Happy Monday! Welcome to another week of ESC News Blog!
Did anyone
happen to read the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrocarbon and Geothermal
Energy Office Release on January 15, 2026, their announcement, “Energy Department
Convenes First National Coal Council Meeting Under Renewed Charter, Reaffirming
Coal’s Role in Unleashing American Energy”?
In the announcement, it goes on to speak on how the U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) has restored the National Coal Council’s (NCC) charter and the NCC has had their first meeting. The NCC is a federal advisory committee
made up of field workers, government and industry authorities, and they selected
their leaders. The NCC will help
the coal industry by coming up with everyday solutions to keep the coal sector
in business helping with America’s energy dominance. The NCC
leaders selected are Kyle Haustviet and Joseph Giove both from the DOE, Tom
Sarkus from the NETL, James Grech from Peabody Energy, and Jimmy Brock of Core Natural
Resources, Inc. There will be four
regional coal workshops coming soon, so they may find out the needs, wants, and
what is working for the coal industry. We
will let you know, if we hear anything interesting from the NCC. If you would like to read more of the Announcement
from the U.S. DOE’s Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office, please click
the link: Energy Department Convenes First National Coal Council Meeting Under Renewed Charter,Reaffirming Coal’s Role in Unleashing American Energy | Department of Energy.
If you would
like to see who else is a member, please click the link: members.pdf
How may 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 a wonderful evening.
**Disclaimer: Please see the Immediate Announcement from
the U.S. DOE for specifics. **