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Patriot Pays Big Bucks to Keep Magnum coal CEO: Patriot Coal named coal industry veteran Paul H. Vining as its president and chief operating officer -- and is going to compensate him handsomely to stick around after it completes its $709 million purchase of privately held rival Magnum Coal, where Vining is currently CEO. But it's...; Tags: Coal, Salary, CEO, Benefits, Human Resources, David Phillips; Blog posts 2008-05-14
coal Gas Tech Could Boost Qld Economy: The commercialisation of underground coal gasification UCG technology could potentially generate up to $600 million for the Queensland economy each year, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers.UCG is the process of extracting coal from the ground through its transformation into a combustible gas for power generation or as a...; Tags: Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., Coal, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, Marketing Research, Marketing, AAP; News items 2008-05-12
Derailments Delay coal Exports From Qld: Coal exports from several central Queensland mines have been delayed after two trains derailed on Wednesday morning.In the first incident, an empty coal train derailed on the southern leg of the Gregory branch line at Harrow Creek around 12.50am AEST.Two locomotives, 40 empty wagons and one remote control wagon...; Tags: Train, Coal, Wagon, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, AAP; News items 2008-04-30
Leighton Secures Over $750m in Contracts: Leighton Holdings Ltd, Australia's biggest construction company, has secured more than $700 million of development contracts in Indonesia and Abu Dhabi.The company has been awarded a $US350 million ($A372.02 million) contract to expand an Indonesian coal mine, while Leighton's 45 per cent-owned Middle Eastern group has secured a $AED1.2...; Tags: Construction Company, Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., Coal, Indonesia, Leighton, Construction, Transportation, AAP; News items 2008-05-14
China Miner Yanzhou Seeks Australia Buys: Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd, China's No.3 coal producer by market value, aims to buy mines in Australia to ramp up its annual coal capacity there to 10 million tonnes in the next few years.The miner is part of a wave of Chinese mineral and resource firms buying up...; Tags: Coal, Australia, China Miner Yanzhou, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, REUTERS; News items 2008-04-23

Australia's Port Expansion 'not Enough': Despite planned expansions, the ability of Australian seaports to handle increased coal shipments is unlikely to improve in the next few years, the head of the world's largest coal producer says."It's not going to happen," Gregory Boyce, chairman and chief executive of Peabody Energy Corp told Wall Street analysts.During...; Tags: Coal, Australia, Congestion, Government, Construction, Benefits, Vertical Industries, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, REUTERS; News items 2008-04-23
Aussie Trade Deficit at $2.736b in March: Better weather in Australia's resources rich states helped exports spring back to life in March, resulting in an improved trade deficit, economists say.The Australian balance of goods and services was a deficit of $2.736 billion, seasonally adjusted, in March, from a downwardly revised $3.261 billion in February, figures from...; Tags: Coal, Australia, Interest Rate, Economist, March, February, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Finance, AAP; News items 2008-05-06
Trade Deficit Down as coal Exports Surge: Australia has rebounded from its worst ever trade deficit as resource exports recover from the devastation of the Queensland floods.The nation's export performance is set to sizzle in coming months - with economists even predicting an eventual trade surplus - as Asian nations pay more for key commodities.The trade...; Tags: Coal, Australia, Economist, Surplus, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, AAP; News items 2008-05-06
Talbot Sells Stake in Macarthur coal: The chairman of Queensland-based Macarthur Coal Ltd says its former chief executive Ken Talbot has sold his multi-million dollar stake in the mining company.Chairman Keith De Lacy said Mr Talbot, who is facing corruption charges, had more than 50 million shares in the company, worth around $13 each.Mr Talbot...; Tags: Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., Coal, Talbot, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, AAP; News items 2008-04-21
Repowering Is a Cost-Effective Option for Retired coal-Fired Capacity: There is now a major economic incentive for utilities owning retired coal fired capacity to consider conversions to natural gas and or oil. The older, smaller, high heat rate coal- fired units were retired because it was not practical five years ago to invest the capital required to bring these...; Tags: coal, natural gas, incentive; White papers
