The end of the road for CCS in the UK?
The UK government has broken its pledge to support the development of carbon capture and storage commercialisation by withdrawing funding for its CCS Competition just 6 months after it was due to be awarded.
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The UK government has broken its pledge to support the development of carbon capture and storage commercialisation by withdrawing funding for its CCS Competition just 6 months after it was due to be awarded.
Carbon Clean Solutions launches a test campaign at pioneering Technology Centre Mongstad, with intentions to bring its patented technology to commercial readiness.
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Ltd. it will provide an ultra-supercritical-pressure boiler and flue gas desulfurisation system for a 1000 MW capacity expansion project at an existing coal-fired power generation plant in Cirebon, Indonesia.
Hongli Clean Energy Technologies has discontinued its coking business by ending the coke producing agreement with Pingdingshan Hongfengxuanmei Coking and Chemical Company on 20 November 2015.
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, jointly with Daelim Industrial of Korea, will supply a boiler to the Shinseocheon 1000 MW thermal coal-fired ultra-supercritical pressure power plant in South Korea.
FirstEnergy has completed preventive maintenance work on its power plants in the US, including six coal-fired plants, to ensure facilities are ready for a surge in energy demand.
Indonesian national electricity utility, PLN, has selected Black & Veatch to lead the Lontar coal-fired power extension project.
The American Coal Council has called on the COP21 climate change negotiations to recognise the importance of clean coal technology in meeting the world’s energy and environmental needs.
Toshiba has won an order in Indonesia for 1000 MW ultra-super critical steam turbine and generator for expansion of Cirebon coal-fired thermal power plant.
The new Premier of Alberta has announced the phase out of coal-fired power by 2030 in a step that the new Canadian federal government may seek to copy.
Coal will remain an essential part of the UK energy mix for at least the next ten years, according to the Association of UK Coal Importers, despite government plans to phase it out by 2025.
Eskom is continuing with its capacity expansion with the construction of two coal-fired power plants, Medupi and Kusile, as well as a pumped storage scheme, Ingula.