Coal News

December 24, 2008

DOE: Multi-Pollutant Control System for Small Coal-Based Power Plants Exceeds Goals
A U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) project, the Greenidge Multi-Pollutant Control Project, successfully demonstrated the cost-effective removal ... more

December 16, 2008

ASTM Int’l Coal, Coke Committee Approves Mechanical Sampling Standard
ASTM International approved ASTM D7430 - Practice for Mechanical Sampling of Coal. ... more

December 5, 2008

DOE Selects Six Projects for University Coal Research Program Competition
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of six projects under the University Coal Research Program, a student-teacher research ... more

September 4, 2008

DOE Selects Projects to Address Challenges of Large-Scale Hydrogen Production from Coal, Coal-Biomass
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of six projects that will address challenges facing the large-scale production of ... more

August 13, 2008

ASTM Int'l to Develop Standard for Macro Thermogravimetric Analysis - ASTM WK19081
ASTM International Committee D05 on Coal and Coke is developing ASTM WK19081 - Test Method for Proximate Analysis of Coal and Coke by Macro Thermogravimetric ... more

July 21, 2008

DOE: Regional Partnerships Find New Use for Unmined Coal
The Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium (MGSC), one of seven regional partnerships created by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to ... more

May 21, 2008

DOE Releases FOA for Restructured FutureGen Approach
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a draft Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to solicit public input on the demonstration of multiple ... more

January 15, 2008

ASTM Int'l Issues Manual on Coal, Coke Analysis
ASTM International published Manual 57, Routine Coal and Coke Analysis: Collection, Interpretation and Use of Analytical Data. ... more