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$1.4bn clean coal power plant to be built in Illinois
A consortium of some of the world's largest coal companies and electric utilities has selected the small east-central Illinois town of Mattoon for FutureGen, a $1.4 billion coal-fueled power plant that is planned as the cleanest in the world. The FutureGen Alliance today announced that Mattoon was chosen over three other sites in Tuscola, Illinois; Jewett, Texas; and Odessa, Texas. 'The ...
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RTO cleans methane from coal mining
Using a Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer to convert methane into carbon dioxide may prove a deterrent to Global Warming. Everybody's talking about clean coal. Vanishing are the images of smog-filled towns and blackened valleys of soot that made coal a byword for dirty fuel. In fact, like it or not, coal still produces about half of U.S.-produced electricity and about a quarter of the electricity ...
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Efficient Clean Coal Technology
Among a lot of interesting topics being discussed at SETA 2016, reducing emission and improving efficiency in coal fired plants is among a great focus. Mr. Ajit Nambiar, Vice President, Power and Gas Sales, Siemens Pte Ltd, Singapore shared a case study to the audience how to optimize combustion using laser absorption spectroscopy technology as the innovative and cost-effective solution developed ...
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Lighting a Fire in Indian Clean Coal Industry: The 2nd Annual World Clean Coal Week India Focus 2013
Coal, the world's most abundant fossil fuel, plays a vital role in the world energy mix. It supplies 24 percent of the total global energy and 40 percent of global electricity. In Asia, coal accounts for almost 75 percent of electricity generation nationally, and is most likely to remain the principal fuel source in the future. As a prospering country with world’s 5th largest coal reserve, ...
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Clean Coal Is Available Now
Balancing energy costs with environmental goals is becoming increasingly difficult, but there are a number of promising opportunities which will make the achievement of this balance possible. These opportunities are analyzed by the McIlvaine Company in its Power Plant Air Quality Decisions service. The reality is that 50 percent of U.S. power is being produced in coal-fired plants. ...
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The future of energy open to the public
Scientists and engineers at the centre are leading the way in Australia’s research into solar energy, clean coal, distributed energy and biofuels. Families and individuals are being invited to attend the Open Day between 10am and 3pm and take part in a full program of hands-on activities, science shows, seminars, engineering challenges and site tours – all for free. Visitors will also be able ...
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China leading global efforts on clean coal
China is come a step closer to capturing and storing its carbon emissions with the launch of the GreenGen coal gasification plant in Tianjin, according to a report in Nature. Carbon capture and storage was highlighted by the leaders of the G8 group of nations in 2008, when they called for the development of 20 large-scale projects demonstrating carbon capture technologies by 2010. But with the ...
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New report shows private investments in green sectors top $2 trillion
Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil) released their February 2011 GREEN TRANSITION SCOREBOARD® tracking private investments since 2007 in green companies and technologies globally, now totaling more than $2 trillion. The Green Transition Scoreboard® (GTS) represents time-based, global research of non-government investments and commitments for all facets of green markets. This update of ...
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Future of FutureGen clean coal plant looks dim
Illinois elected officials are vowing to fight all the way to the White House a plan by the U.S. Department of Energy to kill the FutureGen clean coal project that was slated for Mattoon, Illinois. The $1.8 billion state-of-the-art plant announced in 2003 was billed as the cleanest in the world. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman informed the Illinois Congressional Delegation at a meeting in ...
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Australia and China sign clean coal agreement
In an important step towards a greener global future, Australia and China signed a formal international agreement for clean coal research in Beijing this week. The agreement, between CSIRO and China’s Thermal Power Research Institute (TPRI), will see TPRI install, commission and operate a post combustion capture pilot plant at the Huaneng Beijing Co-Generation Power Plant as part of CSIRO’s ...
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Market Research Predicts Clean Coal Technologies at $85 Billion by 2020
MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of the new report "Clean Coal Technologies Markets and Trends Worldwide, 2nd Edition" to their collection of Energy market reports. For more information, visit http://www.marketresearch.com/SBI-v775/Clean-Coal-Technologies-Trends-Worldwide-6447642/ Coal is expected to continue to be a dominant fuel in power generation due to its low cost and ...
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U.S. revives nation`s first clean coal power project
Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced on Friday plans to restart the country's first clean coal power project, scrapped by the previous Bush administration as too expensive. Under an agreement with the non-profit FutureGen Alliance, the Energy Department will take the first steps toward developing the first U.S. commercial scale-carbon capture and storage project, to be located in Mattoon, ...
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Headwaters Incorporated Completes the Sale of All Remaining Coal Cleaning Plants
Headwaters Incorporated (NYSE: HW), a building products company dedicated to improving lives through innovative advancements in construction materials, today announced that it completed the sale of its remaining eight coal cleaning facilities to Bowie Refined Coal, LLC and its affiliates (“BRC”) effective January 16, 2013. Proceeds from the sale include ...
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Thailand’s Energy Ministry vows for green power technology
Green technology is important to the success in dealing with challenges faced by Thailand and other ASEAN countries in securing energy security and sustainability and that the event like SETA 2016 will help these countries access to the required technology, Dr Areepong Bhoocha-oom, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy of Thailand, told the audience of the keynote session at SETA 2016. ...
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Pennsylvania Backs Illinois` Bid for Clean Coal Plant
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, October 9, 2007 (ENS) - The governor of Pennsylvania today announced his support to bring FutureGen, a $1.4 billion, coal-to-energy, zero-emissions facility, to Illinois. Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell submitted a letter of support for neighboring Illinois to the FutureGen Industrial Alliance, which is developing the facility for the U.S. Department of Energy. Rendell ...
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China, US seek `clean coal` agreement as industry struggles
U.S. and China officials took a major step Tuesday toward an agreement to advance "clean coal" technologies that purport to reduce the fuel's contribution to climate change - and could offer a potential lifeline for an industry that's seen its fortunes fade. The agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and China's National Energy Administration would allow the two nations to share their ...
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Mountain hollows could be used to generate energy
Chinese researchers have developed a novel approach to generating renewable energy that uses undeveloped mountains as 'solar chimneys' to convert sunlight into electricity. Although untested, such technology could potentially compete with clean coal power plants in terms of cost and make significant contributions to energy supplies in mountainous countries. Design of a standard solar chimney is ...
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China and Europe join forces on `clean coal`
A joint initiative between China and Europe has paved the way for the development of efficient and low-carbon energy systems using coal. The researchers believe that international collaboration - and in particular an initiative called cooperation action with China (under the COACH project) - will speed up the development of polygeneration plants. These plants produce other coal-based fuels at ...
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Asian and Pacific Nations Sign Clean Energy Pact
MANILA, Philippines (ENS) - Government leaders from across Asia and the Pacific have agreed to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels and promote cleaner technologies that address air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. The energy pact signed by the leaders of the 10 member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, and its dialogue partners calls for a concerted regionwide ...
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Teleconference on China`s Leadership Transition and Implications for Energy and Climate
As China’s government prepares for a leadership change in November, many people are wondering what this will mean for key issues, including energy and climate. The World Resources Institute has gathered leading experts from think tanks and academia to discuss the implications of China’s upcoming transition for U.S.-China relations, clean energy, coal, climate change, and more. They ...
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