Eight Developers Shortlisted for Dubai’s Hassyan Clean Coal Project
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Budget & Policy
State Officials Question EPA’s Proposed Regs. for Existing Plants
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 9/12/2014 The Environmental Protection Agency’s new proposed carbon emission guidelines for existing coal-fired power plants are continuing to come under question at the state level, with a group of 15 governors expressing concern… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Budget & Policy
DOE Deputy Secretary Nominee Cleared by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Panel
Mike Nartker GHG Monitor 9/12/2014 Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall—the Obama Administration’s choice to serve as the new No. 2 official in DOE—this week joined the lengthy list of DOE nominees awaiting full confirmation by the Senate. The Senate… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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International
UK Government: Parliament’s Desired CCS Rollout Timeline Unreasonable
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 9/12/2014 Two planned carbon capture and storage projects in the United Kingdom carry “unacceptable” levels of risk for the government to make a final investment decision at this time, the UK Government wrote in a response… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
MIT, Penn State Study: Less Stringent Regulation Promotes CCS Investment
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 9/12/2014 A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Penn State University says that less stringent regulations for new fossil fuel power plants would be more effective at stimulating investment into carbon capture… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
N.D. Fertilizer Plant Approved Without Confirmation of DOE Loan Guarantee
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 9/12/2014 Cenex Harvest States (CHS) announced late last week that it will go ahead with a $3 billion nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing plant to be built in Spiritwood, N.D with or without a sought-after loan guarantee from the Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Budget & Policy
NRG Breaks Ground on Petra Nova, Talk of CCS for Future Plants
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 9/12/2014 Speaking at the groundbreaking of the NRG Energy W.A. Parish Petra Nova carbon capture and storage project late last week, NRG CEO David Crane said the company may develop future projects employing the technology. "I… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Kemper Costs Continue to Inch Up, Total Price Now Approx. $5.6 Billion
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 9/12/2014 The price tag on the Kemper County Energy Facility has increased again, this time by roughly $29 million, bringing the total cost of the first-of-its-kind project to $5.6 billion, according to a filing by Mississippi Power… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
Fate of Contract for Sale of HECA-Captured CO2 Remains Uncertain
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 9/12/2014 As Occidental Petroleum moves forward with plans to spin off its California operations, it remains unclear if SCS Energy has continued with attempts to develop an agreement to sell captured carbon dioxide from the Hydrogen… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Correction
GHG Monitor 9/12/2014 An article in the Sept. 5 issue of GHG Monitor incorrectly identified Oct. 8 as the end date to submit responses to a Request for Information issued by the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy concerning advanced… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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International
Wrap Up
GHG Monitor 9/12/2014 ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT China intends to implement a nationwide carbon trading scheme in 2016, Reuters reported early last week. The country has been launching pilot markets in a regional structure for several years and will implement… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]