One detail omitted: Federal emissions data show that Omaha’s air quality ranks in the bottom third of U.S. cities, fouled in part by coal-fired power plants owned by Berkshire in neighboring Iowa.

Welcome to the Tenth Issue of Currents 2024, our energy e-newsletter. Natural Gas is Not Going Away - While net-zero remains a dream for many, the electricity market is providing a wake-up call ...

Local leaders see carbon capture as a way to keep coal-fired power plants running while meeting emissions standards. “We can’t just abandon it (coal) now, because nuclear is still going to ...

Coal-fired thermal plants provide about 61 percent of Indonesia’s total electricity. There are plans to construct more such plants, and many of the projects involve participation by Japanese ...

Premier Scott Moe announced on social media last week his Saskatchewan Party government was “closely considering extending the life of our existing coal-fired power plants to provide the ...

Located 550 km south-west of Addis Ababa in the regional state of Oromia, the Yayu coal field was discovered in 1996 by the Ethiopian Institute for Geological Surveys (EIGS). Late last year, four ...

China’s thermal power generation reached a record high in 2024, primarily due to the country’s coal-fired power plants, even as the country continues to add renewable energy resources to its ...

but Germany has reactivated some mothballed coal-fired power plants during the past few winters after Russian natural gas supply ceased. At the end of last year, Germany’s power prices spiked as ...

Germany May Need to Keep Reserve Coal Plants Longer Than Planned Nation needs a reserve strategy, Amprion CEO says in interview Cost for back-up plants is more than €1 billion per year ...

of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on Dec. 20 granted air permits for the gas-fired plants. Duke plans to replace two of the four coal-fired units at Person County’s Roxboro plant with gas-fired ...

Condensable particulate matter (CPM) emissions from coal-fired power plants have become a significant environmental concern due to their potential impact on air quality and human health.