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coal-fired

ADJECTIVE
  1. fueled by burning coal
    a coal-fired ship

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  • The imperative to move quickly past fossil fuels to clean energies - wind, solar and biomass - and conservation measures such as retrofitting homes, was noted by those reporting that 2009 and 2010 have been the hottest years on record, and Boulder and Jefferson County (where Coors operates a coal-fired plant) have earned an "F" grade for ozone levels in recent years. Michele Swenson: The Urgency of Toxic Coal Ash Regulation and the Move to Clean Energy
  • Mr. Icahn's offer reflected a view that merchant power generators like Dynegy, which owns 18 coal-fired and gas-fired power plants, are undervalued because of current low power prices. Dynegy Top Officers, Directors to Leave
  • Encouraged by calls from former Vice President Al Gore and leading climate scientist James Hansen for civil disobedience to stop the construction of coal-fired power plants, thousands of individuals from across the United States converged on Washington, DC, on March 2, 2009, to protest the coal-burning Capitol Power Plant and to urge Congress to pass legislation to reduce carbon emissions. Earth Policy Institute: The End of an Era — Closing the Door on Building New Coal-fired Power Plants in America
  • Sulphur dioxide is one of several pollutants that are released into the atmosphere by coal-fired power stations.
  • Medupi is designed to operate at higher steam pressures and temperatures (termed supercritical) which enables it to achieve a higher efficiency than Eskom's existing coal-fired [plants]. Guardian Online
  • The second rift is over whether the French company is required to buy 12 power plants — most of them coal-fired — from Constellation for as much as $2 billion. New Twist in Nuclear Venture
  • A bladeless wind turbine whose only rotating component is a turbine/driveshaft could generate power at a cost comparable to coal-fired power plants, according to its developers at Solar Aero. Tesla-Inspired Bladeless Wind Turbine Could Generate Power Comparable to Coal Power Plants | Impact Lab
  • Helped persuade the Government to spend £200m cleaning Britain's beaches and £600m cleaning aerial discharges from coal-fired power stations.
  • The cost of electricity from coal-fired stations is expected to fall.
  • The Danish government last December proposed that the EU should limit carbon emissions from new power plants to 500g per kilowatt hour – far too low to accommodate a coal-fired plant.
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