U.S., China to Sign Paris Agreement on April 22
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Budget & Policy
Third Wave of Power Plan Backers Hits the Court
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is seeing a lot of love for the Clean Power Plan this week. Three amici curiae briefs were filed Thursday in support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s carbon emissions standard for existing coal-fired power plants, adding to four intervenors briefs filed Tuesday and the EPA’s own […]
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Budget & Policy
DOE Seeks Info on Innovative CO2 Uses
The National Energy Technology Laboratory and U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy are requested information regarding new and innovative uses for carbon dioxide captured from fossil fuel power plants. DOE is considering increasing its support for CO2 use research and development, according to the March 29 request for information. The majority of research […]
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Budget & Policy
CCUS Conference Agenda Announced
A preliminary agenda for the 15th Annual Carbon Capture, Utilization, & Storage (CCUS) Conference, featuring keynote presentations by Charles McConnell, former assistant energy secretary for the Office of Fossil Energy, and Julio Friedmann, former principal deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Fossil Energy, has been announced by Access Intelligence. The schedule also includes presentations […]
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Budget & Policy
Bloomberg: Indian Power Generators Unhappy with Clean Air Plans
India’s efforts to reduce air pollution from coal-fired power plants may cost up to 2.5 trillion rupees ($37 billion), a price tag the New Delhi-based Association of Power Producers, a lobby group comprised of nonstate power generation companies, is unwilling to swallow, Bloomberg reported. “There are financing challenges, implementation challenges, administrative challenges and regulatory challenges,” […]