Coal Processing News
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Global Coal Demand Expected to Decline in Coming Years
After reaching an all-time high this year, global coal demand is expected to decline to 2026, according to the latest edition of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) annual coal market report – the first time that the report has predicted a drop in global coal consumption over its forecast period. Coal 2023 sees global demand for coal rising by 1.4% in 2023, surpassing 8.5 billion tonnes for ...
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Global Coal Demand Expected to Decline in Coming Years
After reaching an all-time high this year, global coal demand is expected to decline to 2026, according to the latest edition of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) annual coal market report – the first time that the report has predicted a drop in global coal consumption over its forecast period. Coal 2023 sees global demand for coal rising by 1.4% in 2023, surpassing 8.5 billion tonnes for ...
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces Clean Energy Achievements at COP28
This week, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy David M. Turk traveled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the 28th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), where he led the U.S. energy delegation. The Department of Energy announced a range of initiatives - on issues from clean hydrogen and nuclear energy to zero-emissions transportation and building ...
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Global fossil fuel subsidies on the rise despite calls for phase-out
In an effort to combat global warming, world leaders decided to phase out "inefficient" fossil fuel subsidies during the COP26 climate meeting in Glasgow two years ago. However, since then, as governments all over the world took action to shield citizens from growing energy prices, the International Monetary Fund reports that worldwide fossil fuel subsidies have increased from $2 trillion to $7 ...
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Department of Energy Awards Xcel Energy Up to $70 million for Long Duration Energy Storage
Xcel Energy announced this week (Sept 22) it has received a grant of up to $70 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The award will partially fund two long duration energy storage systems in Minnesota and Colorado. Each demonstration-scale system will be a 10 megawatt/1,000 megawatt-hour iron-air battery developed by Massachusetts-based Form Energy. The batteries will be located at ...
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What is the calorific value of tyre pyrolysis oil?
The tyre pyrolysis oil is obtained from waste tyres after high-temperature pyrolysis, which is a high calorific value regenerated fuel oil. The calorific value of tyre pyrolysis oil is 35-44 megajoules per kilogram (MJ/kg), the density is 0.91-0.93g/cm3, and it is anhydrous and impurity-free. Due to its high combustion calorific value, tyre pyrolysis oil is a good industrial heating fuel. It is ...
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Iowa Utilities Board examine power company regulations for cost-effectiveness, reliability
This week, the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) kicked off the first of three public input and discussion sessions to review state laws related to how utilities set their rates. These sessions will wrap up in early November and will result in a set of legislative recommendations to be considered in the 2024 legislative session. This process stemmed from the passage this year of House File 617, which ...
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How to set up a fully continuous pyrolysis machine in India?
Recently, fully continuous pyrolysis machine has become more and more popular in India, today we will make a detailed introduction about some preparatory work of setting up a fully continuous pyrolysis machine in India. 1. Learn about local government policy The relevant policy support of the local government plays a vital role in setting up a fully continuous pyrolysis machine. In India, fully ...
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Duke Energy Files Resource Plan to Serve the Future Energy Needs of a Prosperous South Carolina
As strong economic development successes and population growth power South Carolina's energy needs, Duke Energy's goal is to ensure energy reliability for its customers. To that end, Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress this week (Aug 15) filed their Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC). "Over the next 15 years, electric use by Duke ...
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Michigan Public Service Commission Approves DTE's Landmark Clean Energy Plan
DTE Energy recently (July 26) received approval from the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) on the Company's landmark CleanVision Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). This approval comes 14 days after a historic settlement agreement was reached between DTE and nearly two dozen organizations on the company's 20-year plan that transforms how DTE generates electricity as part of its mission to ...
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NextEra Energy Sets Industry-Leading Net Zero Goal to Eliminate Carbon Emissions from its Operations
NextEra Energy this week (June 14) announced Real Zero, the most ambitious carbon-emissions-reduction goal ever set by an energy producer, committing to eliminate carbon emissions from its operations by no later than 2045, while leveraging low-cost renewables to drive energy affordability for customers. Reaching the goal would require significant investment by the company and transform its ...
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The Rockefeller Foundation and GEAPP to Design the World's First 'Coal-To-Clean' Credit Program
The Rockefeller Foundation and Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) have announced the Coal to Clean Credit Initiative (CCCI) will set a new comprehensive standard for the use of carbon finance to incentivize a just transition away from coal-fired power plants to renewable energy in emerging economies. This initiative, which is supported by Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), RMI, ...
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Fly ash
With international procurement channels, know-how in processing and individual logistics concepts, we are a reliable partner of the cement and concrete industry for fly ash. The energy turnaround means that fly ash from German hard coal-fired power plants is in short supply. Therefore, international recycling, new supply concepts and individual solutions for the European markets are ...
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What Actually Is Fly Ash?
Worldwide, fly ash is produced in hard coal-fired power plants during the generation of electricity by burning hard coal. Dry fly ash is a cementitious material and is often used as a binder in the concrete industry. In the production of concrete and cement, fly ash offers material advantages as well as a reduction in the amount of CO2. ...
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Hawaiian Electric Highlights Renewable Energy Progress in 2022-23 Sustainability Report
By the end of 2022, 37% of single-family homes across the five islands Hawaiian Electric serves had rooftop solar, Oahu's first grid-scale solar and storage project was online, and the state's last remaining coal plant was retired. That's the kind of progress outlined in Hawaiian Electric's 2022-23 Corporate Sustainability Report, "Building a Strong and Resilient Hawaii Together," now online. ...
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Analysis: U.S. is on Track to Close Half of Its Coal-Fired Generation Capacity by 2026
The United States is quickly approaching an electricity sector milestone: in 2026, half of the coal-fired generation capacity will have closed since it peaked in 2011, according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). This is now the earliest date for this milestone since IEEFA began closely tracking coal-plant retirements, and it has moved up ...
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TVA's Clean Energy Energizes Region's Economic Growth
The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors this week announced plans to move forward with a Valley Pathways Study that will look at all segments of the economy to accelerate the region's clean-energy economy. TVA will use this study to expand on the region's standing as a national leader for innovation in new nuclear, renewable energy, electric vehicles, energy storage and hydrogen. "TVA ...
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Minnesota Becomes the Latest State to Adopt Carbon-Free Electricity
With the signature this week (Feb 7) of Governor Tim Walz, Minnesota becomes the latest state to move towards a carbon-free electricity system. The state joins 21 other states where laws, executive orders, or board decisions set goals of 100% clean power no later than 2050. The District of Columbia and Puerto Rico also have such goals. The Minnesota law requires electric utilities to get 100% of ...
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Form Energy Partners with Xcel Energy on Two Multi-day Energy Storage Projects
Form Energy, Inc., an American technology company developing and commercializing a new class of multi-day energy storage systems, announced this week (Jan 26) that it has entered into definitive agreements with Xcel Energy to deploy its iron-air battery systems at two of Xcel Energy's retiring coal plant sites. The storage technology will allow Xcel Energy to integrate more low-cost, renewable ...
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DOE Proposes New Efficiency Standards For Distribution Transformers
The U.S. Department of Energy on December 28 proposed new energy-efficiency standards for three categories of distribution transformers to improve the resiliency of America's power grid, lower utility bills, and significantly reduce domestic carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions. DOE's proposal represents a strategic step to advance the diversification of transformer core technology, which will conserve ...
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