power plant emissions News
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EV batteries vs. a Minnesota winter: which will prevail?
Xcel Energy blog We know Minnesotans are hardy stock, but will their electric cars match their owners’ mettle? That’s one of the things being tested by the City of St. Paul and Drive Electric Minnesota, a collaboration of businesses, nonprofits and government agencies in the Twin Cities. They’ve teamed up to build an EV infrastructure and put the new cars and vans through their ...
By 3BL Media
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Astronauts, efficiency and apollo 13
Xcel Energy Blog I know that some people don’t think that energy efficiency is very compelling, but there are a lot of astronauts who would disagree with that. In space, energy efficiency literally saves lives. When Apollo 13 lost electrical power, the astronauts’ survival came down to their ability to conserve enough energy to bring them back to Earth. After shutting down all ...
By 3BL Media
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World`s First Integrated CCS of Coal-fired Power Plant Emissions Begins
A carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) demonstration project jointly under way by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Southern Company, a major U.S. electric utility, has begun underground injection of carbon dioxide (CO2) recovered from emissions from a coal-fired power generation plant. The event marks an important milestone in the world's first integrated CCS project for flue gas ...
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Carbon management for power plants 2011
As uncertainty grows around EPA and state-level regulation surrounding carbon emissions from power plants, finding strategies and technologies for complying with these regulations is becoming a top priority for power plant operators. Because of this, the Chief Environmental Officers from America's largest power generation companies including Southern Company, Dominion Resources and Constellation ...
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Infocast`s Power Generation Summit 2011
Infocast will present their upcoming Power Generation Summit from November 2-4, 2011 at the Renaissance Dupont Circle Hotel in Washington, D.C. The strategic landscape for generation owners, generation developers and generation investors is shifting and the Summit is a unique forum for leading power industry players to sharing perspectives and strategize on the right generation portfolios for ...
By Infocast
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Coal-fired power plants help ESRL scientists and colleagues verify satellite pollution measurements
In a strange twist, polluting power plants in the West are actually helping advance air quality research. A new study by ESRL scientists and colleagues used the large pollution plumes from rural Western power plants to understand satellite measurements of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution over urban areas including Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Denver, and Phoenix. There’s good news in the data: urban ...
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Union of Concerned Scientists: Driving Electric Is Cleaner Than Ever
Electric vehicles have lower global warming emissions than the average new gasoline car everywhere in the country, even when the electricity comes from the dirtiest coal-dominated electric grid, according to a new analysis released by the Union of Concerned Scientists.The analysis, which looked at the latest data on power plant emissions, revealed the average electric vehicle on the road today ...
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New interactive tools show continuing SO2 reductions at coal-fired power plants
New interactive tracking tools are now available on EPA’s Web site to help the public follow nation-wide changes in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from coal-fired power plants. Using interactive charts and Google Earth satellite maps, the public can now observe recent changes in SO2 emissions and other indicators at individual coal-fired power plants in the Acid Rain Program. The Acid Rain ...
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Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. to Host Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results Conference Call on August 14th at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
LEWIS CENTER, Ohio, Aug. 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (OTCQB: MEEC) ("ME2C" or the "Company"), a leader in mercury emissions control in North America, will host a conference call on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018. A press release detailing these results is expected to be ...
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Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Announces Lead Counsel for SEA® Technologies Patent Strategy
The Company has engaged Caldwell Cassady & Curry to lead its SEA® technologies licensing and patent enforcement program throughout the USA LEWIS CENTER, Ohio, Nov. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (OTCQB: MEEC) ("ME2C" or the "Company"), a leader in mercury emissions control in North America, today announced it has engaged Caldwell Cassady & Curry P.C., an ...
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Chemical looping is step towards fuels with lower carbon impact
A move towards fossil fuels with reduced CO2 emissions is an integral part of the transition towards a sustainable energy future. Both the energy and transportation industries could benefit from liquid hydrocarbon fuels with a smaller carbon footprint, to help meet emissions targets. New research suggests that chemical looping technologies could be used to produce fuels with a lower impact, as a ...
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Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Secures a Three-Year Supply Contract Extension With Largest Customer
LEWIS CENTER, Ohio, Oct. 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (OTCQB: MEEC) ("ME2C®" or the "Company"), a global leader in mercury emissions control for the power industry, has secured a three-year, multi-million dollar annual supply contract extension with a current customer. Under the extended supply contract, ME2C will continue supplying its proprietary Sorbent ...
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Xcel Energy on track to surpass CO2 reduction goal by 2020
Xcel Energy today announced a 16 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, or 14 million tons, since the utility in 2005 began a reduction strategy in its eight-state service territory. The company's goal is to achieve a 20 percent CO2 reduction by 2020, and the latest projections are that it will surpass that goal by up to 7 percent. "We all share the goal of satisfying the country's ...
By Xcel Energy
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Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Expands Into Current Customer Fleet
The Company Announces its Expansion into two New Boilers with Leading North American Utility Customer LEWIS CENTER, Ohio, Oct. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (OTCQB: MEEC) ("ME2C®" or the "Company"), a global leader in mercury emissions control for the power industry, today announced its expansion into a current customer’s fleet to supply its proprietary ...
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Clean Energy Systems Secures $30 Million to Accelerate Zero Emission Power Plant Technology
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. - Clean Energy Systems (CES) has been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) for $30 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funding to accelerate development of zero emission power plants using a variety of fuel sources. The DOE will provide $30 million under ARRA to support development of a first of a kind commercial-scale oxy-fuel turbine, which ...
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Enviros Challenge Proposed Coal Gasification Power Plant
SEATTLE, Washington, September 20, 2007 (ENS) - Public power agency Energy Northwest is moving forward with plans to construct a 680-megawatt coal gasification power plant at the Port of Kalama in southwestern Washington state. The consortium of publicly owned utilities has asked the state’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council to hold adjudicatory hearings in late October, followed by a ...
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New IEA report shows technology can transform energy system but emphasises need for decisive policy action now
A host of new technologies is ready to transform the energy system, offering the potential to drastically reduce carbon emissions, enhance energy security and generate a huge investment return, the International Energy Agency<http://www.iea.org/> (IEA) said in its flagship energy technology publication launched today. The book, Energy Technology Perspectives ...
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Obama`s climate plan takes aim at coal plants
America is slowly moving toward cleaner sources of energy and using less of it overall. President Barack Obama's plan to fight climate change will accelerate those trends. The plan aims to reduce power-plant emissions of carbon dioxide, increase America's reliance on natural gas and renewables and make trucks, homes and businesses more efficient. Some parts of the plan will take months to work ...
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Vistra Energy Supports Plan to Transition Illinois Coal Plants and Repurpose Sites for Solar and Energy Storage
Vistra Energy supports legislation to be filed in the Illinois General Assembly by State Senator Michael Hastings and State Representative Luis Arroyo, which the company views as a visionary and comprehensive transition plan for its subsidiaries' central and southern Illinois coal plants.The Illinois Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Act of 2019 will help mitigate the uncertainty surrounding these ...
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NextEra Energy`s investments in clean energy and advanced technology yield wins for customers, environment
NextEra Energy's investments of more than $38 billion in electric infrastructure over the past decade have proven that power companies can deliver a product that is low-cost, clean and reliable – all at the same time – as outlined in the company's detailed 2011 Sustainability Report, released to the public today to mark National Energy Awareness Month. "Electricity is the lifeblood ...
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