
North Dakota senator to push for clean coal legislation (again)
Senator Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota is to re-introduce legislation to encourage development of clean coal.
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Senator Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota is to re-introduce legislation to encourage development of clean coal.

India’s Tata Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Siberian Coal Energy Co (SUEK) to develop energy sector opportunities in Russia and elsewhere.

According to Business Monitor International (BMI), the announcement of new power plant projects has reinforced a bullish outlook on Vietnam’s power plant and transmission grid outlook, with growth in the segment driven by increased demand for power.

Shumba Coal Limited has announced that it has entered into a binding sale and purchase agreement with Daheng Group Botswana Ltd for the acquisition of the Mabesekwa Prospecting Licence.

Siemens has received an order for upgrading the I&C system in Units 5 and 6 of the Samcheonpo Thermal Power Station in South Korea.

Alfa Laval has won an order to supply compact heat exchangers to a power plant in the Middle East.

The second phase in the auction of 21 ready-to-produce coal mines in India has been postponed until 2 March.

The government of Indonesia is planning to raise coal royalties in March, a move that may be damaging for smaller miners.

GeoGAS (RPM’s testing division) has successfully expanded the scope of its NATA accreditation to include in-house testing methods for proximate analysis and relative density testing of coal samples undergoing gas content testing.

Prometheus Group and SMEC have announced a global partnership, which combines Prometheus Group’s leading edge enterprise asset management software with SMEC’s best-in-class asset management consulting group.

Siemens has received an order for the supply of two steam generator units for the Balkhash coal-fired power plant in Kazakhstan.

Georgia Power is recognizing current and future engineers as part of annual Engineers Week celebrations.