Japan replacing Fukushima nuclear power with coal power not solar power or wind power
Tokyo Electric Power Co will tie up with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsubishi Electric to build integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) stations.
Mitsubishi group companies will have a majority of stake in the new plants while cash-strapped Tepco will be in charge of running the facilities, which they plan to put online around 2020.
The new IGCC technology, which will increase power output by 20 percent from conventional coal power plants, using the same amount of fuel.
Three nuclear reactors suffered core meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant north of Tokyo after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Tennessee Valley Authority Shifing to more Natural gas and Nuclear Energy and less Coal Power
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will retire more than 3 GW at eight coal units in Alabama and Kentucky to address “challenging trends” that point to lower power demand, a slow economy, uncertainty in commodity pricing, and tougher air pollution rules.
About 43% of the TVA’s power was generated from coal in fiscal year 2013, by 10 coal plants consisting of 46 active units with a capacity of 12,901 MW. After the planned retirements take place, the TVA expects to have 9,098 MW of coal-fired generation, a steep drop from the 14,573 it had in September 2010.
In fiscal year 2013, 36% of the TVA’s power came from nuclear, 12% came from hydro, 9% came from gas and oil, and less than 1% came from non-hydro renewable resources. According to board documents, the company anticipates that its future generation mix will comprise 40% nuclear, 20% coal, 20% gas, and 20% hydro and other renewables.
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Tokyo Electric Power Co will tie up with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsubishi Electric to build integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) stations.
Mitsubishi group companies will have a majority of stake in the new plants while cash-strapped Tepco will be in charge of running the facilities, which they plan to put online around 2020.
The new IGCC technology, which will increase power output by 20 percent from conventional coal power plants, using the same amount of fuel.
Three nuclear reactors suffered core meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant north of Tokyo after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Tennessee Valley Authority Shifing to more Natural gas and Nuclear Energy and less Coal Power
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will retire more than 3 GW at eight coal units in Alabama and Kentucky to address “challenging trends” that point to lower power demand, a slow economy, uncertainty in commodity pricing, and tougher air pollution rules.
About 43% of the TVA’s power was generated from coal in fiscal year 2013, by 10 coal plants consisting of 46 active units with a capacity of 12,901 MW. After the planned retirements take place, the TVA expects to have 9,098 MW of coal-fired generation, a steep drop from the 14,573 it had in September 2010.
In fiscal year 2013, 36% of the TVA’s power came from nuclear, 12% came from hydro, 9% came from gas and oil, and less than 1% came from non-hydro renewable resources. According to board documents, the company anticipates that its future generation mix will comprise 40% nuclear, 20% coal, 20% gas, and 20% hydro and other renewables.
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