Electricity
DOE seeks to develop future coal-fired power plants
The U.S. Department of Energy intends to fund competitive research and development efforts in fiscal year 2019 to develop the coal-fired power plants of the future. The effort is known ...
FES to close all coal-fired & nuclear power plants
FirstEnergy Solutions says it intends to close its last coal-fired power plants in Pennsylvania and Ohio in 2021-2022, although those decisions could be reversed if the Ohio-based company were to ...
Holtec to purchase, decommission Oyster Creek NPP
Exelon Generation and Holtec International have an agreement under which Holtec will purchase Oyster Creek Generating Station, a nuclear power plant (NPP) located in New Jersey. You have reached your ...
Energy investment fell in 2017, IEA reports
The amount of money spent in the energy sector fell for a third straight year in 2017, raising concerns about the world’s ability to provide enough power and tackle climate ...
FES to close all coal-fired & nuclear power plants
FirstEnergy Solutions says it intends to close its last coal-fired power plants in Pennsylvania and Ohio in 2021-2022, although those decisions could be reversed if the Ohio-based company were to ...
Bangladesh inks deal with CHDHK to build coal-fired plant
The state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has signed a joint-venture agreement with China Huadian Hong Kong Company Ltd. to build a 1,320-megawatt coal-fired power plant in ...
New York moves to end coal-fired power plants by 2020
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has unveiled plans to phase out coal entirely at New York state power plants by 2020, Kallanish Energy reports. Last week, ...
Portugal to phase out coal-fired power by 2030
Portugal has confirmed it will close its two remaining coal-fired power plants before 2030, phasing out electricity generation from the so-called dirty fossil fuel, as the country joins the UK ...
FERC’s Powelson expounds upon what he knows
The so-called shale gale, aka, shale wave, which has positively impacted natural gas production, consumption and prices across the U.S., is a comfortable topic of discussion for Robert F. Powelson. ...
Portugal to phase out coal-fired power by 2030
Portugal has confirmed it will close its two remaining coal-fired power plants before 2030, phasing out electricity generation from the so-called dirty fossil fuel, as the country joins the UK ...