coal scrubbing News

Six years ago, there was a massive spill of coal ash sludge in Tennessee. Three years later, tons of coal ash swept into Lake Michigan. Last February, there was another spill and gray sludge spewed into the Dan River in North Carolina. With each disaster, environmentalists sounded alarms and called for the byproduct of burning coal to be treated as hazardous ...

Dec. 20, 2014

By Associated Press

Environmentalists and industry experts widely expect the first federal standards for the waste generated from coal burned for electricity to treat the ash like household garbage, rather than a hazardous material. The Obama administration is under court order to unveil the rule Friday, ending a six-year effort that began after a massive spill at a ...

Dec. 18, 2014

By Associated Press

The total capacity of Chinese fossil-fired power plants in operation or under construction as displayed in the new McIlvaine Chinese Utility Plans database is 699,700 MW.  The database displays data on 1255 plants (or multiple units) comprising more than 2500 individual boilers.  Coal accounts for 646,000 MW, gas 8,100 MW, and oil 2,145 MW.  The fuel is unknown or undecided for ...

Mar. 15, 2007

By The McIlvaine Company

Coal-fired power plants can add PVC scrap to their coal and make byproduct hydrochloric acid.  The result would be elimination of mercury both from coal-fired stacks as well as from the obsolesced chlorine manufacturing facilities.  There would also be greenhouse gas benefits and elimination of the ...

Feb. 16, 2007

By The McIlvaine Company

Untitled Document Soaring energy costs are of necessity shaping the course that the U.S. must follow in its efforts to aid and guide developing nations.  As the U.S. strives to help ...

Aug. 16, 2006

By The McIlvaine Company

Aurora Township, Illinois, selected FirstEnergy Solutions to supply its residents and small businesses with 100 percent green power for a 16-month term.  Through this program, participants will receive a low fixed price of 4.804 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) on 100 percent green electric generation.   "We're pleased to be implementing this electric ...

May 23, 2013

By FirstEnergy

 As part of NBA Green Week 2012, FirstEnergy Solutions has donated 40 Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) to offset the electricity used during the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball game at Quicken Loans Arena on April 10, 2012.  The RECs were generated at the Meyersdale wind facility located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.  When a renewable energy generator – such as a wind farm ...

Apr. 10, 2012

By FirstEnergy

FirstEnergy Solutions Vice President of Competitive Market Policies, Tony Banks, will be the featured speaker at the Northern Ohio Energy Management Conference, which isbeing held at the John S. Knight Convention Center, 77 East Mill Street in Akron onWednesday, September 28, 2011. ...

Sep. 12, 2011

By FirstEnergy

 FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today announced that its FirstEnergy Solutions subsidiary has signed a long-term agreement to purchase the output from the Maryland Solar Farm, a green energy facility planned for Hagerstown, Md. When the development is completed by Maryland Solar LLC, the facility will be the largest solar facility in Maryland ...

Dec. 1, 2011

By FirstEnergy

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) announced that a Request for Proposal (RFP) will be conducted to secure 10-year Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) for customers of its Ohio utilities – Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric Illuminating and Toledo Edison – to help meet the renewable energy benchmarks established under ...

Sep. 13, 2011

By FirstEnergy

FirstEnergy Generation Corp., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), has filed an application for a feasibility study with PJM Interconnection (PJM) to install and interconnect to the transmission system approximately 800 megawatts (MW) of new combustion turbine peaking generation at its existing Eastlake Plant in Eastlake, Ohio, to help ensure reliable electric service in the region. ...

Mar. 8, 2012

By FirstEnergy

A windy stretch of the Mojave Desert once roamed by tortoises and coyotes has been transformed by hundreds of thousands of mirrors into the largest solar power plant of its type in the world, a milestone for a growing industry that is testing the balance between wilderness conservation and the pursuit of green energy across the West. The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, sprawling across ...

Feb. 13, 2014

By Associated Press

 The E Group, a division of FirstEnergy Solutions, has been selected as one of the 2012 ENERGY STAR® award winners for Partner of the Year – Service Product Provider for its commitment and dedication to helping clients further the energy performance of their buildings and promoting the benefits of the ENERGY STAR program. The E Group's accomplishments will be recognized at an ...

Mar. 2, 2012

By FirstEnergy

After concluding that global warming almost certainly is man-made and poses a grave threat to humanity, the U.N.-sponsored expert panel on climate change is moving on to the next phase: what to do about it. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, will meet next week in Berlin to chart ways in which the world can curb the greenhouse gas emissions that scientists say are overheating ...

Apr. 5, 2014

By Associated Press