FRANKFORT, Ky. — Donald Trump promised to bring back coal jobs, but even the country’s third-largest coal producer appears to be hedging its bets on a comeback. Kentucky is on the cusp of doing what was once unthinkable: opening the door to nuclear power.
Coal Industry Casts Itself as a Clean Energy Player
President Trump has questioned the science behind climate change as “a hoax” in positioning himself as a champion of coal. The three largest American coal producers are taking a different tack.
Revolutionary Power Plant Captures All Its Carbon Emissions, At No Extra Cost
GROWING UP IN ENGLAND after World War II, "all the youngsters like me were obsessed with aircraft," says Rodney Allam. "I had a picture on my wall of Chuck Yeager when he broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1, the earliest turbine-driven aircraft." Those high-powered machines were inspirational.
Utilities vote to close Navajo coal plant at end of 2019
PHOENIX (AP) -
The owners of a coal-fired power plant in northern Arizona decided Monday to close the plant when their lease expires in December 2019.
Let's think about a brighter future for energy by capturing carbon
Much is being written about the new administration's energy policies, the choice of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry for energy secretary and fossil fuels in general. There is concern about the environment, the performance of the Environmental Protection Agency and the new administration's view of an energy future for our country. All of this concern is often politicized, emotional and, frankly, it can be uninformed on both sides of the aisle.
Japanese government planning to build 45 new coal fired power stations to diversify supply
The Japanese government is moving ahead with its plans to build up to 45 new coal fired power stations.
The power plants will utilise high energy, low emissions (HELE) technology that use high-quality black coal.
Coal could get clean-energy subsidy under new Turnbull focus
Malcolm Turnbull has opened the possibility of using clean-energy subsidies to build new-generation, coal-fired power stations as he branded Labor's heavy focus on renewables "mindless", and a recipe for more expensive, less reliable electricity.
