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Green groups sue President Trump for removing power plant rules
- 2019-08-15 05:46:50.978015
- David Flin
Ten US environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration, arguing its rules for addressing power plant pollution are insufficient to the point that they violate federal law.
Turning up the heat on net zero
- 2019-07-09 11:10:55
- Junior Isles
The way we heat our homes and workplaces poses the greatest challenge to the UK achieving its 2059 net zero emissions target. One area that is currently being overlooked by industry is district heating.
By Ken Hunnisett, project director, Triple Point Heat Networks Investment Project
CO2 emissions from German power production down 15 per cent in first half of 2019
- 2019-07-08 06:17:16
- David Flin
The German energy industry association BDEW said that Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions from power generation decreased 15 per cent in the first half of 2019 compared to the same period last year.
UK carbon emissions fall for sixth consecutive year
- 2019-03-04 05:56:14.593812
- David Flin
The climate research firm Carbon Brief has reported that CO2 emissions in the UK fell for the sixth consecutive year in 2018.
MHPS starts construction of desulphurisation system in Serbia
- 2019-02-14 05:13:35.801168
- David Flin
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has announced that it has started construction of one of the world’s largest flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems for the Nikola Tesla A coal-fired power plant in Serbia.
Bioenergy carbon capture and storage pilot project underway at Drax, UK
- 2018-11-27 05:54:20.907185
- David Flin
An innovative bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) pilot plant has been commissioned at Drax power station in the UK, with the first CO2 expected to be captured in the coming weeks.
UK freezes CO2 tax for power generation until 2021
- 2018-10-31 04:53:14.827478
- David Flin
The UK Government announced in its autumn budget that it will freeze its domestic CO2 tax on electricity generation at £18/mt until 2021.
NTPC and DVC instructed to ensure their power plants comply with emission standards by 2021
- 2018-09-10 06:00:07.850419
- David Flin
The Supreme Court of India has been informed that National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) have been directed by the Indian Government to comply with emission standards for sulphur oxide and particulate matter by the end of 2021.
UK’s Drax in carbon capture storage bid
- 2018-05-21 06:36:31.837911
- David Flin
Drax, Britain’s biggest power station, is piloting the first bioenergy carbon capture storage (Beccs) project of its type in Europe.
France calls for EU nations to adopt carbon price floor
- 2018-03-06 04:56:47.438871
- David Flin
Brune Poirson, the French Ecology Minister, called at a conference in Brussels for a price floor of €25-30 per ton of CO2 in power generation to help accelerate the shift from coal to gas and renewables.
