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

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