Headlines for May 2, 2014 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1173 – May 2, 2014
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COAL – US
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Supreme Court upholds EPA’s authority to regulate Cross State Pollution
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DOJ lodges proposed Consent Decree in Lawsuit entitled United States v. City of
Akron
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EPA proposes approval of Plan to cut Emissions in New Mexico
COAL – WORLD
GAS/OIL – US
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EPA Air Permit issued to build Montana Power Station
GAS/OIL – WORLD
CO2
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Unit 3 at Boundary Dam Power Station Saskatchewan, Canada looking to be first
Coal-fired Power Plant to capture CO2 Emissions
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Southern Co delays startup of 582 MW Gasification Combined Cycle Power Plant in
Mississippi
NUCLEAR
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Westinghouse forms Business Unit to develop Nuclear in Brazil
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Hanford Nuclear Site under scrutiny over Waste Storage
BUSINESS
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Update on GE’s offer for Alstom Energy Business
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Japan supports shift to Coal in Eastern Europe
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Energy Future Holdings files for Bankruptcy
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Exelon to acquire Pepco Holdings Inc.
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Russia has expressed interest in Turkish Gas-fired Power Plants
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Fuel Tech acquires Two Air Pollution Control Technology Companies
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Babcock & Wilcox subsidiary with The Ohio State University awarded U.S. DOE
Funding for Continued Development of Carbon Dioxide Capture Technology
HOT TOPIC HOUR
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Webinar concludes that Hot Gas Filtration is a Great Solution for Old Power
Plants but EPRI says - Not so Fast
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“Sorbent Traps and Mercury CEMS Options” to be debated on May 8, 2014
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