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New renewables cost data closes off coal power’s CCS escape route

Posted November 14, 2018 by Bob Burton
Tags: Boundary Dam, Canada, CCS, Kemper, Shand, US

The latest power generation costs data by the consultancy Lazard reveals that coal industry’s preferred climate escape route of promoting carbon capture and storage on coal power plants has disappeared as a financially viable option.

Spinning Carbon Capture and Storage as cheaper than renewables

Posted February 26, 2017 by Bob Burton
Tags: Boundary Dam, CCS, climate, coal, Energy, Kemper, renewables, Solar, US, wind

Supporters of carbon capture and storage (CCS) plants on coal power stations are audaciously seeking to sell the story they are cheaper than renewables – despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

Coalwire 89, May 28, 2015

Coalwire 89, May 28, 2015

Posted May 31, 2015 by Bob Burton
Tags: 'war on coal', air pollution, Alaska, Arch Coal, Australia, Beijing, Burr Oak State Park, Chuitna mine, Chyyurr Ultra Mega Power Project, Clean Coal, Coal India, coal ship accidents, Colombia, Colorado, FutureGen, Galilee Basin, Great Barrier Reef, Greenpeace India, Hazelwood mine, India, Kemper, Latrobe Valley, Madhya Pradesh, Mozambique, National Green Tribunal, Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global, Ohio, South Mississippi Electric Power Association, Southern Company, US, US Environmental Protection Agency, Uttar Pradesh, Victoria, World Health Organization

Norway retreats on coal; Court unblocks Greenpeace India accounts.

CoalWire 77, 5th March 2015

CoalWire 77, 5th March 2015

Posted March 4, 2015 by Bob Burton
Tags: Adani, Alpha Natural Resources, Arch Coal, Australia, Botswana, Canada, CCS, China, China Shenhua, Cloud Peak Energy, Compliane Energy Corporation, divestment, Energy Resources, Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi, Essar, Germany, Goa, Great Barrier Reef, Hydrogen Energy California, India, Kemper, Krabi, Mongolia, Moorburg, Mozambique, Namibia, Norway, Oslo, Peabody Energy, Poland, Rio Tinto, South Africa, Sumitomo, Thailand, Trans Kalahri Railway, Under the Dome, US, Vale

Chinese Documentary Fires Air Pollution Debate; South African Pollution Decision Could Cause 19,000 Deaths.

CoalWire 75, 19th February 2015

CoalWire 75, 19th February 2015

Posted February 19, 2015 by Bob Burton
Tags: Adani, Arshanovsky, Canada, China, Duke Energy, Edwardsport IGCC, Essar Energy, Goa, Great Barrier Reef, Greenpeace India, GVK Hancock, India, Indonesia, Kemper, New Delhi, Nick Minchin, PG&E, Prince Rupert, Shenhua Energy, Siberia, Tata Steel, Thiess, UK

Indian Government travel block on Greenpeace activist “not appropriate”; Galilee Basin project stalls