http://www.theenergydaily.com Energy Portal en-us 2008 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:32:07 EST Wrapping up a series of awards under its regional carbon sequestration program, the Energy Department Monday awarded $66.9 million to the Big Sky Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership, the department’s seventh large-scale carbon sequestration... http://www.theenergydaily.com/coal/1706.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST GE Energy and the University of Wyoming last week announced an agreement to develop a small-scale coal gasification system that could be used by researchers to tailor the key clean coal technology to the particular characteristics of coal from the Powder... http://www.theenergydaily.com/coal/1701.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST In a decision termed “historic” by environmentalists, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin this week unanimously rejected Wisconsin Power & Light Co.’s $1.26 billion plan to build a new 300 megawatt coal-fired power plant, with the... http://www.theenergydaily.com/coal/1684.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST In a potential straw in the wind indicating the Obama administration’s direction on a key energy initiative, a think tank run by Obama’s transition team manager released recommendations to Congress Friday effusively praising the Energy... http://www.theenergydaily.com/coal/1685.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST American Electric Power Co. affiliate Southwestern Electric Power Co. announced Thursday that it has received a final air permit from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, enabling it to move forward with construction of a new 600 megawatt... http://www.theenergydaily.com/coal/1669.html Fri, 7 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST In remarks that environmentalists charged were a repudiation of Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s longstanding position in favor of mandatory greenhouse gas controls, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said Wednesday that a... http://www.theenergydaily.com/coal/1623.html Thu, 30 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT In what might be called a tale of two credit markets, Synthesis Energy Systems Inc., an industrial gasification company, announced Thursday it is cancelling a planned coal conversion plant in West Virginia while at the same time launching a similar project in... http://www.theenergydaily.com/coal/1600.html Fri, 24 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Hawaii and its largest utility Monday announced an agreement to double the state’s renewable portfolio standard, prohibit construction of new coal plants in the state and convert all existing fossil fuel generators to renewable biofuels using... http://www.theenergydaily.com/coal/1589.html Wed, 22 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT   Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm last week signed into law sweeping energy legislation that effectively re-regulates much of the state’s electricity market, guaranteeing that the Michigan’s incumbent utilities will supply 90 percent of... http://www.theenergydaily.com/coal/1539.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Despite concerns that coal use could become considerably more expensive if U.S. greenhouse gas limits are imposed, a leading credit ratings agency has painted a sunny picture for U.S.-coal producers, saying many have locked in 2009 sales contracts at fat... http://www.theenergydaily.com/coal/1531.html Thu, 9 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT