CAMBRIDGE, Mass. /Coal Geology/ – In a study commissioned by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO), economists at The Brattle Group evaluated the feasibility of the large number of simultaneous environmental retrofits and new generation that may be needed for coal plants to comply with the EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule. The study finds [...]
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Beaver Valley Power Station Returns to Service After Refueling Outage
AKRON, Ohio, Coal Geology/ – FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), announced its Beaver Valley Power Station Unit 1 inShippingport, Pa., returned to service this morning following an April 9, 2012, shutdown for refueling and maintenance. Beaver Valley’s 911-megawatt Unit 1 began producing electricity at 10:00 a.m. today. The plant, currently operating at 40 [...]
Waste Management Mahoning Landfill to produce Green Energy from everyday waste
NEW SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, May 11, 2012 /Coal Geology/ – Green energy will soon be helping to power homes, following Waste Management’s announcement today on the groundbreaking of a gas-to-electric facility at Mahoning Landfill in New Springfield, Ohio. Once construction is completed, Waste Management Mahoning Landfill is designed to generate 4.8 megawatts of electricity, enough to power over 3,500 homes. The [...]
EPA and Department of Commerce Announce New Effort to Boost U.S. Jobs, Environmental Tech Exports
New effort is part of President Obama’s initiative to double U.S. exports, support American jobs WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Department of Commerce Secretary John E. Bryson announced efforts to launch an environmental technology initiative to help create American jobs in the growing environmental industry. Announced at EPA’s [...]
Indiana Gasification Applauds Obama Campaign’s Decision to Recognize Clean Coal As Vital to Domestic Energy Efforts, Critical to Energy Security
ROCKPORT, Ind., May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Indiana Gasification today welcomed the decision by the Obama campaign to include clean coal as part of the president’s all-of-the above energy plan aimed at reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil. “President Obama has set a 10-year goal to develop and deploy cost-effective clean coal technology,” the campaign website said. Clean coal was [...]
