Coal-fired power

Electricity Transmission

India's Jindal Power Proposes To Top Adani's Bid for Coal-Power Plant -Sources

Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and Adani Green Energy logo are seen in this illustration taken, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

US Grid Operator PJM Asks Talen Energy to Postpone Fossil Fuel Plant Retirements

PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. power grid operator, on Wednesday asked Talen Energy (TLNE.PK) to postpone the retirement of several fossil fuel-powered p…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Colorado Study Recommends Nuclear to Replace Coal Plant

A study of clean energy alternatives led by the Pueblo Innovative Energy Solutions Advisory Committee (PIESAC) found that only advanced nuclear could make the c…

Coal Trade

Emissions Reach Lowest Level in 70 Years Due to Sharp Decline in Coal Use in Germany

Coal-fired power plant in Lünen, Germany. (Image by Daniel Grothe, Flickr.)An unexpectedly sharp decline in coal use led to a reduction in Germany’s …

Carbon Emissions

Germany's 2023 CO2 Emissions Fall to Lowest in 70 Years but Drop Not Yet Sustainable- Study

General view of the decommissioned coal-fired power plant in the Western German Saarland region in Ensdorf, Germany, February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Bangladesh's 2023 Coal-Fired Power Output Tripled, Easing Shortages

Coal workers are seen at a market as they unload a ferry in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 13, 2019. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rig…

Biofuel

Indonesia's State Power Company Uses 1 Mln Tons of Biomass in 2023

Indonesia's state power firm Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) consumed 1 million metric tons of biomass in 2023 for electric power generation in an effort re…

Energy Storage Project

SSE Renewables to Construct Battery Storage at Fiddler's Ferry

Image: SSE RenewablesSSE Renewables has greenlit the construction of a 150MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project at the site of the former Fiddler&rsqu…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Biden Administration Awards $9M Grant to Research Carbon Capture for Proposed Southcentral Alaska Coal Power Plant

The UAF coal plant in Feb. 2022 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media)The University of Alaska Fairbanks is set to receive a $9 million dollar grant from the Biden a…

Offshore Wind Power

In Montana, Wind Is About to Overtake Coal Generation Capacity

When two new Montana wind farms come online, the state will have more nameplate capacity in wind than in coal.Nameplate capacity is the maximum rated output in …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japan's Sumitomo to Stop Using Onahama Coal-Fired Plant

Japanese trading house Sumitomo is planning to end operations at its Onahama coal-fired power generation plant in March 2024, as part of its decarbonisation str…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Tokyo Struggling to Keep Pace With Fast-Track Shift From Coal Power

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers an address Dec. 1 during the COP28 U.N. climate conference in Dubai. (Pool)DUBAI--Japan found itself the odd man out at th…

Solar Power Plant

150MW/300MWH BESS to Be Built on Decomissioned Coal Plant

The BESS will be built at the site of SSE’s former Fiddler’s Ferry coal-fired power station. Image: SSE Renewables.SSE Renewables has announced its …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

JERA Starts Operating Yokosuka Coal-Fired Plant Ahead of Schedule

A turbine generator at JERA's No. 2 coal-fired power unit at its Yokosuka plant in Kanagawa Prefecture. | JERA / VIA KYODOJERA, Japan's top power genera…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

China's Renewable Energy Capacity Overtakes Thermal Power

China's renewable energy capacity has surpassed thermal power for the first time, constituting more than half of the country's installed power generatio…