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Coal in good shape, companies say
Nov 5 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Ken Ward Jr. The Charleston Gazette, W.Va. - Despite complaints from industry lobbyists and coalfield politicians about an impending permit crisis, most major Appalachian coal producers are telling their shareholders that increased federal environmental reviews are not likely to disrupt production or cause layoffs anytime soon. More...
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Answers Call for Clean-Coal Technology with Commissioning of Compact Gasification Pilot Plant
CANOGA PARK, Calif., Nov. 5, 2009 - Responding to the nation's need for affordable clean-coal technology, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne today celebrated the commissioning of a compact gasification pilot plant in Illinois designed to help lower energy costs, provide a clean alternative fuel source and strengthen U.S. More...
Virtual Realty Training System from Invensys to Help Advance Clean Coal Power for U.S. Department of Energy
Invensys - Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems, software solutions and consulting services to the process and manufacturing industries, announced today that the United States Department of Energy (DOE) will utilize the company’s innovative EYESim™ virtual reality training solution as the centerpiece of a new state-of-the-art training center to assist in the development of new generation zero-emission integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plants with carbon capture. more...
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Coal forum planned for Thursday at UK
Nov 2 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Andy Mead The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. - For months, some people at the University of Kentucky have been working on a day-long forum about coal and its impact -- for better or worse -- on the state. More...
Participating Utilities Announce Wind-Down of Big Stone II Project
Nov 2, 2009 - BISMARCK, ND (BUSINESS WIRE) - MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE:MDU) announced today that the Big Stone II Project, a planned 500-to-600-megawatt coal-fired power plant to be located near Milbank, South Dakota, and its associated transmission, will not be built. More...
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