January 10, 2013
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Energy & Renewables Newsletter January 10, 2013 |
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$80 Billion market to upgrade old U.S Coal-fired Power Plants
Over the next ten years operators of coal-fired power plants will spend $80 billion to upgrade their existing power plants. This is the prediction in the McIlvaine report, Fossil & Nuclear Power Generation: World Analysis & Forecast. (www.mcilvainecompany.com) The U.S. upgrade market will be driven by the following factors: Coal will again become the low cost power option Building new coal-fired power plants will be difficult Automation will reduce operating costs Environmental rules will require more air pollution control Water quality issues will require cooling and treatment investments Estimates ... | ||
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Ames Laboratory to lead new research effort to address shortages in rare earth and other critical materials
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that a team led by Ames Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, has been selected for an award of up to $120 million over five years to establish an Energy Innovation Hub that will develop solutions to the domestic shortages of rare earth metals and other materials critical for U.S. energy security. The new research center, which will be named the Critical Materials Institute (CMI), will bring together leading researchers from academia, four Department of Energy national laboratories, as well as the private sector. “Rare earth metals and other ... | ||
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