EPA Rolls Out Label Program to Define ‘Clean’ Construction

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:37:22 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a plan to implement a new label program that it expects will help federal purchasers and buyers find and choose more climate-friendly construction […]

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EPA Unleashes Four-Pronged Assault on Fossil Fuel Power Pollution

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:28:19 +0000

In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 25 simultaneously finalized four major environmental rules covering greenhouse gases (GHG), air toxics, wastewater discharges, and coal combustion […]

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EPA Denies Industry Petition to Delist Stationary Combustion Turbines as Hazardous Pollutants

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:58:17 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied an industry petition seeking to delist stationary combustion turbines from the agency’s list of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) major source categories regulated […]

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EPA Drops Existing Gas-Fired Plants from Contentious Power Plant GHG Rule

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2024 20:21:56 +0000

(Updated March 7 with responses from EPA): The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will drop requirements covering existing natural gas-fired power plants in its final Section 111 rule regulating power […]

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UK’s Drax Eyes U.S. for Bioenergy CCS Expansion Drive

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:11:44 +0000

The 2.6-GW Drax Power Station in northeastern England—once Western Europe’s largest coal-fired power plant—is poised to pioneer bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), a negative emissions

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2. Drax’s conversion of its 4-GW coal-fired power plant to a 2.6-GW biomass plant leveraged its existing steam turbines, generators, specially built trains, and pulverizing mills. But to accommodate new storage needs, the company built giant EcoStore biomass domes—advanced technological structures carefully attuned to storing biomass. Courtesy: Drax Group

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Clearing the Air: Is Direct Air Capture a Savior, Distraction, or a Trojan Horse?  

Credit to Author: Stan Kaplan| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:42:41 +0000

Direct air capture (DAC) holds promise to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, potentially becoming a crucial tool in the battle against climate change. Amidst heated debates over its feasibility, […]

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2. The Climeworks Orca Solid DAC pilot plant in Iceland. The plant receives thermal energy from a nearby geothermal facility. Source: Climeworks

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Reducing Carbon Intensity with Renewable Propane

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2023 22:34:21 +0000

Most propane used in the U.S. today is produced as a byproduct of natural gas processing and crude oil refining, which are not considered “green” technologies. However, renewable propane availability […]

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Lower-Cost Managed Charging Paves the Way for EV Adoption

Credit to Author: Ken Munson| Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 16:34:20 +0000

It’s no secret that the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is pivotal to creating a more sustainable future. Fortunately, consumers are embracing electrification, with reports indicating that EVs will […]

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The POWER Interview: Sphera Exec Talks Supply Chain Solutions

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2023 15:31:40 +0000

Several executives in the power generation space weighed in for POWER’s recent report on supply chain issues in the sector. Sourcing of equipment also was a hot topic in POWER’s 2023 forecast for the industry. It’s no surprise. The power sector is not exempt from the problems that have impacted business and industry worldwide, from […]

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Supreme Court Limits EPA Authority to Regulate Power Plant Emissions

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:13:41 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court has curbed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) options for limiting emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) from power plants, an important environmental decision that could impact the federal government’s authority to enforce other regulations. The court in a 6-3 vote, with conservatives in the majority, on June 30 said the EPA does […]

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