Senate FY15 E&W Approps Bill Matches Request for Fossil R&D
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International
Tees Valley Unlimited Appoints Coordinator to CCS Network Project
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 7/25/2014 Plans to develop an industrial carbon capture and storage network in the United Kingdom’s Teesside industrial center took a step forward late last week with the appointment of Pale Blue Dot Energy as project coordinator.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
EPA Administrator Defends Proposed CO2 Regs. to Senate Republicans
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 7/25/2014 Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy defended the EPA’s recently proposed emissions reductions standards for existing coal-fired power plants in testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]
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Budget & Policy
Business Case Exists for Investing in CCS, Southern Co. CEO Says
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 7/25/2014 Investing in innovative energy technologies in the coal industry is a worthwhile risk, Tom Fanning, Southern Company Chief Executive Office said this week at an event in Washington sponsored by the Bipartisan Policy Center… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Treasury Official: Carbon Tax Not Feasible With Current Congress
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 7/25/2014 While a national carbon tax could drive innovation in clean energy technologies, the feasibility of such a measure was questioned this week by a panel of experts at an event sponsored by the Bipartisan Policy Center and the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Budget & Policy
Construction Begins on New CCS Project in Kentucky
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 7/25/2014 Construction began this week on a 2 megawatt carbon capture pilot project at Kentucky Utilities’ E.W. Brown Generation Station in Harrodsburg, Ky. The post-combustion system being tested at the plant was developed by… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
RD&D Funding Crucial in Fostering Energy Innovation, DOE Sec. Says
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 7/25/2014 Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz said this week that his Department is ready and willing to help invest in new promising energy technologies, particularly when it comes to utilizing its remaining loan guarantee authority. … SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Court Decision Upholds FutureGen 2.0 Sourcing Agreement
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 7/25/2014 In a 2-1 decision, a state appellate court ruled this week that the Illinois Commerce Commission has the authority to require other state utilities to foot some of the bill for the costly FutureGen 2.0 carbon capture and storage… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be […]
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Budget & Policy
Think Tanks Examine Economic Feasibility of Proposed EPA Regs.
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 7/25/2014 Fuel switching is key to developing the most cost-effective implementation plans to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s new proposed emissions reduction regulations for coal-fired power plants, representatives… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username […]
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Budget & Policy
Wrap Up
GHG Monitor 7/25/2014 ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT India plans to double its clean energy tax in its FY 2015 budget, Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley announced last week. The tax, known as the ‘Clean Energy Cess,’ is levied on coal, peat and lignite… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in […]