What Trump’s First 100 Days Have Meant to the Power Industry
U.S. President Donald Trump was sworn into office for the second time on Jan. 20, 2025. That means April 30 marks his 100th day back in office. A lot has…
Trump’s Latest Actions Can Make America’s Grid Reliable
Recent executive actions announced by President Trump will go a long way in restoring the reliability of America’s electric grid, which has been eroding due to green energy policies and…
U.S. Coal Production Continues Steady Decline as Generation Capacity Falls
U.S. production of coal has continued to decline since peaking in 2008, . The EIA–on the same day earlier this month when and coal-fired power generation—released data showing the U.S.…
Peabody Signs Long-Term Coal Deal with Missouri Cooperative AECI
Peabody Energy, one of the largest producers of thermal coal in the U.S., has signed a major supply agreement with electric cooperative Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. (AECI), committing to deliver…
Trump’s EPA Grants Dozens of Coal Plants Exemption From Emissions Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted nearly 70 coal-fired U.S. power plants a two-year exemption from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and…
Finland Ending Use of Coal as Last Utility-Scale Plant Shuts Down
The last operating large coal-fired power plant in Finland has shut down, with the facility’s operator saying it now will use electricity, waste heat, and heat pumps—along with burning biomass—to…
China Coal-Fired Generation Additions Tied to Economics, Energy Security
China’s construction of coal-fired power plants reached nearly a 10-year high in the past year, even as the country also continues a massive expansion of renewable energy installations. A February…
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POWER Digest [April 2025]
U.S. Withdraws from Global Clean Energy Partnership. The U.S. has withdrawn from the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), a 2021-launched financing cooperation mechanism, that seeks to help a selection The…
South Africa Grants Emissions Exemptions to Coal-Fired Plants in Effort to Avoid Blackouts
South African officials will allow some of the country’s coal-fired power plants to operate without the need to adhere to regulations on carbon and other emissions. The move comes as…
Overcoming Engineering Challenges in Energy Generation
This whitepaper from SimuTech Group explores how multiphysics simulation helps engineers solve performance and reliability challenges across the energy generation industry. Covering structural, thermal, fluid, and electromagnetic domains, it highlights…
