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Welcome back to another week of
ESC News Blog. We hope you had a fun and
an enjoyable weekend! Sorry we have been M.IA., nonetheless we are ready to get
back to normal so let’s get started!
Well, the U.S. DOE
has been working hard the last few months trying to make clean coal on everyone’s
mind just like the previous Administration had renewables on our mind (Please
check out our previous Blogs on the coal industry). Today, September 29, 2025, they placed money where
their mouth is and now are investing in the coal industry.
Did anyone
happen to read the DOE’s Fossil Energy Newsletter on September 29, 2025,
their announcement titled, “Energy Department Announces $625 Million Investment
to Reinvigorate and Expand America’s Coal Industry”? In the announcement, it goes on to speak on how
the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has posted they will have $625 million
to help bring the coal industry back to life.
The investment is in line with the President’s Executive Orders signed earlier
this year aimed to help the coal industry and help us win the Artificial
Intelligence (AI) Race. The federal
funds have been allocated into five categories.
The first one is for Coal Recommissioning and Retrofit and there will be
$350M for ventures showing they will be upgrading and/or bring decommissioned
units back to life. The second one is
for Rural Capacity and Energy Affordability Projects and there will be $175M
for ventures being established to help power America’s countryside communities. The third one is for Development and
Implementation of Advanced Wastewater Management Systems and there will be $50M
for ventures which have pilot programs showing the promise to manage and treat
wastewater from coal plants. (Check out
our previous Blogs we have information on a nuclear water pilot program happening
with Texas Tech and Abilene Christian University and the private sector). The fourth one is Engineering and
Implementation of Dual Fire Retrofits and there will be $25M for ventures which
will help coal units change easily between fuel types. The last category is Development and Testing
of Natural Gas Cofiring Systems and there will be $25M for ventures which will
help make boilers more dependable and effective when using only natural gas. These investments in the coal industry will help
us attain energy dominance, so we will win the AI Race. If you would like to read more of the Announcement
from the U.S. DOE, please click the link: Energy Department Announces $625 Million Investment to Reinvigorate and ExpandAmerica’s Coal Industry | Department of Energy.
How can we help you revitalize your coal power plant? We can help by finding the best way to
dispose of your flue gas which may include enhanced oil recovery and emission
sequestration, contact us via email in the Blog and check out our ESC website!
We hope you
have an enjoyable evening!
**Disclaimer: Please see the U.S. DOE’s Announcement for
the specifics. **