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EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook

EIA expects coal consumption to increase by 9% in 2025 driven by an 11% increase in coal consumption in the electric power sector this year as both natural gas costs and electricity demand increased.

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WV State Public Service Commission Chairman Says PSC Has No Plans to Approve Shutdown of Coal-Fired Power Plants

State Public Service Commission Chairman Charlotte Lane says she has no plans to vote in favor of closing any coal-fired power plants in West Virginia.

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EIA Launches STEP Modernization; Revises Natural Gas Forecast on Cold Snap

Alongside publication of this month’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced plans to modernize its core short-term forecasting system.

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New, Coal-Infused Decking Material Being Produced at Touchstone in West Virginia

A composite decking product made from coal waste and plastic is being created in Ohio County, West Virginia. CONSOL Innovations, located on the Touchstone Campus, has even used it on some local projects. But the product is so new it doesn’t have a name ye

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Babcock & Wilcox Receives Limited Notice to Proceed to Supply CO2 Capture Technology for U.S. Power Plant

Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) (NYSE: BW) has announced that it has received limited notice to proceed with engineering and long-lead procurement on a SolveBright™ post-combustion, regenerable solvent-based carbon dioxide (CO2) capture system for an existing powe

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Your Chance to Win Big for Mining Education!

A message from the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum.

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Coal Cornerstone Corner
Europe: Paying the Price for Closing Coal (Part 1)

United Kingdom eliminated coal generation over the past decade and is now awash in social and economic problems relating to exploding electric rates.

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History of Longwall Coal Mining Mechanization

What prompted me to write this type of book is based on my involvement with Longwall Coal Mining starting in 1966 as a 15 year old kid working in a mine over 2000 feet deep in the Valleys of Wales.

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