
An end to the carbon tax
Australia scraps “model legislation” as senate repeals carbon tax introduced by the previous Labor government.
Browse the latest power news and articles.

Australia scraps “model legislation” as senate repeals carbon tax introduced by the previous Labor government.

Makomo Resources plans to spend US$ 1.5 billion on building a 600 MW coal-fired power plant.

Rather than use domestically sourced coal, New Hampshire’s Schiller power plant turned to Russia.

High Court rules that government was wrong to deem one of Drax’s planned biomass conversions ineligible for financial support.

The opportunities for German environmental technology in China.

Construction at the Petra Nova post-combustion carbon capture project in Texas has begun.

The Chinese government is to enforce the use of low-sulfur coal in Beijing as part of its efforts to improve air quality.

A strong PR and communications system is essential if carbon capture and storage technology is to prove a viable proposition.

Coal-fired power’s share in the EU’s energy mix dropped in 2013 for the first time since 2010 on the back of growing renewable generation and stagnant demand.

Projections from the National Grid Plc envisage “aggressive” shutdowns of coal-fired power plants in the UK.

EU provides Drax with € 300 million grant to trap and store CO2, potentially making it Europe’s first commercial-scale CCS facility.

Breakthrough technology helps plant produce commercial scale levels of chemicals from coal.