Coal

Coal Mine

Peabody Energy Writes Down Value of World's Largest Coal Mine by $1.42 billion

Coal giant Peabody Energy is writing down the value of its huge North Antelope Rochelle Mine in Wyoming by $1.42 billion.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Vietnam Prepares to Rein in Coal-Power Growth

Vietnam is moving ahead with plans to "limit" the development of coal-fired power stations in the next phase of growth in its electricity sector.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

JSW Energy Junks Plan to Acquire 1.05GW Coal Plant

It initially agreed to acquire the Indian plant in February.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Spain’s Remaining Coal-Fired Plants Likely to be Phased Out by 2025

As a cost-effective alternative renewables took center stage as the portion of coal in the electricity generation mix diminished significantly.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

How Coal Fired Thermal Power Stations Work

​Learn how coal fired thermal power stations work! You will learn about all of a coal power plant's main systems and components.

Thermal Coal

Australia Braces for Lower Thermal Coal Output

Australia's thermal coal exports during January-June were slightly ahead of the same period in 2019.

Coal Trade

Indian Coal Mining Out of Bounds for Chinese Firms

A month after banning 59 Chinese apps and restricting Chinese firms from participating in bids for Indian government procurement.

United States

Solar Wind Grow 14% and Now Generate Over One-Eight of U.S. Electricity

Renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) produced significantly more electricity than either coal or nuclear power during t…

Market Analysis

Poland to Cease Coal Dependency by 2060

Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin has announced that the country will cease to rely on coal energy by 2060 at the latest.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

China's New Coal Projects Account for 90% of Global Total in H1

China built more than half of the world's new coal-fired power plants this year and accounted for 90 per cent of new planned capacity, a study showed on Monday

Energy Transition

Compensation Vital for Coal Phase-Out and Just Energy Transition

The huge task of phasing out coal requires a detailed roadmap to sequence coal plant retirement with a range of policy instruments and support for key stakehold…

Coal Production

Mongolia's Coal Production Drops by 50% in the First Half of 2020

Mongolia’s coal production from January to June 2020 was 12.474 million tons, a decrease of 12.48 million tons or 50.0% from the same period last year.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

China to Shut More Coal-Fired Power Capacity

The Chinese government has set a target to permanently close 7.33GW of inefficient coal-based power generation capacity in 2020.

France

Hydrogen Council Adds New Members Including Microsoft and Baker Hughes

The global coalition pushing for a power generation transition to zero carbon hydrogen has added a list of big corporate names to its membership.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Voith Successfully Commissions the First Two VECO-Drives

Voith has successfully commissioned the first two VECO-Drives at a coal-fired power station in China.