Re-Powering a 60 MW Tilting Tangential coal Fired Unit With a Low NOx Natural Gas Combustion System: New Low NOx Natural Gas Combustion System Re-Powers 60MW Tilting Tangential Coal Fired Unit - Reduces NOx Emission. Units 1, 2 and 3 of Consumers Energy Company's B.C. Cobb Station in Muskegon, Mich. were 60 MW power plants commissioned in 1948. But in 1990, after 42 years in use, the...; Tags: mW, coal, modeling; White papers
Toxics Release Inventory: A Tampa Electric Company White Paper: In order to meet the customers' growing demand for low-cost, reliable electric power, the company burns coal, America's most abundant energy resource. Coal, like other fuels, burns because it contains carbon. The heat is used to make steam, which turns a turbine-generator, producing electricity. When the coal is burned, most...; Tags: TECO Energy, coal; White papers
Optimizing Pump Systems at a coal Slurry Preparation Plant: Peabody Holding Company, the largest U.S. coal producer, has completed a project to improve the performance of a coal slurry pumping system at its Randolph Coal Preparation plant. The modified system uses a smaller pump with an 8" x 10" casing and a 32" diameter impeller with an output that...; Tags: U.S. Department of Energy, motor, coal, performance; Case studies
Director Of Fuel Planning & Supply: The Director Of Fuel Planning & Supply job description template includes the following job summary: Responsible for providing coal to meet the burn and stock pile requirements of all generation and peaking stations, and coordinating the location and availability of future coal reserves to meet federal and state burn requirements...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, coal, director, job; Tools & templates 2007-09-09
Are Markets the Answer to Energy Concerns?: Only those with a close eye on Congress were likely to notice the introduction of H.R. 3300 last week. But Kevin Hassett, in an opinion piece on Bloomberg.com today, shows that "the Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Marketing Act of 2007," is of interest to more than just hard-core politicos and ever- vigilant...; Tags: Jessica Stillman, environmentalist, Nunes, coal, alternative energy; Blog posts 2007-08-06
Electric Fuels Outlook: The Fuels Dilemma: This paper discusses the price outlook for the "big three" fuels for power production: coal, uranium and natural gas. Currently, the U.S. electric power sector has a reasonably diverse base of generation facilities. Coal, nuclear and natural gas-fueled capacity generated 51%, 20% and 16% of 2003 power production, respectively. In...; Tags: coal, natural gas; White papers 2004-11-11
coal-Fired Power Technologies: coal-Fired Power Options on the Brink of Climate Policies: This study provides an overview of coal-fired power generation options. The deployment of coal power plants largely depends on their competitiveness compared to gas-fired power, nuclear power, etc. There are roughly four types of coal-fired power plants. Probably, most coal-fired power plants to be built within the next decades will...; Tags: Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands, coal, power generation, nuclear energy; White papers 2004-10-01
Horizontal Drilling, A Technology Update for the Appalachian Basin: The paper informs that horizontal drilling is being applied in many environments, including coalbed methane. One special process, CDX Gas LLC's pinnate drilling process, is being applied in coalbed methane projects in the Appalachian and some western coal basins. It is best suited for thick, low permeability coals with good...; Tags: Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, coal, environment; White papers 2004-06-30
Energy From Biofuels: The Greening of America: The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in the U.S. Department of Energy DOE is laying the groundwork for a new class of fuels, called biofuels, made from fast-growing trees, shrubs, and grasses, known collectively as biomass crops. This paper focuses on biofuels which offer several important advantages over...; Tags: U.S. Department of Energy, biofuel, coal, fossil fuel, petroleum, renewable energy, carbon dioxide; White papers 2004-06-24
Renewable Energy in the Paper Industry in China; Replacing coal by Co-Firing Wheat Straw Reject (WSR) in Existing Boilers: This paper describes the results of the technical and economical feasibility study towards the use of the circulating fluidized bed CFB gasification technology for the conversion of wheat straw reject WSR and co-firing of the gasification product gas in a coal boiler to replace coal. The technical feasibility was successfully...; Tags: Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands, coal, renewable energy; White papers 2004-05-01