadri, Economic Growth, Environmental, Fuel, hele, igcar, igcc, India, indigenous programs, International, Legal & Regulatory, news, ntpc, Power Demand, Renewables, Research and Development, sipat, supercritical, supply chains, Technology, test loop, ultra supercritical, usc

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:49:47 +0000

India is striving to conserve coal and slash its carbon emissions. The country which depended on coal for 56% of its total capacity of 356 GW as of May 2019, wants to reduce coal’s share to 45% of a planned capacity expansion to 480 GW by the end of 2022. During that period, it will […]

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How China Is Improving Coal Technology

June 6, 2019 admin 13th five-year plan, a-usc, anyan, binchang, boilers, bulian, Business, cfb, China, china energy, climate change, Coal, coal gasification, Coal Mining, coal yards, double reheat systems, Environmental, Fuel, fuyang, hele, International, low-nitrogen, news, pingshan, plasma oil-free ignition, Renewables, Research and Development, shenergy power, supply chains, Technology, ultra supercritical, usc, zhoushan

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:37:46 +0000

In China, though specific achievements are hard to pinpoint owing in part to a dearth of public or internationally available information, coal technology developments appear to be advancing more rapidly than anywhere in the world. China’s efforts to foster technology advancements are in the country’s national interest, said Mi Shuhua, executive vice president of China […]

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How the U.S. Is Investing in Advanced Coal Technologies

June 6, 2019 admin a-usc, Business, carbon capture costs, ccus, climate change, Coal, coal retirements, coal technology, coalfirst, comtest project, DOE, Environmental, EPRI, Fuel, Gas, hele, longview, Markets, modular coal, news, Renewables, Research and Development, Technology, turk, ultra supercritical, usc, Water

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 12:42:21 +0000

The U.S. is investing heavily to ensure its future coal-fired power fleet will be cleaner, more efficient, and more flexible, experts said at the 9th International Conference on Clean Coal Technologies in Houston on June 4. The conference—which is taking place this week in the U.S. for the first time—is spearheaded by the IEA Clean […]

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The POWER Interview: GE Unleashing a Hydrogen Gas Power Future

May 30, 2019 admin Business, climate change, CO2, DOE, Environmental, Gas, ge, goldmeer, hydrogen, hydrogen gas turbine, igcc, Markets, news, NOx, Research and Development, scr, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 22:04:11 +0000

Since the 1940s, when General Electric (GE), launched its gas turbine operations, the company has pioneered and commercialized a lengthy list of gas turbine technologies, large and small. As the decarbonization movement gains pace and more renewables flood the landscape, the company’s gas turbines have taken on new crucial roles to provide dispatchability and flexibility. […]

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MHPS, Magnum Will Build 1-GW Renewable Energy Storage Facility in Utah

May 30, 2019 admin Business, caes, cavern, Energy Storage, Environmental, flow batters, Gas, gas turbines, hydrogen, jac, Markets, mhps, news, Renewables, salt dome, solid oxide storage, supply chains, T&D, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 15:02:47 +0000

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) and Magnum Development, the owner of a large and geographically rare underground salt dome in Utah, have teamed to develop a massive project that could store up 1,000 MW of renewable energy year-round and provide it to variability-challenged Western power markets. The companies this week signed a memorandum of understanding […]

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Nuclear Power Needed for Clean Energy Future

May 30, 2019 admin clean energy, climate change, Environmental, iea, International, international energy agency, Legislative, Markets, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, nuclear power in a clean energy system, report, Research and Development, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 14:37:37 +0000

“Without action to provide more support for nuclear power, global efforts to transition to a cleaner energy system will become drastically harder and more costly,” Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), wrote in his foreword to the IEA’s recently released report titled Nuclear Power in a Clean Energy System. The report […]

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