Happy Thursday! We hope you have been able to find a cool place to get out of the heat; we’re not sure this is better than the rain we had the last few days. Let’s get started.
You know we like to keep up with
the happenings at the Department of Energy, and they are furthering their investment
in the American coal power plant industry.
Check out our blog last week for more on coal.
Did anyone
happen to read the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrocarbon and Geothermal
Energy Office Release on June 10, 2026, their announcement, “DOE’s
Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office Invests $3.6 million to Modernize
America’s Coal-Fired Power Plants”? In
the announcement, it goes on to speak on how the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) last week published they will be investing $3.5 million in nine projects
to innovate existing coal plants under two of the current administration’s Executive
Orders. The nine projects awarded will have
money released as the complete the three phases: Phase 1 they will execute their
designs and engineering, Phase 2 they will execute by completing their engineering
design process; and the Phase 3 the project will construct their vision. The
nine projects chosen are a mix of universities and private sector companies chosen to extend
the life of our aging infrastructure and under three topics. The first group of projects chosen will
modernize methods used to treat and manage wastewater to minimize costs, reuse
water, and innovate byproduct reclamation; the awardees are Baker Hughes Energy
Transition LLC, Heartland Water Technology Inc., University of Kentucky
Research Foundation, and University of Wyoming.
Another project awardee is Hallador Power Company LLC who will receive funding
for 2 of their projects: one project will redevelop their facility to become a dual-firing
plant with natural gas and coal; and their other project will create and pilot
use of an innovative boiler system which is capable of using both coal and natural
gas concurrently. Other projects chosen for the innovative boiler system
includes: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and Zolo Carbon Smartech
Inc. These projects were chosen to
innovate and make improvements to the coal power industry. We wish
these projects we wish them luck innovating the power industry as well as
improving the communities they are located in. 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: DOE’s Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office Invests $3.6 Million to Modernize America’s Coal-Fired Power Plants | Department of Energy.
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like help in looking into how to store your liquid hydrocarbon safely in
underground storage or just find out what is underneath your feet to help with
your emission reduction goals, contact us via email in the Blog and check out
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We hope you have a wonderful evening and a productive week. Keep Cool!
**Disclaimer: Please see the Immediate Release from
the U.S. DOE for specifics. **