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Coal Science & Technology | Penn State Energy Institute
Penn State Energy Institute
Traditional research areas include coal combustion, coal processing, direct coal-to-liquids (including coal-derived jet fuel), coal gasification ...

Energy: Coal country boost - Axios
Axios
1 big thing: Senate tries to help old fossil fuel towns. Abandoned buildings in West Virginia coal town. A stretch of mostly abandoned buildings in ...

National Association Says China Is Approaching Peak Consumption of Coal
StreetInsider.com
... Coal Association of China revealed that the country was nearing peak coal consumption. Zhang Hong, the association's deputy-secretary general ...

AES Indiana takes next step to stop using coal | | pdclarion.com
Princeton Daily Clarion
The company announced Tuesday the next step in a plan to transition its two remaining coal-burning units to run on natural gas. Those are located on ...

U.S. considers rule compelling faster closure of some coal plants - Bloomberg
Seeking Alpha
Bloomberg reports that U.S. coal-fired power plants could face early shutdowns under Biden's pollution-cutting plan, impacting coal company ...

Thermax plans commercial-scale trial on high-ash coal gasification project in East
ET EnergyWorld
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited: CIL has plans to set up a coal-to-SNG (Synthetic Natural Gas) project in the Eastern Coalfields Limited command area.

First-of-its-kind energy company plans to build new facility at retired coal plant site
The Cool Down
First-of-its-kind energy company plans to build new facility at retired coal plant site: 'This is incredibly symbolic'. "This is an emerging ...

Turkey doubles its coal use, with Russia covering almost 75 per cent of its imports
AsiaNews
In contrast to Europe, Turkey is increasingly focusing on fossil fuels taking advantage of falling prices. According to Ember, coal use for power ...

Coal is dead, or at least was, according to the ESG crowd. Long live coal - The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
Investors have come to realize that pushing coal out the door would do nothing to prevent the planet from turning into an orbiting baked potato.

New U.S. climate envoy urges Japan to set clear coal phase-down plan - Nikkei Asia
Nikkei Asia
TOKYO -- Japan should establish a timeline for moving away from coal power and set more ambitious emission reduction targets, the new U.S. climate ...

Oaktown hit hardest by Sunrise Coal layoffs announced in February - here's a breakdown
WTHI
We are learning more about the layoffs at Sunrise Coal. In February, we told you about 110 people would lose their jobs due to a restructuring.

Utah's Coal agenda and more on Behind the Headlines

Utah Public Radio
Utah legislators passed bills to keep Huntington and other coal plants running longer despite their impact on climate change. A trans woman harmed ...

Climate: Carbon Capture Tech Is Booming, And Confusing | Barron's
Barron's
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) and direct air capture (DAC) are both complex industrial processes that isolate CO2, but these newly-booming ...