Coal

Biomass Power Plant

Valmet to Convert Coal-Fired Facility to Biomass in Poland

Valmet has received an order from Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów-Adamów-Konin SA (ZE PAK) to convert a lignite-fired boiler into a biomass-fired boiler at its po…

Energy Transition

EU Bank Ends Fossil Fuel Lending in World-First for Climate

The European Investment Bank (EIB) today became the world's first public lender to commit to ending funding for coal, oil and gas.

Coal Company

Australia's Coronado Paves Way for Coal Company Losses

Coronado Coal posted a loss in the january-march period.

Coal Trade

China is Virtually Alone in Backing Africa's Coal Projects

Zimbabwe has been trying to break ground on a giant coal-power complex by the world's biggest man-made reservoir.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

EPH to Replace N.Ireland Coal-Fired Plant with Gas-Fired Unit

The Czech energy group plans to replace its coal-fired plant at Kilroot in Northern Ireland with a 300-megawatt gas-fired power station.

Market Analysis

Renewables Overtake Coal in US Power Generation

Hydropower plants, solar farms, and wind farms generated more electricity than coal in the United States for a record 40 days in a row, the Institute for Energy…

Ultra-high voltage grid

ABB Power Grids Commissions World's First Transmission Line Under The Yangtze River

In a bid to decrease coal consumption and move towards clean energy, China is introducing technologies that reduce carbon footprint.

Coal Mine

In U.S. Shale Bust, Frack-Sand Miners are the New Coal Companies

Three years ago, companies selling hydraulic fracturing sand to oil producers boomed, opening multimillion-dollar mines.

Thermal Coal

Anglo American Considers Spinning off South African Coal Operations

Anglo American, the diversified miner, prefers to spin off its thermal coal business in South Africa and list it in the next two to three years.

Coal Trade

China Coal Imports in April Increase 35% from a Year Earlier

Coal imports surged 35 per cent in April from a year earlier.

Coal Mine

Poland Closed Coal Mines Due to Covid - 19

Poland's largest thermal coal producer Polska Grupa Gornicza (PGG) has stopped output from three of its mines.

Coal Mine

Australian-Owned Western Kentucky Coal Mine Going to Auction in June

The Australian company that owns a western Kentucky coal mine will auction off the project next month. The mine is operating under bankruptcy protection with a …

Coal Mine

CSX’s Coal Freight To See 20% Decline In 2020?

There are several factors behind the revenue decline: There has been an overall shift to natural gas to meet the energy demand, as it is a cleaner form of energ…

Coal Mine

Aussie Bank Westpac to Gradually Shift Away from Coal Financing by 2030

Australia’s Westpac Banking Corp plans to promote the transition to climate-friendly solutions and reduce support to thermal coal projects to bring its financi…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

New Report Highlights Fragility of Indian Coal Sector During Covid-19

​The Covid-19 pandemic could help trigger an uptake in renewable power infrastructure and generation in India.