03Dec

Double Down on Carbon Capture Incentives

There is obvious momentum building behind carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). There’s widespread international recognition of the necessity of the technology, the president-elect has made it a centerpiece of his climate and energy approach, and it’s a rare place of bipartisan agreement in a divided Washington. And thanks to IRS guidance issued this May […]

On December 3, 2020
45Q, carbon capture utilization and storage, coal, Consol Energy, Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, Rhodium Group, technology

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

18Nov

Pennsylvania is Flirting with Self-Imposed Energy Disaster

Americans can’t afford to pay more for electricity, especially with millions out of work in the midst of pandemic-induced economic upheaval. Yet, higher electricity costs and economic turmoil are coming if lawmakers continue to pursue policies that mandate an aggressive pivot away from existing baseload power to intermittent, more expensive alternatives. Pennsylvania is now on […]

On November 18, 2020
affordability, Connecticut, Consol Energy, Department of Energy (DOE), Massachusetts, National Energy Technology Laboratory, New York, Pennsylvania, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), technology, Tom Wolf, Virginia