Coal

Hydrogen Technology

European Hydrogen Summit 2023

Event BackgroundHydrogen is alternative energy to energy-intensive sectors which use gas, coal, and oil to operate, and will play a key role in decarbonizing se…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Lawmakers Say Indiana Bill to Monitor Early Coal Plant Closures Would Ensure Reliability

How quickly can — or should — Indiana transition away from coal? That’s a key question in the state legislature as lawmakers debate a bill that seeks to…

Coal Production

LONGWALL PRODUCTION LOSES A LITTLE STEAM

Through the use of new technology, operators hope to leave difficult geology in the gobIn a year where total U.S. coal production climbed nearly 4%, America&rsq…

Coal Mine

Investors Question Teck on Climate Even After Canadian Miner’s Coal Spin-Out

Investors have yet to embrace Canadian miner Teck Resources Ltd's (TECKb.TO) proposal to spin off its highly polluting coal business and focus on production…

Thermal Plant

New Coal-Fired Unit Operating at Zimbabwe’s Largest Thermal Power Plant

The first of two 300-MW units being built as part of the expansion of a coal-fired generating station in Zimbabwe has come online. The Zimbabwe Power Co. (ZPC) …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Pakistan Inaugurates Two Coal-Fired Plants (1.65 GW) In the Sindh Province

The Pakistani Government has inaugurated two coal-fired power plants totalling a capacity of 1,650 MW and located in the Thar Desert of the Sindh Province (sout…

Coal Price

S. Africa’s Exxaro Resources Says Coal Prices Cooling Off

South Africa’s Exxaro Resources on Thursday posted a 28% jump in 2022 profit after seeing average coal prices surge more than 150%, but warned prices were…

India

NTPC Mulls 5.4 Million Tonnes Coal Import in First Half of 2023-24: PTI

State-run power giant NTPC is planning to import around 5.4 million tonnes of coal to meet the supply shortage during the first half 2023-24 fiscal, Parliament …

Energy Technology

Carbon Dioxide Electrolysis as an Alternative to Coal

Coal in the Rhenish region is not only an important fuel for power generation. It is also used by the chemical industry to produce important basic chemicals. Bu…

Wind Farm

Vietnam Looks to Offshore Wind Power in Transition to Renewable Energy

Vietnam is developing a regulation framework for offshore wind activity as the country has embarked on a roadmap to reduce coal-fired power generation in an eff…

Nuclear Policy

CPPCC Member: Energy Changes Need Tech Breakthroughs, Strong Support

The Chinese government is promoting more research on the clean and efficient use of coal. Liu Zhongmin, the director of Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics at …

Wind Farm

Wind Industry Commits to Make Its Supply Chains Even More Sustainable

On 6 March a broad coalition of wind and solar companies and industry and other associations signed an agreement with the Dutch Government on International Resp…

Carbon Neutral

EU Agrees Diplomatic Push for Fossil Fuel Phase Out Ahead of COP28

The bloc has made achieving a global phase out of coal, oil and gas “well ahead of 2050” a priority of its climate diplomacy

Gas power plant

Germany Plans to Build 25 GW of New Gas-Fired Capacity by 2030

The German government intends to put up for auction gas power plants in 2023 as part of a strategy to add between 17 GW and 25 GW of gas-fired power capacity as…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

EPA Rolls Out More Stringent Effluent Limitations Guidelines for Coal Power Plants

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing more stringent discharge standards for three types of coal power plant wastewater as part of an update to…