Donald Trump is allocating $700m to coal-fired power plants using the Defense Production Act. The funds will support existing plants, build new ones, and create an export terminal, despite coal being a major cause of climate change and respiratory illnesses.
Liddell coal-fired power station's 170m chimneys demolished, marking the end of a 52-year operation in NSW, to be replaced by a 500MW battery storage site for renewable energy.
The 170m chimneys of NSW's Liddell coal-fired power station were demolished, marking its closure after 52 years. The site will host a 500MW battery for renewable energy storage.
China Electric Power News reports on a new carbon capture technology by Jiangnan Environmental Technology that uses ammonia to convert sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide from coal emissions into fertilizer, offsetting capture costs.
A novel direct coal power technology uses electrochemical oxidation to convert pulverised coal into electricity without combustion, eliminating CO2 emissions. The process feeds purified coal powder into an anode chamber while supplying oxygen to the cathode, generating electricity directly across an oxide membrane. High-purity CO2 captured at the anode outlet can be catalytically converted into synthesis gas or mineralised into compounds like sodium bicarbonate.
