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Beijing to shut its last major coal plant down next year

Satya Sivani — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 05:32:10 +0000

Beijing, the capital of China is leading the country in a fight against pollution. Next year Beijing is going to close the last of its four major coal power plants. China, The world’s factory is facing a serious environmental threat due to pollution. It is now the world’s biggest emitter of green house gases. The environmental […]

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The First EU Carbon Capture and Storage Facility Secures Funding

Mila Luleva — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:48:46 +0000

The European Commission awarded 1bln Euros to nineteen private investors, who run green energy programmes. Out of the total amount, 300 mln euros were given to Drax, the operator of one of the main coal burning power plants, for their project to construct a facility with carbon capture and storage technology. Drax in collaboration with […]

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Can Coal-Burning Plants Burn Wood to Reduce CO2 Emissions?

Benji Jerew — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 06:58:19 +0000

Coal-burning adds to carbon dioxide emissions at an astonishing rate, releasing carbon dioxide that was sequestered millions of years ago. Coal-burning also releases a lot of other problematic emissions, as is being seen today in coal-rich China, whose air is choked with smog and particulate emissions, ruining the skyline and residents’ lungs. In order to […]

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Addressing Climate Change: Power Producers Balk at Carbon Dioxide Limits

Benji Jerew — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 15:19:59 +0000

In the United States, power production, generates fully 33% of the carbon dioxide emissions of all sectors. In an effort to address climate change, a new Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] proposal could cut that number in half. Since United States President Barack Obama took office for his second term, it has been encouraging to see […]

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Coal Pollution Directly Related to Premature Death

Leigh Hutchens — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:06:37 +0000

Stuttgart University was commissioned by Greenpeace to conduct a study to determine the impacts of Europe’s largest coal power plants. Stuttgart’s scientists were able to estimate the economic and health impact of the continent’s 300 largest coal plants. The experts posited that the largest 300 coal plants cause approximately 22,300 premature deaths a year. Of […]

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Genetically Modified Enzyme Leads to Better Carbon Sequestration at Coal Powered Plants

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:02:14 +0000

Capturing the carbon dioxide that a coal-powered plant produces and sequestering it is not an easy task, and until now it rose the costs of the electricity produced by 80 percent. Due to researchers at Codexis, a Redwood, CA, company, genetically modified enzymes can make carbon dioxide capture much cheaper, increasing the cost of electricity by less than a third.

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Reducing Coal CO2 Emissions with Chilled-Ammonia Technology

Cristi — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:32:52 +0000

The coal based power plant located in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin in Kenosha County called Pleasant Prairie Power Plant has generated approximately 1,226 MW of electricity in 2006, being one of the largest generating stations in Wisconsin.

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