25Nov

Consol Energy Wants to Build an Advanced, Carbon Capture-Equipped Coal Plant. It’s Exactly What U.S. Energy Leadership Demands.

A recent presidential candidate confidently declared that American ingenuity, directed at advanced coal technology, could produce essential breakthroughs. He said, “This is America. We figured out how to put a man on the moon in 10 years. You can’t tell me we can’t figure out how to burn coal that we mine right here in […]

On November 25, 2020
Asia, Barack Obama, carbon capture utilization and storage, Coal FIRST, Consol Energy, Department of Energy (DOE), Joe Biden

23Jul

Growing Urgency for U.S. Leadership on Advanced Coal Technology

Not nearly enough. That’s the conclusion of two new reports examining what’s being done to develop and deploy emissions-reduction technology for coal plants. The reports, one from the National Coal Council (NCC) and the other from the International Energy Agency (IEA), paint a clear picture about the urgency and necessity of doubling down on research, […]

On July 23, 2020
carbon capture utilization and storage, Coal FIRST, Department of Energy (DOE), Fatih Birol, International Energy Agency (IEA), National Coal Council, technology

24Jun

Coal Remains the World’s Leading Fuel for Electricity Generation

The world needs U.S. coal technology leadership more than ever. And if the U.S. is indeed concerned with tackling the global emissions challenge, coal technology can’t be an afterthought in the climate equation, it needs to be a centerpiece of the effort. The 2020 BP Statistical Review of World Energy highlights a trend that is […]

On June 24, 2020
Asia, Axios, carbon capture utilization and storage, China, Coal FIRST, emissions, Fatih Birol, India, Indonesia, International Energy Agency (IEA), Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, technology, Vietnam, Wood Mackenzie

10Jun

Building Cutting-Edge Materials with Coal

Coal is synonymous with affordable, reliable and secure energy. It’s the leading fuel for global electricity generation and it’s the key ingredient to produce the majority of the world’s steel. But what if it also had a future as the essential building block to produce some of the world’s most innovative materials? It does, and […]

On June 10, 2020
Addison Stark, Bipartisan Policy Center, carbon products, Coal FIRST, Department of Energy (DOE), E&E News, innovation, National Coal Council, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Ramaco Carbon, Randall Atkins, technology

17Jan

For Global Energy Leadership, Think Coal FIRST

What does the coal plant of the future look like? For too many people, the answer is that we don’t need new coal technology nor a new generation of plants. That line of thinking is a huge mistake. Too many self-described energy and climate experts seem blissfully unaware of global energy trends and global energy […]

On January 17, 2020
Asia, clean coal, Coal FIRST, Department of Energy (DOE), technology