Gas
Combined Cycle
Gas Turbines
Renewables
Biomass
Hydroelectric
Solar
Wind
Coal
Clean Coal Technologies
Material Handling
Nuclear
Reactors
Waste Management & Decommissioning
O&M
Plant Optimization
Water Treatment
Energy Storage
Hydrogen
Emissions
Resources
Webinars
Whitepapers
About Us
Subscribe
Advertise
Events
Media Partners
POWERGEN International
Submit an Article
Magazine Issue Archive
Search for:
Subscribe
POWERGEN 2025
+ Series
Whitepapers
Material Handling
South Carolina regulators reject Duke Energy’s coal ash cost recovery request
The utility sought to recover approximately $238 million from 2018 closing coal ash basins in South Carolina and North Carolina, along with $36 million of previously disallowed costs from a 2018 rate case.
Georgia Power to begin third coal ash re-use project
The utility said over 8 million tons of ash will be removed from the Plant Branch site and processed for use in concrete production.
EPA proposes denying coal ash disposal at six plants
The agency also proposed a process for these coal plants to seek an extension, in the interest of addressing grid reliability issues.
TransAlta finds a use for its landfilled coal fly ash
The flyash will include waste from TransAlta’s coal-fired generation activities near Edmonton, Alberta, which ended last year.
B&W wins contract for coal ash handling system
The equipment is designed to help the plant operator reduce the environmental impact of the plant and comply with emissions regulations.
DOE aims to train students for decarbonization, pollution remediation efforts
Coal
The U.S. Department of Energy is offering $6.1 million for student training and research in remediating pollution from coal-fired power generation and for using carbon capture and storage (CCUS) technologies.
East Coast Cluster selected as one of UK’s first CCUS projects
Power Engineering International The UK’s Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has named the East Coast Cluster (ECC) as a ‘Track-1’ cluster, putting it on course for deployment by the mid-2020s. The Cluster is a huge carbon capture and storage proposal located on the East coast of the UK in the North Sea and is a collaboration between
Charah Solutions acquires retiring Avon Lake coal-fired plant, plans Lake Erie shoreline redevelopment
Coal
The final operating unit for a nearly 100-year-old Ohio coal-fired plant will shut down in two months and the lakefront facility demolished and later converted to public redevelopment. The owners of the Avon Lake Generating Station, GenOn Holdings, has sold it and the adjoining property along Lake Erie. The buyer, Charah Solutions Inc., will begin environmental remediation and sustainable redevelopment
Material Handling
East Coast Cluster selected as one of UK’s first CCUS projects
Power Engineering International The UK’s Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has named the East Coast Cluster (ECC) as a ‘Track-1�…
Coal
Charah Solutions acquires retiring Avon Lake coal-fired plant, plans Lake Erie shoreline redevelopment
The final operating unit for a nearly 100-year-old Ohio coal-fired plant will shut down in two months and the lakefront facility demolished and later converted …
Coal
TVA hosting virtual event focused on coal-fired Kingston retirement & alternatives
The Tennessee Valley Authority will hold a virtual open house next week to discuss and hear comments on its study surrounding eventual closure of the 66-year-ol…
DOE marks $109.5M for carbon capture, transition in coal-fired regions
The U.S. Department of Energy will provide about $110 million to fund job creation projects in regions impacted by the energy transition and move away fro…
Carbon-capture firm Akers pursuing projects with Siemens, Honeywell & Doosan Babcock
By Rod Walton, Power Engineering and POWERGEN+ Content Director A company focused purely on carbon capture technologies has signed deals with three major energy…
Coal
TVA seeking public input on cleanup & CCR efforts at Allen Fossil Plant
The Tennessee Valley Authority is inviting the public for a virtual open house on its next steps into safe removal and long-term storage of coal ash from a powe…
Coal
Georgia Power making progress on pond cleanup, closures at coal-fired plants
Georgia Power this week detailed its progress in work to close all 29 ash ponds at 11 active and retired coal-fired power plants across the state. The utility i…
Charah Solutions handling decommissioning of Gibbons Creek coal-fired plant, won’t be reopened
A Kentucky-based environmental and maintenance provider to the power generation industry will take over ownership, remediation and redevelopment of a closed Tex…
Air Pollution Control Equipment Services
Energy Cast podcast: Talking carbon capture future with NCCC
Energy Cast is a regular podcast featuring some of the top experts across all links in the industry chain. Those include coal, nuclear, efficiency, renewables, …
Demolition work resumes at SRP’s retired 2,250-MW Navajo coal-fired plant
Decommissioning and demolition at the retired Navajo coal-fired power plant in Arizona has resumed, nearly four months after suspending the work due to COVID-19…
Global carbon capture and storage pipeline grows by 10 large-scale facilities
The Global CCS Institute, an international think tank, has added 10 carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities to its global database. This brings the total nu…
Clean Coal Technologies
Coal-fired O&M: A novel, non-biological process for selenium removal
Selenium is a naturally occurring element that, in power plant coal combustion, is released typically in two species, selenite (SeO3) and selenate (SeO4). …
Load More
