Posts Tagged ‘clean coal’

14 March 2012

University of Glamorgan receives EU funds for CCS project

The University of Glamorgan in Wales, has secured €9m from the European Commission for a research project focussed on carbon capture and storage for coal-fired power plants.

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24 January 2012

US clean fuel producer files for bankruptcy protectionp

An alternative fuel producer has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US for it and nine of its subsidiaries.

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20 January 2012

First power purchase secured by US clean coal plant

San Antonio-based utility CPS Energy has agreed to purchase 200MW of power from the US’ first clean coal plant when it is complete in 2015.

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16 December 2011

US cleantech company struggles to find buyers for subsidiaryp

A US cleantech company has said it is struggling to find buyers or determine financing options.

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14 December 2011

Global approach required to stimulate CCS: expertp

The commercialisation of carbon capture and storage technologies will require a coordinated global approach, according to one expert.

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11 August 2011

South Australian energy shortage signals opportunity for liquid fuelsp

Given that Australia’s southern region imports all of its transportation fuels from overseas, the prospect of a local fuel source could signal a timely solution to oil price fluctuations and potential energy shortages.

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27 June 2011

Seamwell secures $1.5bn China cleantech tie-up

UK-based Seamwell International has signed a major $1.5bn cleantech deal with the with China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group, heightening the level of cooperation between the two countries.

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16 April 2010

GE and China Power Engineering forge agreements with US development agency over Chinese clean coal projects

NYSE-listed infrastructure company General Electric (GE) and China Power Engineering Consulting Group (CPECC) have signed agreements with the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), marking a critical step towards the deployment of cleaner coal in China.

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15 March 2010

E.ON and ScottishPower awarded carbon capture and storage funding

Energy companies E.ON and ScottishPower have received awards from the UK government as part of its on-going competition to develop a commerciallyviable clean coal project.

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2 February 2010

US electric utility Exelon to fund clean coal demonstration plant

Exelon Corporation said it intends to join non-profit organisation FutureGen Alliance, which is developing a state-of-the-art clean coal demonstration facility to be located in Mattoon, Illinois.

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10 December 2009

Red River clean coal project awarded $245m in DOE funding

ADA Carbon Solutions' wholly-owned subsidiary Red River Environmental Products has been offered a loan guarantee by US Department of Energy (DOE) under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. ADA Carbon Solutions is a joint venture backed by NASDAQ-listed clean coal developer ADA-ES and clean technology-focused private equity firm Energy Capital Partners.

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8 October 2009

Bergamo Acquisition receives $1bn sovereign guarantee from Pakistani government for clean energy projects

Publicly traded Nevada energy company Bergamo Acquisition Corp has received a $1bn sovereign guarantee from the government of Pakistan, pertaining to the development of a 544MW clean coal plant and a series of solar projects, to be developed by subsidiary Bergama E & A. Under the terms of the agreement, the Pakistani government guarantees payment of the energy produced by the projects.

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22 September 2009

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection funds new carbon capture technology

The US state of Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection is to provide a $1m grant to assist the project testing of new carbon capture technology designed to capture at least 95 per cent of CO2 from a coal-fired test plant near Pittsburgh.

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1 September 2009

NRG Energy files clean coal power initiative application to build carbon capture demonstration project in Texas

US-based NRG Energy submitted a clean coal power Initiative application to the US Department of Energy to build a post-combustion carbon capture demonstration unit at the Company's WA Parish plant southwest of Houston.

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1 September 2009

Bergamo E&A receive $1bn funding from LondonWall Investments for clean energy projects in Pakistan

Bergamo Acquisition Corp. has signed a contract with LondonWall Investments for a $1bn equity investment into Bergamo's wholly-owned subsidiary, Bergamo E&A.

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10 August 2009

US electric utility Duke Energy to work with China Huaneng Group to pursue renewable and other clean energy technologies

US electric utility Duke Energy, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore renewable and clean energy technologies with China Huaneng Group, China's biggest electric utility.

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15 July 2009

UK releases plans to be at forefront of low carbon economic revolutionp

The UK has released its Low Carbon Transition Plan to plot out how it will meet the cut in emissions set out in the budget of 34 per cent on 1990 levels by 2020. A 21 per cent reduction has already been delivered - equivalent to cutting emissions entirely from four cities the size of London, according to the Department of Energy And Climate Change.

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15 July 2009

Waste2Tricity partners with Thornton New Energy to develop coal gasification technology

Waste2Tricity, the licence holder for AFC's UK gasification projects, has appointed Professor Ian Arbon as chairman.

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2 July 2009

Secretary Chu announces $408m in Recovery Act funding for new technologies to advance carbon capture and storage

US Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced that projects by Basin Electric Power Cooperative and Hydrogen Energy International have been selected for up to $408m in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The two projects selected - an existing power plant in North Dakota and a new facility in California - will incorporate advanced technologies to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

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22 June 2009

World’s energy needs creates opportunities for British manufacturing, according to UK trade union Unite

UK trade union Unite has said that that with support from the UK government, the UK's future energy needs could create 10,000 skilled manufacturing jobs over the next ten years.

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