Bernstein Research issued a report Monday expecting U.S. coal-fired power generation to increase this year because of higher natural gas prices, but that the trend will not continue as utilities find it less expensive to rely more on natural gas.

Fuel Tech Inc. received two domestic air pollution control contracts for $10.5 million.

The Nebraska Electric Generation and Transmission Co-op Inc. is asking Nebraska Public Power District to eliminate proposed investments in wind energy, emissions controls and energy efficiency programs.

The Tennessee Valley Authority will be offering retirement incentives to workers at the agency’s 11 coal plants in an effort to cut some of the 2,400 jobs in its coal division.

Fuel Tech Inc. received three air pollution control contracts for three projects in China.

Wisconsin Power & Light Co. said it received oral approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to install additional emission control technology at Unit 5 of the Edgewater Generating Station in Wisconsin for $410 million.

CB&I was contracted for $300 million to execute an air quality control program for 13 coal-fired units at five sites, or about 9,000 MW of generating capacity.

The promise of shale gas has been dominating the energy debate for several years now.

The U.S. Department of Energy is withholding records related to the carbon capture project at the Two Elk power plant in Wyoming because of a pending legal investigation.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin settled with Wisconsin Power and Light Co. (WPL) to reduce emissions from three coal-fired power plants in the state.

NAES Corp. has announced it has been selected to install a new dry sorbent injection (DSI) system and an activated carbon injection (ACI) system at a coal-fired generating station owned by a cooperative located in the Midwest.

Westar Energy has filed a request with the Kansas Corporation Commission for a $31.7 million rate increase, which would increase electricity rates by about 1.7 percent. The increase is to cover additional costs to upgrade one of the company’s coal-fired power plants.

SPX Corp said it’s joint venture with Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd. received $80 million in new orders for dry cooling systems for four power plants in China.

Progress Energy Florida said in an April 1 filing with the Florida Public Service Commission that retiring units 1 and 2 at the Crystal River coal-fired power plant would be more cost effective than retrofitting them to comply with the MATS rule.

GE introduced a bi-component felt media for construction of fabric filters used in coal-fired boiler baghouses, which provides an alternative to the usual polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) felt used in these applications.

Fuel Tech Inc. received $4.3 million worth of air pollution control orders.

KBR was picked by Shell Canada Energy to perform off-site modularization and pipe fabrication at it Edmonton Module Facility.

Combustion Components Associates Inc. announced it has bookings in excess of $10 million through the first four months of its 2013 fiscal year.

The Tennessee Valley Authority announced it is moving forward with a $1 billion project to install additional environmental controls at the Gallatin Fossil Plant in Gallatin, Tenn.