Coal

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Coal Plant Closures Loom Large As NSW Backs Hydrogen for the Hunter

The future of NSW’s coal-fired power plants is under increasing threat from cheap renewable energy, which this week forced Victoria’s Yallourn coal plant to b…

Coal Production

South Korean Coal Market Retreats Amid Warmer Spring

The South Korean coal market edged lower this week as forecasts of a warmer spring across northeast Asia weighed on the near-term demand outlook.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Yallourn Power Station to Retire in 2028

It currently supplies nearly 20% of Victoria’s electricity demand.

Hydrogen Production

Kawasaki and Partners Begin Hydrogen Production from Coal in Australia

A Japanese-Australian consortium has commenced the production of hydrogen from brown coal in a $388m (A$500m) pilot project in Australia.

Thermal Coal

South Korean Coal Imports Rebound in February

South Korean thermal coal imports rose in February, supported by utility restocking and greater Australian supply.

Coal Trade

Vietnam's Coal Imports Fall Further in February

Vietnamese coal imports slipped for a third straight month in February from a year earlier as industrial activity slowed amid the lunar new year holiday and a r…

Energy Storage Battery

EnergyAustralia to Build 350 MW Battery at Coal-Fired Station Slated for Early Closure

EnergyAustralia today announced it would be closing Australia’s most carbon-intensive coal power station, Yallourn, four years early and building a 350 MW util…

Carbon Emissions

Eskom’s Plans to Mitigate Carbon Emissions from Existing Plants

Today Eskom presented its Clean Coal Technology initiatives and briefed Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy on its measures to com…

Coal Gasification

Indonesia LPG Imports to Fall Sharply by 2025 as Coal Gasification Ramps up

Under a new presidential regulation last month, coal gasification features on a "priority" investment list, which offers incentives such as tax allowances or ta…

Germany

Wind Energy Replaces Coal as Germany’s Biggest Energy Source in 2020

The share of renewable energy in the amount of electricity generated and fed to the grid in Germany reached a new record, rising from 42.3 percent in 2019 to 47…

Nuclear Reactor

Hungary and Poland Plan Nuclear to Replace Coal

Hungary is now the sixth European country to bring forward its coal phaseout plan, announcing that it will shut its last remaining coal plant in 2025.

Coal Trade

Australia Resumes Coal Shipments to China

Australian shipments of coal to China have resumed, after the port of Gladstone in Queensland sent a shipment bound for Hong Kong and with initial shipping data…

HVDC

China Power Giant Wants to Get Ahead on Xi’s Emissions Goals

China’s utility giant is planning to upgrade its massive electricity grid over the next few years to allow it to move away from coal generation and reach peak …

Coal Mine

Video: Plan for UK's First Deep Coal Mine in 30 Years to be Reviewed

​Plans in the UK to build the first new deep coal mine in 30 years have brought criticism from climate-change activists.

Thermal Coal

Indonesia's Salim Plans Australian Coal Mine Growth

The Indonesian owners of Australia's 8mn t/yr Mount Pleasant high-grade thermal coal mine in New South Wales have applied to expand the mine to 17mn t/yr and ex…