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September 05, 2008
World's first carbon capture pilot fires up clean-coal advocatesBuilt alongside the 1,600MW Schwarze Pumpe power plant in north Germany, the demonstration experiment will capture up to 100,000 tonnes of CO2 a year, compress it and bury it 3,000m below the surface of the depleted Altmark gas field, about 200km from the site.
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September 03, 2008
The CEO of a big utility makes a bold betMorris' intense focus stems from his new role as overseer of a major energy first: installation of the world's first carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) system on a large, existing coal-fired power plant.
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September 03, 2008
Clean Coal' Will Power Electric CarsPart of the answer is renewable. Another part of the answer is American coal. Some people will say we can't use coal because it isn't clean. But just as a hybrid car isn't your grandfather's Oldsmobile, today's coal use is more advanced.\
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August 29, 2008
Obama pledges $150 bil for renewables; pushes gas, nuclear, coalIn a speech before 80,000 people in a packed football stadium in Denver, Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for president of the United States, saying he will tap domestic natural gas reserves, invest in "clean coal" technology and harness nuclear power.
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August 26, 2008
Schweitzer Speech Energizes the ConventionMark Warner was tonight's keynote speaker, but it was the raucous Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer who worked the crowd into a frenzy, delivering a kinetic speech about--of all things--energy policy.
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August 24, 2008
Coal must be significant part of realistic U.S. energy policyEnergy prices, though they have receded some in recent weeks, spiked to push gasoline over $4 a gallon during much of the summer. There is legitimate concern about what heating costs will do to family budgets this winter.
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August 20, 2008
Coal forum discusses W.Va.'s role in energy debateCoal is the largest part of the nation's energy profile, and a new report released Tuesday in West Virginia doesn't see that changing even with a growing shift to renewable energy.
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August 18, 2008
Ausra hopes to add solar power to coal plantsAusra is an alternative energy company that is counting on fossil fuels to help it survive. Congress’ failure to renew a 30 percent investment tax credit for cleantech energy makes it unlikely that banks will finance plants like Ausra develops, which use solar power to generate steam. So in the meantime, the Palo Alto company is turning its attention to coal plants.
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August 16, 2008