Court to Hear Arguments Next Week in Murray Energy Case Against EPA
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Budget & Policy
DOE Clean Coal Chief: Utilization Important Bridge to CCS Deployment
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 4/10/2015 The use of captured carbon dioxide for activities such as enhanced oil recovery will serve as an important bridge to the full deployment of carbon capture and storage technology, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy for Clean Coal and Carbon Management David Mohler said during a keynote presentation at the […]
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Budget & Policy
SaskPower May Consider Two More Retrofits at Boundary Dam, CEO Says
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 4/10/2015 While no firm decision has yet been made, if Boundary Dam Unit 3 proves to perform well consistently after being retrofitted with carbon capture utilization and storage technology, SaskPower may consider retrofitting Units 4 and 5 at Boundary Dam as well, newly appointed SaskPower President and CEO Mike Marsh […]
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Budget & Policy
Kemper Costs Slow Climb, Project on Track for 2016 Full Operation
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 4/10/2015 Mississippi Power reported a new round of cost over-runs at their Kemper County Energy Facility in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late last week, though at a much smaller level than had been the trend in recent months. The company reported a total over-run of $8 […]
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International
Australian Gov. Voices Support for CCS in New White Paper
Country to Focus on Storage, Not Utilization Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 4/10/2015 Coal will continue to dominate Australia’s energy production well into the future and, as a result the country will strive to foster a growing carbon capture and storage industry, according to an energy white paper the Australian Department of Industry and Science […]
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Budget & Policy
EOR Industry May Withstand Falling Oil Prices, Expert Says
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 4/10/2015 Because enhanced oil recovery operations differ from traditional oil production procedures in scope and timeline, they are potentially better situated to withstand falling oil prices, Patrick Falwall, Solutions Fellow with the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions and member of the National Enhanced Oil Recovery Initiate, said during a […]
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Budget & Policy
Wrap Up
GHG Monitor 4/10/2015 IN CONGRESS The House Subcommittee on Energy and Power will hold a hearing April 14 to review Chairman Ed Whitfield’s (R-Ky.) “Ratepayer Protection Act.” The bill is aimed at preventing the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing proposed carbon emissions standards for coal-fired power plants, under which the EPA would set state-specific emissions […]