Coal

Coal power plant design, construction, operation and maintenance, as well as legal and regulatory issues.

CCPI bears first fruit
CCPI bears first fruit

The Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI) was devised to incubate and demonstrate more-efficient clean coal technologies that would be usable by new and existing U.S. power plants. It was hoped…



Estimating SCR installation costs
Estimating SCR installation costs

The goal of the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) signed into law almost a year ago is to reduce NOx emissions by 60%, relative to 2003 levels, across 28 eastern…


Honduras’ big new oil-fired plant
Honduras’ big new oil-fired plant

The 267-MW Pavana III power plant (Figure 1) was officially inaugurated on January 28 by Honduran President Ricardo Maduro. It was built by Helsinki-based Wärtsilä Corp. for Tegucigalpa-based independent power…